Chapter 489 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

AN ACT

HB 3123

Relating to written examinations for licensure by Oregon Board of Dentistry; amending ORS 679.070.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 679.070 is amended to read:

679.070. (1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may administer written, laboratory[,] or clinical examinations to test professional knowledge and skills.

(2) The examination shall be elementary and practical in character but sufficiently thorough to test the fitness of the applicant to practice dentistry. It shall include, written in the English language, questions on any subjects pertaining to dental science. The written examination may be supplemented by oral examination. Demonstrations of the applicant's skill in operative and prosthetic dentistry also may be required. The examination shall be conducted under oath or affirmation before the board, and any member of the board may administer the necessary oath or affirmation.

(3) The board may accept the results of national standardized examinations in satisfaction of the written examination as authorized by this section, and may accept the results of regional testing agencies or of clinical board examinations in other states in satisfaction of the laboratory or clinical examination authorized by this section.

Approved by the Governor July 6, 1999

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 6, 1999

Effective date October 23, 1999

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