Advocacy History in Oregon

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2025

• Advocacy History in Oregon

• HB 2676 Dental & Dental Hygienist Compact

• HB 2676 OR DH PD Support Letter (2/20/25)

• HB2676 Support Letter (2/16/25)

• HB2676 Support Letter (2/12/25)

2024

• Advocacy History in Oregon

• 818-042-0096 - Local Anesthesia Functions of Dental Assistants

• ODHA Letter to OBD (10/10/24)

• ODHA Letter Re: Credits (7/30/24)

2023

• Advocacy History in Oregon

• OAR 818-035-0030(3) Additional Functions of Dental Hygienists

• ODA-ODHA Letter to OBD

2021

• Dental Therapists Authorized to Practice in Oregon

• Expanded Practice Dental Hygienists May Place ITR

• COVID-19 Vaccines 

2020

• Dental Therapy Bill Introduced, But Not Passed

• ITR Bill Introduced, But Not Passed

• Oregon Board of Dentistry Rules for Clinical Board Exams

• COVID-19 Response

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