DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE SAMPLE EXAM 2025-2026
DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE Sample Exam 2025-2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The purpose of is to protect the public from unqualified or incompetent practitioners.
a. College degree
b. Licensure
c. Permit to operate
d. Clearance
2. This means that the employer is responsible for any harm caused by the actions of the employee
while the employee is carrying out the business of the employer:
a. Res ipsa loquitur
b. Actori incumbit probation
c. Respondeat superior
d. Res gestae
3. Performing procedures that are not legal is practicing dentistry without a license and this is a
criminal act.
a. True
b. False
4. The dentist may refuse to treat a patient on these circumstances EXCEPT:
a. When the patient’s case needs a specialist
b. When the patient is unwilling to cooperate
c. When the clinical equipment is insufficient
d. When the patient has a different religion
5. Criminal law includes the following EXCEPT:
a. Felony
b. Misdemeanor
c. Infraction
d. Contract law
e. None of the above
6. A wrongful act that results in injury to one person by another which may be done accidentally or
intentionally:
a. Tort
b. Negligence
c. Felony
d. Misdemeanor
7. The “Four Ds” that must all be present for a malpractice lawsuit to be successful include the
following EXCEPT:
a. Duty
b. Derelict
c. Direct Cause
d. Damages
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e. Demonetization
8. A dentist failed to diagnose periodontal disease because he did not take x-rays or do a
periodontal probing. This malpractice is an:
a. Act of omission
b. Act of commission
c. Act of consummation
d. None of the above
9. A dentist administered 15 cartridges of a local anesthetic to a very small child, and a serious
overdose resulted in the death of the child. This malpractice is an:
a. Act of omission
b. Act of commission
c. Act of consummation
d. None of the above
10. A less reliable form of consent in a court of law should there be a malpractice suit:
a. Informed consent
b. Implied consent
c. Written consent
d. Mailed consent
11. For minor children, the children themselves or a friend may give consent.
a. True
b. False
12. Original records and radiographs are never allowed to leave the practice without the dentist’s
permission.
a. True
b. False
13. A preferred means of obtaining and documenting the patient’s consent and understanding of
the procedure:
a. Informed consent
b. Implied consent
c. Written consent
d. Mailed consent
14. Defined as “an obligation to do or not to do a particular thing” or “an agreement between two or
more persons which creates”:
a. Quasi-delict
b. Contract
c. Implied contract
d. Expressed contract
15. Implied warranties owed by the dentist include the following EXCEPT:
a. Maintain a level of knowledge in keeping current advances
b. Not using experimental procedures
c. Ensure that care is available in emergency situations
d. Charge a reasonable fee
e. Keep the patient informed of her or his progress
f. None of the above
16. One inferred from conduct of parties and arises where one person renders services under
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DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE Sample Exam 2025-2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The purpose of is to protect the public from unqualified or incompetent practitioners.
a. College degree
b. Licensure
c. Permit to operate
d. Clearance
2. This means that the employer is responsible for any harm caused by the actions of the employee
while the employee is carrying out the business of the employer:
a. Res ipsa loquitur
b. Actori incumbit probation
c. Respondeat superior
d. Res gestae
3. Performing procedures that are not legal is practicing dentistry without a license and this is a
criminal act.
a. True
b. False
4. The dentist may refuse to treat a patient on these circumstances EXCEPT:
a. When the patient’s case needs a specialist
b. When the patient is unwilling to cooperate
c. When the clinical equipment is insufficient
d. When the patient has a different religion
5. Criminal law includes the following EXCEPT:
a. Felony
b. Misdemeanor
c. Infraction
d. Contract law
e. None of the above
6. A wrongful act that results in injury to one person by another which may be done accidentally or
intentionally:
a. Tort
b. Negligence
c. Felony
d. Misdemeanor
7. The “Four Ds” that must all be present for a malpractice lawsuit to be successful include the
following EXCEPT:
a. Duty
b. Derelict
c. Direct Cause
d. Damages
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e. Demonetization
8. A dentist failed to diagnose periodontal disease because he did not take x-rays or do a
periodontal probing. This malpractice is an:
a. Act of omission
b. Act of commission
c. Act of consummation
d. None of the above
9. A dentist administered 15 cartridges of a local anesthetic to a very small child, and a serious
overdose resulted in the death of the child. This malpractice is an:
a. Act of omission
b. Act of commission
c. Act of consummation
d. None of the above
10. A less reliable form of consent in a court of law should there be a malpractice suit:
a. Informed consent
b. Implied consent
c. Written consent
d. Mailed consent
11. For minor children, the children themselves or a friend may give consent.
a. True
b. False
12. Original records and radiographs are never allowed to leave the practice without the dentist’s
permission.
a. True
b. False
13. A preferred means of obtaining and documenting the patient’s consent and understanding of
the procedure:
a. Informed consent
b. Implied consent
c. Written consent
d. Mailed consent
14. Defined as “an obligation to do or not to do a particular thing” or “an agreement between two or
more persons which creates”:
a. Quasi-delict
b. Contract
c. Implied contract
d. Expressed contract
15. Implied warranties owed by the dentist include the following EXCEPT:
a. Maintain a level of knowledge in keeping current advances
b. Not using experimental procedures
c. Ensure that care is available in emergency situations
d. Charge a reasonable fee
e. Keep the patient informed of her or his progress
f. None of the above
16. One inferred from conduct of parties and arises where one person renders services under
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