Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Meet the requirements of OAR
331 Division 30.
(2) Submit a
completed application form prescribed by the Office, which must contain the
information listed in OAR 331-030-0000 and be accompanied by payment of all
required fees.
(3)
Providedocumentation of one of the following pathways:
(a) License Pathway 1 - Qualification through
an associate degree program or equivalent education with 1,000 hours supervised
clinical practice in denture technology within the education program. The
applicant must submit:
(A) Official
transcript, as defined in OAR 331-405-0020, demonstrating completion of an
Office-approved associate degree program in denture technology or equivalent
education listed under OAR 331-407-0000. The official transcript must document
completion of 1,000 hours supervised clinical practice defined under OAR
331-405-0020(9); and
(B) Proof of
having passed a Board-approved written and practical examination pursuant to
OAR 331-410-0045 within two years of the date of application.
(b) License Pathway 2 -
Qualification through an associate degree program or equivalent education with
1,000 hours supervised clinical practice in denture technology under an
approved supervisor. The applicant must submit:
(A) Official transcript, as defined in OAR
331-405-0020, demonstrating completion of an Office-approved associate degree
program in denture technology or equivalent education listed under OAR
331-407-0000;
(B) Documentation of
1,000 hours supervised clinical practice defined under OAR 331-405-0020(9)
under an approved supervisor pursuant to OAR 331-410-0025 on a form prescribed
by the Office; and
(C) Proof of
having passed a Board-approved written and practical examination pursuant to
OAR 331-410-0045 within two years before the of the date of
application.
(c) License
Pathway 3 - Reciprocity. The applicant must submit:
(A) Official transcript or transcripts as
defined in OAR 331-405-0020 demonstrating completion of qualifying associate
degree program or equivalent education, as described in OAR
331-410-0010;
(B) An affidavit of
licensure pursuant to OAR 331-405-0020(1), demonstrating proof of current
licensure as a denturist, which is active with no current or pending
disciplinary action. The license must have been issued by another state, the
District of Columbia, a United States Territory, or Canada, and that
jurisdiction's denturist licensing standards must be substantially equivalent
to those of Oregon, as determined by the Office;
(C) Documentation of having passed a written
and practical denturist examinations, which are both substantially equivalent
to those required for licensure in Oregon, as determined by the Office;
and
(D) Documentation of having
engaged in full-time denturist practice in the applicant's reciprocal licensure
jurisdiction for at least two years immediately before the date of application
for licensure in Oregon, on a form prescribed by the Office.
(4) All applicant
examination scores must be submitted by the testing service directly to the
Office including passed and failed examination scores.
(5) An applicant under subsection (a) or (b)
of this rule is not required to provide official transcript, documentation of
1,000 hours supervised clinical practice under an approved supervisor or proof
of having completed and passed a Board-approved written examination if the
applicant obtained a denture technology temporary license within two years from
the date of application for a full denture technology license.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
680.527,
ORS
680.565,
ORS
680.520 & ORS
676.615
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
680.527,
ORS
680.565 & ORS
680.520
