NBDHE ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+.
⫸ Civil Offense. Ans: lawsuits where most dental cases involved. The
wrongful offense against a person where satisfaction is sought ($).
⫸ Types of Civil law Contracts. Ans: Implied, Express, Between
Practitioner and the Patient
⫸ Implied contract. Ans: an agreement made through inference by
signs, inaction or silence
⫸ Express contract. Ans: oral or written agreement
⫸ Contract between practitioner and patient. Ans: Termination &
Abandonment
⫸ Terminating patients. Ans: non-compliance and failure to pay
(PRACTITIONER)
⫸ Abandonment. Ans: dismissal of patient without ample and proper
notice (PATIENT)
,⫸ Civil Law Torts. Ans: Intentional torts & unintentional torts
⫸ Intentional torts. Ans: Assault, Battery, Deceit and misrepresentation,
Defamation, Invasion of property
⫸ Assault. Ans: Threatening bodily harm
⫸ Battery. Ans: Causing bodily harm. performing procedure without
permission falls into this category
⫸ Defamation. Ans: damaging a person's reputation. includes libel &
slander
⫸ Libel. Ans: written defamation (L=Library)
⫸ Slander. Ans: Verbal defamation (S=Spoken)
⫸ Invasion of property. Ans: Patient's body is the property
⫸ Unintentional torts. Ans: Negligence, Standard of Care and Duty
,⫸ Negligence. Ans: failure to do what a reasonable person would do. ie)
inst. breaks and you don't tell the patient
⫸ O.S.H.A.. Ans: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
⫸ OSHA. Ans: Responsible for developing universal/standard
precaution protocols for employees to prevent them from contracting
disease through blood and/or other body fluids. Protects the employee
(worker)
⫸ H.I.P.A.A.. Ans: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
⫸ HIPAA. Ans: maintains patient confidentialilty. should be signed
once unless changes are made or the govt. makes changes to HIPAA
policy. Office gives copy of HIPAA to pt. every 3 years
⫸ C.D.C.. Ans: Center for disease control
⫸ CDC. Ans: located in Atlanta, Ga. provides guidelines for disease
prevention and disease transmission
⫸ C.O.B.R.A.. Ans: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
, ⫸ COBRA. Ans: keep group health insurance for 18 mo. applies if
person has reduced work hours, quits, or loses job. provides coverage for
spouse & dependent children.
⫸ Informed Consent. Ans: presented in understandable language, nature
and needs of procedure, benefits/risks of procedure, prognosis, alt to
procedure, patient is allowed to ask questions
⫸ Statue of limitations. Ans: time frame within which legal action may
be taken . Varies from state to state and type of lawsuit. No specific
amount of years.
⫸ Dental records. Ans: documentation of complete data
⫸ Ownership of dental records. Ans: dentist owns the paper on which
records are printed. Patient owns the information. It is OK for dentist to
charge a reasonable fee to transfer records even if there is a balance due
on the account.
⫸ Cranial Nerve I. Ans: Olfactory
⫸ Cranial Nerve II. Ans: Optic
⫸ Cranial Nerve III. Ans: Oculomotor
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+.
⫸ Civil Offense. Ans: lawsuits where most dental cases involved. The
wrongful offense against a person where satisfaction is sought ($).
⫸ Types of Civil law Contracts. Ans: Implied, Express, Between
Practitioner and the Patient
⫸ Implied contract. Ans: an agreement made through inference by
signs, inaction or silence
⫸ Express contract. Ans: oral or written agreement
⫸ Contract between practitioner and patient. Ans: Termination &
Abandonment
⫸ Terminating patients. Ans: non-compliance and failure to pay
(PRACTITIONER)
⫸ Abandonment. Ans: dismissal of patient without ample and proper
notice (PATIENT)
,⫸ Civil Law Torts. Ans: Intentional torts & unintentional torts
⫸ Intentional torts. Ans: Assault, Battery, Deceit and misrepresentation,
Defamation, Invasion of property
⫸ Assault. Ans: Threatening bodily harm
⫸ Battery. Ans: Causing bodily harm. performing procedure without
permission falls into this category
⫸ Defamation. Ans: damaging a person's reputation. includes libel &
slander
⫸ Libel. Ans: written defamation (L=Library)
⫸ Slander. Ans: Verbal defamation (S=Spoken)
⫸ Invasion of property. Ans: Patient's body is the property
⫸ Unintentional torts. Ans: Negligence, Standard of Care and Duty
,⫸ Negligence. Ans: failure to do what a reasonable person would do. ie)
inst. breaks and you don't tell the patient
⫸ O.S.H.A.. Ans: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
⫸ OSHA. Ans: Responsible for developing universal/standard
precaution protocols for employees to prevent them from contracting
disease through blood and/or other body fluids. Protects the employee
(worker)
⫸ H.I.P.A.A.. Ans: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
⫸ HIPAA. Ans: maintains patient confidentialilty. should be signed
once unless changes are made or the govt. makes changes to HIPAA
policy. Office gives copy of HIPAA to pt. every 3 years
⫸ C.D.C.. Ans: Center for disease control
⫸ CDC. Ans: located in Atlanta, Ga. provides guidelines for disease
prevention and disease transmission
⫸ C.O.B.R.A.. Ans: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
, ⫸ COBRA. Ans: keep group health insurance for 18 mo. applies if
person has reduced work hours, quits, or loses job. provides coverage for
spouse & dependent children.
⫸ Informed Consent. Ans: presented in understandable language, nature
and needs of procedure, benefits/risks of procedure, prognosis, alt to
procedure, patient is allowed to ask questions
⫸ Statue of limitations. Ans: time frame within which legal action may
be taken . Varies from state to state and type of lawsuit. No specific
amount of years.
⫸ Dental records. Ans: documentation of complete data
⫸ Ownership of dental records. Ans: dentist owns the paper on which
records are printed. Patient owns the information. It is OK for dentist to
charge a reasonable fee to transfer records even if there is a balance due
on the account.
⫸ Cranial Nerve I. Ans: Olfactory
⫸ Cranial Nerve II. Ans: Optic
⫸ Cranial Nerve III. Ans: Oculomotor
