The Board defines “Dental Therapy Education Program” as:
- (1) A program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, or its successor organization, and approved by the Board by rule;
- (2) A dental pilot project as defined in ORS 679.600 and includes at least 500 hours of combined didactic and hands-on clinical dental therapy practice.
- (3) Beginning January 1, 2025, no new applicants may qualify for licensure under section 2, unless they completed training within a fully approved OHA dental therapy pilot project prior to January 1, 2025.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 679 & ORS 679.600
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 679.621, ORS 679.600 & ORS 679.603
History
OBD 1-2022, adopt filed 06/21/2022, effective 07/01/2022