RDH LAW AND ETHICS EXAM FOR CA WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
1) a person who controls his/ her own actions, behaviors, and inner life (self-determination).
Ex: plans, goals, convictions, beliefs; people are free to behave as they choose as long as
they do not harm others - CORRECT-ANSWERS- autonomy (an autonomous person)
2) patients’ acceptance (or refusal) of a line of treatment based on the information provided
by a healthcare provider, an ethical or legal consideration. - CORRECT-ANSWERS-
informed consent
3) non-verbal/non-written, expressed or oral agreement - CORRECT-ANSWERS-
implied consent
4) signed agreement - CORRECT-ANSWERS- written consent
5) often cited as a fundamental principle of ethics, is the obligation to benefit others or to
seek their good. while balancing harms and benefits, the dentist seeks to minimize harms
and maximize benefits for the patient; the dentist refrains from harming the patient by
referring to with specialist when the dentist's skills are insufficient - CORRECT-
ANSWERS- beneficence
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
1) a person who controls his/ her own actions, behaviors, and inner life (self-determination).
Ex: plans, goals, convictions, beliefs; people are free to behave as they choose as long as
they do not harm others - CORRECT-ANSWERS- autonomy (an autonomous person)
2) patients’ acceptance (or refusal) of a line of treatment based on the information provided
by a healthcare provider, an ethical or legal consideration. - CORRECT-ANSWERS-
informed consent
3) non-verbal/non-written, expressed or oral agreement - CORRECT-ANSWERS-
implied consent
4) signed agreement - CORRECT-ANSWERS- written consent
5) often cited as a fundamental principle of ethics, is the obligation to benefit others or to
seek their good. while balancing harms and benefits, the dentist seeks to minimize harms
and maximize benefits for the patient; the dentist refrains from harming the patient by
referring to with specialist when the dentist's skills are insufficient - CORRECT-
ANSWERS- beneficence
