(1) An applicant for a dental hygiene license shall be entitled to take the examination to practice dental hygiene in Oregon if the applicant: (a) Is 18 years of age or older; and (b) Is a graduate of a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its successor agency, if any, which must have been approved by the Oregon Board of Dentistry. (2) Foreign trained graduates of dental hygiene programs may apply for the dental hygiene licensure examination, providing the applicant meets the boards requirements, by rule, as will reasonably assure that an applicants training and education are sufficient for licensure. [Amended by 1963 c.266 4; 1973 c.122 1; 1975 c.323 2; 1979 c.526 1; 1983 c.169 20]
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