AN ACT
HB 2226
Relating to dental
instructor’s license to practice dentistry; amending ORS 679.115.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
ORS 679.115 is amended to read:
679.115. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
chapter, the Oregon Board of Dentistry shall issue a dental instructor’s
license to practice dentistry to any person who furnishes the board with
evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant meets the requirements of
subsection (2) of this section.
(2) An applicant for a dental instructor’s license must[:]
[(a)] be a
full-time instructor of dentistry engaged in dental activities, including but
not limited to participation in a faculty practice plan, within the scope of
the applicant’s employment at the Oregon Health Sciences University[;] and:
[(b)(A)] (a) Be a graduate of [a] an
accredited dental school [accredited
by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or
its successor agency, if any]; or
[(B)] (b) If the applicant is not a graduate of [a] an accredited dental
school [not accredited by the Commission
on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its successor
agency, if any], have a certificate or
degree in an accredited,
advanced dental education [specialty]
program of at least two years’ duration from [a] an accredited dental
school [accredited by the Commission on
Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its successor
agency, if any; or] and:
[(C)] (A) Be licensed to practice dentistry
in another state or a Canadian province;
(B) Have held an
instructor’s or faculty license to practice dentistry in another state or a
Canadian province immediately prior to becoming an instructor of dentistry at
the Oregon Health Sciences University;
(C) Have successfully
passed any clinical examination recognized by the board for initial licensure;
or
(D) Be certified by the
appropriate national certifying examination body in a dental specialty
recognized by the American Dental Association.
(3) The board may refuse to issue or renew a dental
instructor’s license to an applicant or licensee:
(a) Who has been convicted of an offense or disciplined by
a dental licensing body in a manner that bears, in the judgment of the board, a
demonstrable relationship to the ability of the applicant or licensee to
practice dentistry in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;
(b) Who has falsified an application for licensure; or
(c) For cause as described under ORS 679.140 or 679.170.
(4) A license issued to an applicant qualifying for a
dental instructor’s license is restricted to the practice of dentistry in a
facility devoted to dental care on the campus of the Oregon Health Sciences
University.
(5) A license issued to an applicant qualifying for a
dental instructor’s license [under
subsection (2)(b)(B) of this section] who
is a specialist by virtue of successful completion of an accredited dental
education program is restricted to [the
practice of dentistry in] the specialty in which the [applicant] dentist was
trained.
(6) As used in this
section, “accredited” means accredited by the Commission on Dental
Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its successor agency, if
any.
Approved by the Governor May
24, 2001
Filed in the office of
Secretary of State May 24, 2001
Effective date January 1,
2002
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