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Advocacy NewsOregon Board of Dentistry On August 24, 2020, the Oregon Board of Dentistry adopted rule changes that will require clinical board examinations that are accepted for dental and dental hygiene licensure in Oregon to include a psychomotor skills component that uses a typodont mounted in a manikin or a live patient. The Board adopted these rule changes in spite of the overwhelming opposition that they received. Although this is a disappointing outcome, these rule changes will not go into effect until January 1, 2021 so they should have no impact on dental and dental hygiene students who graduate in 2020. The ODHA will continue to work with the ODA and our other partners to move Oregon away from psychomotor skills testing for clinical board examinations that are accepted for dental and dental hygiene licensure in Oregon. Thank You to everyone who submitted comments to the Oregon Board of Dentistry in opposition to these rule changes. 2020 Oregon Legislative Session ODHA supported the following dental-related bills during the 2020 Oregon Legislative Session:
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