Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 679 > Dental Therapy

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Dental assistant: means a person who, under the supervision of a dentist or dental therapist, renders assistance to a dentist, dental therapist, dental hygienist, dental technician or another dental assistant or who, under the supervision of a dental hygienist, renders assistance to a dental hygienist providing dental hygiene. See Oregon Statutes 679.010
• Dental therapist: means a person licensed to practice dental therapy under ORS § 679. See Oregon Statutes 679.010
• Dental therapy: means the provision of preventive dental care, restorative dental treatment and other educational, clinical and therapeutic patient services as part of a dental care team, including the services described under ORS § 679. See Oregon Statutes 679.010
• Dentist: means a person who may perform any intraoral or extraoral procedure required in the practice of dentistry. See Oregon Statutes 679.010
• Dentistry: means the healing art concerned with:

  (A) The examination, diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment, care and prevention of conditions within the human oral cavity and maxillofacial region, and of conditions of adjacent or related tissues and structures; and

  (B) The prescribing, dispensing and administering of prescription drugs for purposes related to the activities described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. See Oregon Statutes 679.010

• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• General supervision: means supervision requiring that a dentist authorize the procedures by standing orders, practice agreements or collaboration agreements, but not requiring that a dentist be present when the authorized procedures are performed. See Oregon Statutes 679.010
• Indirect supervision: means supervision requiring that a dentist authorize the procedures and that a dentist be on the premises while the procedures are performed. See Oregon Statutes 679.010
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100