OAR 331-410-0035: Application Requirements for Denture Technology Licensure

An individual applying for a license in denture technology must: (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) Provide documentation 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.