Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
Section 818-042-0113 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Certification - Expanded Function Preventive Dental Assistants (EFPDA)The Board may certify a dental assistant as an expanded function preventive dental assistant:
(1) By credential in accordance with OAR 818-042-0120, or(2) If the assistant submits a completed application, pays the fee and provides evidence of; (a) Certification of Radiologic Proficiency (OAR 818-042-0060); and satisfactory completion of a course of instruction in a program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association; or(b) Certification of Radiologic Proficiency (OAR 818-042-0060); and passage of the Oregon Basic or Infection Control examination, and Certified Preventive Functions Dental Assistant (CPFDA) examination, or the Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA) examination, or the Coronal Polish (CP) examination, or equivalent successor examinations, administered by the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. (DANB), or any other testing entity authorized by the Board; and certification by an Oregon licensed dentist that the applicant has successfully polished the coronal surfaces of teeth with a brush or rubber cup as part of oral prophylaxis to remove stains on six patients.Or. Admin. Code § 818-042-0113
OBD 2-2016, f. 11-2-16, cert. ef. 3/1/2017; OBD 2-2019, amend filed 10/29/2019, effective 1/1/2020; OBD 2-2024, amend filed 10/28/2024, effective 1/1/2025Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 679
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 679