Overview
Dental laboratories manufacture, provide, repair or alter dental prosthetic appliances and other artificial materials and devices that are prescribed by a dentist and inserted into, or come into contact with, a patient's oral cavity and adjacent oral structures.
Dental laboratory services are performed by dental laboratory technicians pursuant to a dentist's prescribed work order and support the delivery of restorative and prosthetic dental care.
The Dental Laboratory Program regulates dental laboratories doing business in Oregon through registration and oversight requirements established in Oregon law.
In addition, registered dental laboratories are required to provide material content disclosures to prescribing dentists that identify specified information related to the materials used and where dental laboratory work was performed so that the information may be included in the patient record.
What You Need to Know
Scope of Practice Questions
Do you have a question about how a law or rule impacts your individualized practice?
Please know that the Health Licensing Office (HLO) and its boards do not provide individualized advice on how the law applies to practice in the field. Here are some resources:
- If you are looking for an attorney to provide you with legal advice about the statutes and rules governing your licensure, the Oregon State Bar has information on how to hire a lawyer.
- If you wish to file a complaint against a person for potentially violating statutes or rules, you may review the complaint process.
- If you wish to make a public comment on the statutes and rules governing your licensure, interested party feedback is encouraged at all public meetings.
- If you believe HLO and the board's rules need to be amended, you may file a rule petition with HLO for consideration. Please note that any rules must fit within HLO and the board's current statutory authority. Please also know that the board will consider your position but might not adopt your proposed rule. The statute that governs rule petitions is ORS 183.390.
- If you believe HLO and the board's statutes need to be amended, information about the legislative process is also available on the Oregon Legislature's website.
Please know the HLO and its boards remain neutral on substantive bills proposing changes to its laws and cannot act on your behalf in any proposals to change the governing statutes.
Questions?
For questions, please call (503) 378-8667, or go to the Health Licensing Office Contact Us page to search for staff that specialize in specific areas of expertise.