ORS 679.555
Rules for certification as dental assistant

  • examination requirements

(1)

In adopting rules related to the requirements for certification as a dental assistant, including any type of expanded function dental assistant, the Oregon Board of Dentistry may require an applicant for certification to pass a written examination. If passage of a written examination is required for certification as a dental assistant, including any type of expanded function dental assistant, the board may accept the results of any examination that is:

(a)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A)

Administered by a dental education program in this state that is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, or its successor organization, and approved by the board by rule;

(B)

Administered by a dental education program in this state that is approved by the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition of the American Dental Association, or its successor organization, and approved by the board by rule; or

(C)

An examination comparable to an examination described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph that is administered by a testing agency approved by the board by rule; and

(b)

Offered in plain language in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.

(2)

The board may not require an applicant for certification as a dental assistant, including any type of expanded function dental assistant, to complete more than one written examination for certification as that type of dental assistant. [2023 c.436 §2]
Note: 679.555 (Rules for certification as dental assistant) becomes operative July 1, 2025. See section 4, chapter 436, Oregon Laws 2023.

Source: Section 679.555 — Rules for certification as dental assistant; examination requirements, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors679.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

679.010
Definitions 679.020
Practice of dentistry or operating dental office without license prohibited 679.022
Exemption from naming licensed dentist as director for accredited institutions and programs 679.025
License required to practice dentistry 679.027
Enjoining violations 679.050
Nonresident dentists giving or receiving instruction 679.060
Application for license 679.065
Qualifications of applicants 679.070
Examination 679.080
Reexamination of applicants 679.090
Issuance of license 679.115
Licensing of dental instructor 679.120
Fees 679.140
Discipline of licensee 679.160
Appeal from board decision 679.165
Automatic suspension of license in case of mental disorder 679.170
Prohibited practices 679.176
Written work orders required for certain services 679.180
Enforcement 679.230
Oregon Board of Dentistry 679.250
Powers and duties of board 679.253
Authority of board to require fingerprints 679.255
Board to adopt standards for sedation during dental procedures 679.260
Oregon Board of Dentistry Account 679.280
Dental committees or consultants for improving standards of practice 679.290
Failure to comply with subpoena issued by board 679.300
Privileged data 679.310
Duty to report violations 679.320
Confidentiality of information provided to board 679.323
Removal of individual disciplinary information 679.330
Advisory committee on dental assistant workforce shortage 679.500
Administration of local anesthesia for certain purposes 679.510
Liability insurance for retired dentist 679.520
Treatment of dental waste materials containing mercury 679.525
Amalgam separators required in certain dental facilities 679.530
Information about oral prosthetic devices 679.535
Requirement to test heat sterilization device 679.540
Oral disease prevention services 679.543
Use of telehealth by dental care provider 679.546
Advertising as specialist 679.549
Expression of regret or apology 679.552
Prescription and administration of vaccines 679.555
Rules for certification as dental assistant 679.600
Definitions for ORS 679.600 to 679.630 679.603
Dental therapy license 679.606
Examinations, reexamination 679.609
Grounds for refusal to issue or renew license 679.612
Prohibition on unauthorized practice, use of title 679.615
Fees 679.618
Collaborative agreement required to practice dental therapy 679.621
Dental therapist scope of practice 679.624
Dental therapist authority to perform specified procedures 679.627
Discipline 679.630
Rules 679.991
Penalties

Current through early 2026

§ 679.555. Rules for certification as dental assistant's source at oregon​.gov