(2) Any public institution, health care facility or health maintenance organization, as those terms are defined in ORS 442.015, may employ a dental hygienist who may engage in the practice of dental hygiene under the general supervision of a dentist.
(3) A dental hygienist under the general supervision of a dentist may engage in the practice of dental hygiene in any place where limited access patients are located.
(4) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may adopt rules specifying other locations where dental hygienists may work and shall specify in its rules the degree of supervision a dentist must exercise over the procedures the hygienist performs.
(5) Notwithstanding ORS 679.010 (3), supervision by a dentist is not required when a dental hygienist determines the need for and appropriateness of sealants or fluoride, and applies sealants or fluoride at the locations and for persons described in ORS 680.205 (1). [Amended by 1963 c.266 §10; 1973 c.122 §4; 1979 c.526 §4; 1985 c.323 §9; 1991 c.476 §1; 2007 c.379 §4; 2011 c.716 §6]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 680 - Dental Hygienists; Denturists
Section 680.040 - Qualifications of applicants for dental hygiene licensure examination.
Section 680.050 - Application for examination; fees; grounds for refusal to issue or renew license.
Section 680.060 - Examination; acceptable results.
Section 680.082 - Licensure of dental hygiene instructor; rules.
Section 680.100 - Discipline of dental hygienist; grounds; method; procedure.
Section 680.150 - Employment of dental hygienist; supervision; rules.
Section 680.200 - Issuing expanded practice permit; requirements.
Section 680.205 - Services rendered under permit.
Section 680.213 - Interim therapeutic restoration; training requirement; exception.
Section 680.500 - Definitions for ORS 680.500 to 680.565.
Section 680.510 - Application of ORS 680.500 to 680.565.
Section 680.520 - Examination of applicants.
Section 680.527 - Licensure without examination; fees.
Section 680.556 - State Board of Denture Technology; membership; compensation and expenses.
Section 680.565 - Authority of Health Licensing Office and director; rules; issuance of license.