Oregon State Denturist Ass'n v. Board of Dentistry

The Oregon State Denturist Association (OSDA) seeks review of the Oregon Board of Dentistry’s (Board) modified declaratory ruling, ORS 183.410, that determined, inter alia, that certain dental appliances were not “dentures” as defined in ORS 680.500(3), and that the Board’s proposed interpretive rules were “consistent with” that statutory definition. In particular, the Board concluded that “dentures” mean “prosthetic dental appliances that replace all of the teeth in either the upper or lower jaw of the patient and that rest solely on soft tissue.” OSDA contends that that construction is…