71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 617
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2226
                Ordered by the House February 20
          Including House Amendments dated February 20
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber,
  M.D., for Oregon Board of Dentistry)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Modifies requirements for dental instructor's license to
practice dentistry.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
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. + }
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