PSI CA DENTAL LAW AND ETHICS EXAM QUESTION
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (ACTUAL TEST LATEST
2026/2027) | GRADED A+ | 100% PASS.
Your son is not an employee at your practice but is frequently
there after soon because your spouse is working at her office.
To entertain your son, you allow him to use your credentials to
sign into your desktop computer and play video games. - --
Answers ---- Your son should have his own user name and
login credentials that prevent him from having administrative
privileges on your network while also logging his behavior
While you are out of the office your hygienist is performing a
prophy. During the prophy, a temporary crown you fabricated
was dislodged from 19. - ---- Answers ---- Your RDH should
call you to inform you of the situation, you can then advise the
RDAEF on site to recement the temporary crown
Ashley is 17 years old and presents to your dental office for a
limited exam with her mother. Ashley's mother is away from
the operatory when Ashely reports that she is HIV positive.
When asked if her mother knew of Ashley's condition, the
patient replies "no, and I do not want to tell her". You should. -
---- Answers ---- Document Ashley's HIV status in her health
history. Do not inform the mother
,While extracting number 12 a small fragment of the buccal root
fractures in the apical 1/3. You estimate that the root tip is less
than 3 mm in length and attempt to retreive it. Your attempts to
retreave the root tip are not successful. You expect the
rem aining root tip to be inconsequential. - ---- Answers --- You
should inform the patient of the complication and your
exceptions with regarding to the presence of a root tip
Today, an associate has given her 30 day notice to leave a
practice for a new job. The practice owner tells her that her
services will not be needed after today and he will handle her
schedule while he finds a new associate. - ---- Answers --- The
associate should provide the owner with any pertinent
information to ensure the continuity of patient care, but has
not other obligation to the practice's patients
A dentist offers all non - insured patients 30% off the usual and
customary fee schedule he submits to insurance. This results
in fees to non - insured patients are are often lower than what
insured patients are billed. - ---- Answers ---- This dentist in
committing insurance fraud by overbilling insurance
A minor patient presents to your office as an emergency
accompanied by his basketball coach. During practice the
patient was hit by another player. The trauma resulted in an
,enamel - dentin fracture without pulpal invovlement. You are
unable to contact the patient's parents. The coach has stored
the tooth fragment in a container of milk. - ---- Answers --
Assuming the tooth fragment can be re - approximated to the
fracture, you should bond the fragment in place with resin
You have agreed to be an associate at an office where you are
the only dentist. The office uses paper charts and film x - rays.
How should you identify yourself in the dental chart? - --
Answers ---- Write your license number (ID) and initials at the
end of each clinical note
Your office is entirely paperless. How should you backup your
patients' records? - ---- Answers ---- Encrypted off - site
backup
Your daughter is at your office after school while you're
working. Since she has homework to do, you give her access
to your computer in your office where she browses the
internet. - ---- Answers ---- Determine what websites were
accessed and if patient data was compromised before taking
any further action
In April, you wrote prescription for a 5 day supply of
hydrocodone for a patient who needed number 28 extracted. In
June, the patient returns to your office reporting pain at
number 28 due to a chronic apical abscess. You decide to write
a prescription for Amoxicillin and a 2 day supply of
hydrocodone to offer relief until he sees the oral surgeon you
, referred him to. In this case: - ---- Answers ---- You need to
check CURES within 24 hours before writing the Rx
Paul is 16 years old and had his wisdom teeth extracted 4
weeks ago. Paul and his mom keep returning to your office for
post - op checks because Paul has developed a severe case of
dry socket. You suspect that Paul is smoking heavily and ask
him about his ha bit. Paul reluctantly admits he smokes at least
2 cigarettes a day after school with a few friends. - --
Answers ---- Discuss with Paul why smoking cessation is
important for the resolution of his condition
A new patient presents to your office for a limited exam due to
pain at number 3. You conclude that the patient needs number
3 removed, but he also has several other teeth that need
treatment. The patient is a patient of record at another nearby
office tha t is closed today; which is why he called you - --
Answers ---- Provide treatment as needed. Inform the patient
of all your findings and recommend that he return to his
dentist for a full examination and treatment
A 15 year old is covered under his step - father's dental
insurance and the step - father has assumed responsibility to
pay for the child's dental care. The step - father wants to know
what treatment the child needs - ---- Answers ---- Disclose
the treatment plan with the patient's parent or guardian's
consent
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (ACTUAL TEST LATEST
2026/2027) | GRADED A+ | 100% PASS.
