Dental Hygiene Laws test Questions and Correct
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What is a law?
Rules of conduct established by authority or custom, and may or may not be ethical.
3 sources of law
1. Federal statutes
2. State statutes
3. Judicial decisions
What are federal statutes?
Nationwide laws appllicable to all states and subdivision of this country except when in conflict
with the U.S constitution. These statutes represent the "black letter law".
What is the black letter law?
The basic standard elements for a particular field of law, generally free from doubt and dispute.
Standard elements of the law. It is part of the federal statutes.
What are the state statutes?
Laws subject to the U.S Constitution and the constitution of the individual state. These laws
only govern the geographic boundaries of the state. They control the dentists relationship with
the state.
What are judicial decisions?
"Common" or judge-made law that is valid only when the jurisdiction of the judge. They control
the dentists relationship with the patient.
What are the two types of law or bodies of law?
1. Criminal law
2. Civil law
, What is a criminal law?
Wrongs a person has committed against society and those punishable by the state (violations).
This law appllies to everyone. Here a jury must unanimously agree on the judgement and the
prosecution must provide to the jurors without a doubt that the defendant is guilty. Payment of
the crime is either with the defendents life, liberty, or fines.
What type of law is violated if a practicing dental hygenist is practicing outside their scope of
practice?
Criminal law
What is civil law?
Branch of law concerned with the civil responsibility of one individual to another. "wrongful
acts against a person" Here a jury must reach 51% majority for a conviction; the prosecution
must provide to the jurors with evidence that the defendants guilt was responsible for the
crime. Payment of the crime is either nominal, compensatory or punitive.
What type of law is violated under malpractice suits?
Civil law
What does nominal mean?
Actual cost of damages
What does compensatory mean?
Nominal fees as well as those that an individual incurred, this can include pain and suffering or
medical expenses.
What does punitive mean?
Fees meant to punish the defendant
Civil law has two categories what are they?
Answers
What is a law?
Rules of conduct established by authority or custom, and may or may not be ethical.
3 sources of law
1. Federal statutes
2. State statutes
3. Judicial decisions
What are federal statutes?
Nationwide laws appllicable to all states and subdivision of this country except when in conflict
with the U.S constitution. These statutes represent the "black letter law".
What is the black letter law?
The basic standard elements for a particular field of law, generally free from doubt and dispute.
Standard elements of the law. It is part of the federal statutes.
What are the state statutes?
Laws subject to the U.S Constitution and the constitution of the individual state. These laws
only govern the geographic boundaries of the state. They control the dentists relationship with
the state.
What are judicial decisions?
"Common" or judge-made law that is valid only when the jurisdiction of the judge. They control
the dentists relationship with the patient.
What are the two types of law or bodies of law?
1. Criminal law
2. Civil law
, What is a criminal law?
Wrongs a person has committed against society and those punishable by the state (violations).
This law appllies to everyone. Here a jury must unanimously agree on the judgement and the
prosecution must provide to the jurors without a doubt that the defendant is guilty. Payment of
the crime is either with the defendents life, liberty, or fines.
What type of law is violated if a practicing dental hygenist is practicing outside their scope of
practice?
Criminal law
What is civil law?
Branch of law concerned with the civil responsibility of one individual to another. "wrongful
acts against a person" Here a jury must reach 51% majority for a conviction; the prosecution
must provide to the jurors with evidence that the defendants guilt was responsible for the
crime. Payment of the crime is either nominal, compensatory or punitive.
What type of law is violated under malpractice suits?
Civil law
What does nominal mean?
Actual cost of damages
What does compensatory mean?
Nominal fees as well as those that an individual incurred, this can include pain and suffering or
medical expenses.
What does punitive mean?
Fees meant to punish the defendant
Civil law has two categories what are they?
