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What is the science dealing with the law of dentistry for each state? - ✔✔dental jurisprudence
What does the Missouri Dental Board do? - ✔✔GOVERNS, INTERPRETS, and IMPLEMENTS rules for
each auxilary and dentist in the state.
What is the State Dental Practice Act intended to do? - ✔✔Theses are laws intended to PROTECT THE
PUBLIC from incompetent dental healthcare providers.
Who defines the legal requirement needed to practice dentistry? - ✔✔State Dental Practice Act
Who defines the scope of practice? - ✔✔State Dental Practice Act
A dental assistant who performs a procedure that is not allowed under the Dental Practice Act of
Missouri is...(3 things) - ✔✔1. performing an illegal act
2. practicing dentistry without a license
3. performing a criminal act
What is referred to the treatment that a reasonable person would exercise in a similar circumstance? -
✔✔standard of care
What is it called when a dental professional FAILS to live up to a particular standard of care? -
✔✔Negligence
What is the type of law that involves crimes against society? - ✔✔criminal law
What is the type of law that involves crimes against an individual? - ✔✔civil law
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, Who initiates legal action in criminal law? - ✔✔a governmental agency (law enforcement or the board of
dentistry)
Who initiates legal action in civil law? - ✔✔an individual/corporation/ or organization
What is the voluntary acceptance or agreement of what is planned or done by another person? -
✔✔Consent
A patient agreeing to a treatment after being educated is called... - ✔✔informed consent
Can informed consent be obtained verbally? - ✔✔Yes
What kind of consent is received when a patient's action indicates he or she is accepting treament? -
✔✔Implied consent
When a consent form is a signed by a patient, DDS & witness; what kind of consent is given? -
✔✔informed consent
When a patient opens their mouth when the dentist sits down; what kind of consent is given? -
✔✔implied consent
Who OWNS the patients charts? - ✔✔the dentist
All chart entries must be made in? - ✔✔black ink
How should corrections in a chart entry by done? - ✔✔corrections should have...
1. a single line though it
2.dated
3. initialed
What is defined as the guidelines for determining proper behavior? - ✔✔ethics
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What is the science dealing with the law of dentistry for each state? - ✔✔dental jurisprudence
What does the Missouri Dental Board do? - ✔✔GOVERNS, INTERPRETS, and IMPLEMENTS rules for
each auxilary and dentist in the state.
What is the State Dental Practice Act intended to do? - ✔✔Theses are laws intended to PROTECT THE
PUBLIC from incompetent dental healthcare providers.
Who defines the legal requirement needed to practice dentistry? - ✔✔State Dental Practice Act
Who defines the scope of practice? - ✔✔State Dental Practice Act
A dental assistant who performs a procedure that is not allowed under the Dental Practice Act of
Missouri is...(3 things) - ✔✔1. performing an illegal act
2. practicing dentistry without a license
3. performing a criminal act
What is referred to the treatment that a reasonable person would exercise in a similar circumstance? -
✔✔standard of care
What is it called when a dental professional FAILS to live up to a particular standard of care? -
✔✔Negligence
What is the type of law that involves crimes against society? - ✔✔criminal law
What is the type of law that involves crimes against an individual? - ✔✔civil law
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, Who initiates legal action in criminal law? - ✔✔a governmental agency (law enforcement or the board of
dentistry)
Who initiates legal action in civil law? - ✔✔an individual/corporation/ or organization
What is the voluntary acceptance or agreement of what is planned or done by another person? -
✔✔Consent
A patient agreeing to a treatment after being educated is called... - ✔✔informed consent
Can informed consent be obtained verbally? - ✔✔Yes
What kind of consent is received when a patient's action indicates he or she is accepting treament? -
✔✔Implied consent
When a consent form is a signed by a patient, DDS & witness; what kind of consent is given? -
✔✔informed consent
When a patient opens their mouth when the dentist sits down; what kind of consent is given? -
✔✔implied consent
Who OWNS the patients charts? - ✔✔the dentist
All chart entries must be made in? - ✔✔black ink
How should corrections in a chart entry by done? - ✔✔corrections should have...
1. a single line though it
2.dated
3. initialed
What is defined as the guidelines for determining proper behavior? - ✔✔ethics
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