Dental Jurisprudence
Michigan
READINESS ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Q&S
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,1. Which of the following entities is primarily responsible
for regulating dental practice in Michigan?
A) The Michigan Dental Association
B) The American Dental Association
C) The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory
Affairs (LARA)
D) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
Correct Answer: C) The Michigan Department of
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)
2. In Michigan, what is the maximum duration for which a
dental license may be renewed if it has expired?
A) 1 year
B) 2 years
C) 3 years
D) It cannot be renewed after expiration
Correct Answer: A) 1 year
3. What is the primary purpose of the Michigan Public
Health Code in relation to dental practice?
A) To set the educational standards for dental schools
B) To provide guidelines for the ethical conduct of dentists
C) To protect public health by regulating healthcare
professions
D) To oversee the financial conduct of dental practices
Correct Answer: C) To protect public health by
regulating healthcare professions
### Professional Ethics and Conduct
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, 4. A dentist learns that a colleague is intentionally
overbilling patients. What is the ethical course of action?
A) Ignore the situation
B) Confront the colleague privately
C) Report it to the appropriate regulatory authority
D) Discuss it with other colleagues
Correct Answer: C) Report it to the appropriate
regulatory authority
5. According to the principles of dental ethics, which of the
following is considered a fundamental principle?
A) Competence
B) Profit maximization
C) Social media marketing
D) Yearly performance reviews
Correct Answer: A) Competence
6. Under what circumstance is it permissible for a dentist
to disclose a patient's health information without consent?
A) For marketing purposes
B) In the event of a dental emergency
C) To collect a debt
D) When conducting a patient satisfaction survey
Correct Answer: B) In the event of a dental emergency
### Patient Confidentiality and Consent
7. What document provides patients with information
regarding how their health information may be used and
shared?
A) Informed Consent Form
B) Notice of Privacy Practices
C) Treatment Plan
©2024/2025
Michigan
READINESS ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Q&S
©2024/2025
,1. Which of the following entities is primarily responsible
for regulating dental practice in Michigan?
A) The Michigan Dental Association
B) The American Dental Association
C) The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory
Affairs (LARA)
D) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
Correct Answer: C) The Michigan Department of
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)
2. In Michigan, what is the maximum duration for which a
dental license may be renewed if it has expired?
A) 1 year
B) 2 years
C) 3 years
D) It cannot be renewed after expiration
Correct Answer: A) 1 year
3. What is the primary purpose of the Michigan Public
Health Code in relation to dental practice?
A) To set the educational standards for dental schools
B) To provide guidelines for the ethical conduct of dentists
C) To protect public health by regulating healthcare
professions
D) To oversee the financial conduct of dental practices
Correct Answer: C) To protect public health by
regulating healthcare professions
### Professional Ethics and Conduct
©2024/2025
, 4. A dentist learns that a colleague is intentionally
overbilling patients. What is the ethical course of action?
A) Ignore the situation
B) Confront the colleague privately
C) Report it to the appropriate regulatory authority
D) Discuss it with other colleagues
Correct Answer: C) Report it to the appropriate
regulatory authority
5. According to the principles of dental ethics, which of the
following is considered a fundamental principle?
A) Competence
B) Profit maximization
C) Social media marketing
D) Yearly performance reviews
Correct Answer: A) Competence
6. Under what circumstance is it permissible for a dentist
to disclose a patient's health information without consent?
A) For marketing purposes
B) In the event of a dental emergency
C) To collect a debt
D) When conducting a patient satisfaction survey
Correct Answer: B) In the event of a dental emergency
### Patient Confidentiality and Consent
7. What document provides patients with information
regarding how their health information may be used and
shared?
A) Informed Consent Form
B) Notice of Privacy Practices
C) Treatment Plan
©2024/2025