Your son is not an employee at your practice but is frequently
there after soon because your spouse is working at her office.
To entertain your son, you allow him to use your credentials to
sign into your desktop computer and play video games. - --
Answers ---- Your son should have his own user name and
login credentials that prevent him from having administrative
privileges on your network while also logging his behavior
While you are out of the office your hygienist is performing a
prophy. During the prophy, a temporary crown you fabricated
was dislodged from 19. - ---- Answers ---- Your RDH should
call you to inform you of the situation, you can then advise the
RDAEF on site to recement the temporary crown
Ashley is 17 years old and presents to your dental office for a
limited exam with her mother. Ashley's mother is away from
the operatory when Ashely reports that she is HIV positive.
When asked if her mother knew of Ashley's condition, the
patient replies "no, and I do not want to tell her". You should. -
---- Answers ---- Document Ashley's HIV status in her health
history. Do not inform the mother
,While extracting number 12 a small fragment of the buccal root
fractures in the apical 1/3. You estimate that the root tip is less
than 3 mm in length and attempt to retreive it. Your attempts to
retreave the root tip are not successful. You expect the
rem aining root tip to be inconsequential. - ---- Answers --- You
should inform the patient of the complication and your
exceptions with regarding to the presence of a root tip
Today, an associate has given her 30 day notice to leave a
practice for a new job. The practice owner tells her that her
services will not be needed after today and he will handle her
schedule while he finds a new associate. - ---- Answers --- The
associate should provide the owner with any pertinent
information to ensure the continuity of patient care, but has
not other obligation to the practice's patients
A dentist offers all non - insured patients 30% off the usual and
customary fee schedule he submits to insurance. This results
in fees to non - insured patients are are often lower than what
insured patients are billed. - ---- Answers ---- This dentist in
committing insurance fraud by overbilling insurance
A minor patient presents to your office as an emergency
accompanied by his basketball coach. During practice the
patient was hit by another player. The trauma resulted in an
,enamel - dentin fracture without pulpal invovlement. You are
unable to contact the patient's parents. The coach has stored
the tooth fragment in a container of milk. - ---- Answers --
Assuming the tooth fragment can be re - approximated to the
fracture, you should bond the fragment in place with resin
You have agreed to be an associate at an office where you are
the only dentist. The office uses paper charts and film x - rays.
How should you identify yourself in the dental chart? - --
Answers ---- Write your license number (ID) and initials at the
end of each clinical note
Your office is entirely paperless. How should you backup your
patients' records? - ---- Answers ---- Encrypted off - site
backup
Your daughter is at your office after school while you're
working. Since she has homework to do, you give her access
to your computer in your office where she browses the
internet. - ---- Answers ---- Determine what websites were
accessed and if patient data was compromised before taking
any further action
In April, you wrote prescription for a 5 day supply of
hydrocodone for a patient who needed number 28 extracted. In
June, the patient returns to your office reporting pain at
number 28 due to a chronic apical abscess. You decide to write
a prescription for Amoxicillin and a 2 day supply of
hydrocodone to offer relief until he sees the oral surgeon you
, referred him to. In this case: - ---- Answers ---- You need to
check CURES within 24 hours before writing the Rx
Paul is 16 years old and had his wisdom teeth extracted 4
weeks ago. Paul and his mom keep returning to your office for
post - op checks because Paul has developed a severe case of
dry socket. You suspect that Paul is smoking heavily and ask
him about his ha bit. Paul reluctantly admits he smokes at least
2 cigarettes a day after school with a few friends. - --
Answers ---- Discuss with Paul why smoking cessation is
important for the resolution of his condition
A new patient presents to your office for a limited exam due to
pain at number 3. You conclude that the patient needs number
3 removed, but he also has several other teeth that need
treatment. The patient is a patient of record at another nearby
office tha t is closed today; which is why he called you - --
Answers ---- Provide treatment as needed. Inform the patient
of all your findings and recommend that he return to his
dentist for a full examination and treatment
A 15 year old is covered under his step - father's dental
insurance and the step - father has assumed responsibility to
pay for the child's dental care. The step - father wants to know
what treatment the child needs - ---- Answers ---- Disclose
the treatment plan with the patient's parent or guardian's
consent
