§ 59-328.27 — Faculty licenses and faculty specialty licenses.

Oklahoma § 59-328.27

• Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
• Title 59: Professions And Occupations

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A. 1. The Board of Dentistry may, without a clinical examination, upon presentation of satisfactory credentials, including completion of all portions of the National Board Dental Examination, the dental hygiene National Boards and both Part I and Part II of the National Board examination for dentists, and under such rules as the Board may promulgate, issue a faculty license or faculty specialty license to an applicant who: a. is a graduate of a school of dentistry approved by the Board and is licensed to practice dentistry in another state or country, b. has graduated from an accredited dental program, c. successfully completes advanced training in a specialty dental program approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, or d. if applying for a hygiene faculty license, is a graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program and is licensed to practice dental hygiene in another state. 2. A faculty license or faculty specialty license shall be issued only upon the request and certification of the dean of an accredited dental college or the program director of an accredited dental hygiene program located in this state that the applicant is a full-time member of the teaching staff of that college or program. 3. Within the first two (2) years of employment, the faculty license or faculty specialty license holder shall show proof of passing an appropriate clinical board examination, as provided in Section 328.21 of this title, recognized by the Board of Dentistry. 4. A faculty license or faculty specialty license shall be valid for one (1) year and may be renewed by the Board at the written request of the dean of an accredited dental program or the director of an accredited dental hygiene program. 5. A faculty license or faculty specialty license shall automatically expire when the license holder is no longer employed as a faculty member at the institution that requested the license. 6. The holder of a faculty license or faculty specialty license shall be entitled to perform services and procedures in the same manner as a person holding a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state, but all services and procedures performed by the faculty license or faculty specialty license holder shall be without compensation other than that received in salary from a faculty position or through faculty practice as authorized by the Board. The holder of a faculty license or faculty specialty license shall be limited to practicing in the specialty area as designated on the license. Such services and procedures shall be performed only within the facilities of an accredited dental college or accredited dental hygiene program or within the facilities designated by the accredited dental college and teaching hospitals approved by the Board. B. The dean of an accredited dental or hygiene program may petition the Board to allow a faculty member to have a limited faculty or research faculty permit, based on a showing of criteria that the individual possesses specialty knowledge in a specific area that would benefit the college or program. The holder of a limited faculty or research faculty permit shall not have privileges to perform procedures in the faculty practice at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, but may oversee the student clinic. A limited faculty permit shall be valid for one (1) year and may be renewed by the Board at the written request of the dean of an accredited dental program or the director of an accredited dental hygiene program. C. Upon request of the dean, the Board President may issue a dentist or hygienist licensed in another state or country a temporary license pursuant to Section 328.23 of this title for the purpose of attending, presenting or participating in a seminar or live training in dental techniques or dental anesthesia, given at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry to licensed dentists and hygienists for continuing education credits and students enrolled in the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry. A temporary permit issued for this purpose shall not exceed seven (7) days and may not be issued to the same person more than four (4) times in a calendar year. D. Upon the request of the Oklahoma Dental Association President or the Oklahoma Dental Hygienist Association President, the Board President may issue a dentist or a hygienist licensed in another state a temporary license pursuant to Section 328.23 of this title for the purpose of presenting or participating in live patient demonstrations presented by the Oklahoma Dental Association or Oklahoma Dental Hygienist Association or other professional organizations approved by the Board at its annual meeting. A temporary permit issued for this purpose shall not exceed four (4) days per calendar year. E. Courses for expanded duties for dental assistants pursuant to the administrative rules of the Board may be taught in an online, interactive online, in-classroom, lab or blended format. All expanded-duty courses shall include a dentist or dental hygienist that is employed full- or part-time by an educational program approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and currently on file with the Board. Courses offered pursuant to this subsection shall meet all criteria in administrative rules approved by the Board.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1970, c. 173, § 27, eff. July 1, 1970. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 280, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2005, c. 377, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2011, c. 262, § 2, eff. July 1, 2011; Laws 2013, c. 405, § 8, eff. July 1, 2013; Laws 2015, c. 229, § 15, eff. July 1, 2015; Laws 2017, c. 302; § 5, emerg. eff. May 17, 2017; Laws 2025, c. 273, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.