STANDARDS OF CARE IN DENTISTRY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

STANDARDS OF CARE IN DENTISTRY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Standard of Care (SOC) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅What a reasonable and prudent dentist would do under
the same or similar circumstances



Failure to advise patient - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Not informing the patient of undesirable treatment
outcome(s)



Failure to diagnose - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Not timely identifying oral condition or disease that
requires treatment



Failure to refer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Not sending the patient to another professional for appropriate
treatment



Failure to protect against aspirated/swallowed objects - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Not taking necessary
precautions to prevent or diagnose swallowing of objects



Failure to provide after hours care - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Not arranging or providing care outside
regular office hours



Patient abandonment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Leaving a patient without proper care or dismissing them
without proper procedures



Failure to maintain records - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Not properly documenting and preserving patient
records



Improper surgical/clinical technique - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Performing surgical procedures incorrectly
or without appropriate precautions



Acts of omission - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅9 out of 10 standards of care are failures to act rather than
actions