Oklahoma § 59-328.27 - Faculty licenses and faculty specialty licenses

§ 59-328.27. Faculty licenses and faculty specialty licenses

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

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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.

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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.

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.