Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) A
dental therapist may perform, pursuant to the dental therapist's collaborative
agreement, the following procedures under the general supervision of the
dentist:
(a) Identification of conditions
requiring evaluation, diagnosis or treatment by a dentist, a physician licensed
under ORS chapter 677, a nurse practitioner licensed under ORS
678.375 to
678.390 or other licensed health care provider;
(b) Comprehensive charting of the oral
cavity;
(c) Oral health instruction
and disease prevention education, including nutritional counseling and dietary
analysis;
(d) Exposing and
evaluation of radiographic images;
(e) Dental prophylaxis, including subgingival
scaling and polishing procedures;
(f) Application of topical preventive or
prophylactic agents, including fluoride varnishes and pit and fissure
sealants;
(g) Administering local
anesthetic;
(h) Pulp vitality
testing;
(i) Application of
desensitizing medication or resin;
(j) Fabrication of athletic mouth
guards;
(k) Changing of periodontal
dressings;
(l) Simple extractions of
erupted primary anterior teeth and coronal remnants of any primary
teeth;
(m) Emergency palliative
treatment of dental pain;
(n)
Preparation and placement of direct restoration in primary and permanent
teeth;
(o) Fabrication and
placement of single-tooth temporary crowns;
(p) Preparation and placement of preformed
crowns on primary teeth;
(q)
Indirect pulp capping on permanent teeth;
(r) Indirect pulp capping on primary
teeth;
(s) Suture
removal;
(t) Minor adjustments and
repairs of removable prosthetic devices;
(u) Atraumatic restorative therapy and
interim restorative therapy;
(v)
Oral examination, evaluation and diagnosis of conditions within the scope of
practice of the dental therapist and with the supervising dentist's
authorization;
(w) Removal of space
maintainers;
(x) The dispensation
and oral or topical administration of:
(A)
Nonnarcotic analgesics;
(B)
Anti-inflammatories; and
(C)
Antibiotics; and
(y)
Other services as specified by the Oregon Board of Dentistry by rule.
(2) A dental therapist may
perform, pursuant to the dental therapist's collaborative agreement, the
following procedures under the indirect supervision of the dentist:
(a) Placement of temporary restorations;
(b) Fabrication of soft occlusal
guards;
(c) Tissue reconditioning
and soft reline;
(d) Tooth
reimplantation and stabilization;
(e) Recementing of permanent
crowns;
(f) Pulpotomies on primary
teeth;
(g) Simple extractions of:
(A) Erupted posterior primary teeth;
and
(B) Permanent teeth that have
horizontal movement of greater than two millimeters or vertical movement and
that have at least 50 percent periodontal bone loss;
(h) Brush biopsies; and
(i) Direct pulp capping on permanent
teeth.
(3) The dentist
described in subsection (2) of this section shall review a procedure described
in subsection (2) of this section that is performed by the dental therapist and
the patient chart that contains information regarding the procedure.
(4)
(a) A
dental therapist may supervise a dental assistant and an expanded function
dental assistant, as defined by the board by rule, if the dental therapist is
authorized to perform the services provided by the dental assistant or expanded
function dental assistant.
(b) A
dental therapist may supervise up to two individuals under this
subsection.
