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2021
Dental Therapists Authorized to Practice in Oregon
Expanded Practice Dental Hygienists May Place ITR
2019
Dental Hygienists May Place Additional Restorative Materials
Board of Dentistry May Accept Alternative Clinical Board Exams
Dental Licensees may Explain an Error
Dentists May Prescribe and Administer Vaccines
2018
Dental Hygienists May Perform In-Office A1C Diabetes Screening
2017
Expanded Practice Dental Hygienists May Treat Patients In Naturopathic Offices
Clinical Supervision Requirement For Dental And Dental Hygiene Students Changed From Direct Supervision To Indirect Supervision
2016
Dental Hygienists May Purchase And Administer Epinephrine For Emergencies
Dental Hygienists Can Administer Local Anesthetic Reversal Agents
2015
Dental Hygiene Prescriptive Authority Removed & Then Restored
2014
Dental Hygienists Do Not Need An Anesthesia Monitor When Administering Nitrous Oxide
Dental Hygienists Can Apply Silver Diamine Fluoride
2013
Dental Hygienists May Place Posterior Composites
Dental Hygiene Education Programs Exempt From Naming A Dental Director
2011
Dental Therapist Bill Introduced, But Not Passed
Dental Pilot Projects Authorized
Limited Access Permit Changed To Expanded Practice Permit
Education Requirement Changed For Expanded Practice Permit Pathway 1 Application
Expanded Practice Dental Hygienists May Administer Local Anesthesia, Etc.
Dental Insurance Must Cover Services Provided By Expanded Practice Dental Hygienists If These Services Are Covered When Provided By A Dentist
Expanded Practice Dental Hygienists May Treat Patients Whose Income Is Below Federal Poverty Level
Data Collection Required On Use Of Expanded Practice Dental Hygienists
Oregon Board Of Dentistry Agrees To Hold Quarterly Meetings Of Dental Hygiene Committee
2009
Limited Access Permit Pathway 2 Application Created
Specified Content Areas For Limited Access Permit Application Eliminated
Limited Access Permit Dental Hygienists May Treat Patients In Hospitals, Medical Clinics, Medical Offices, Etc.
Limited Access Permit Dental Hygienists May Expose Radiographs And Provide Denture Soft Relines
Dental Hygiene Students And Graduates Who Are Not Licensed May Perform Clinical Procedures In Continuing Education Courses
Dental Hygiene Students Do Not Need To Be Full-Time
2007
Dental Hygienists May Diagnose And Treatment Plan for Dental Hygiene Services
Limited Access Dental Hygienists May Assess The Need For And Appropriateness Of Sealants Or Fluoride And May Apply Sealants Or Fluoride
Hours Of Supervised Clinical Practice Required For A Limited Access Permit Reduced From 5,000 Hours To 2,500 Hours
Dental Hygienists May Place Amalgam And Anterior Composite Restorations
2005
Dental Hygienist May Prescribe Fluoride, Fluoride Varnish & Non-Systemic Antimicrobial Agents
Oregon Board of Dentistry May Expand Practice Settings Where Limited Access Dental Hygienists May Practice
1997
Limited Access Permit Created
1995
Bill for Unsupervised Dental Hygiene Practice Introduced, But Not Passed
1993
Bill for Unsupervised Dental Hygiene Practice Introduced, But Not Passed
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