RDA Law & Ethics EXAM Questions and Answers (Graded A+)

Statutory Law - ANSWER-A law enacted by legislation through US congress, state legislature, or local legislative bodies Criminal Law - ANSWER-Crimes against society and state Law - ANSWER-Minimal standards of behavior established by statutes Civil Law - ANSWER-Crimes against an individual Contract Law - ANSWER-Binding agreement between two or more people Expressed Contracts - ANSWER-Written or verbal agreements Implied Contracts - ANSWER-Established by actions Tort Law - ANSWER-Acts that bring harm to a person or damages property Administrative Law - ANSWER-Regulations set by government agencies Felony - ANSWER-Major Crime Misdemeanor - ANSWER-May result in fines Infraction - ANSWER-Minor offense State Dental Practice Act - ANSWER-Specifies legal requirements for dentistry within each state Board of Dentistry - ANSWER-Implements and interprets state regulations Licensure - ANSWER-Any person who practices dentistry without a license is guilty of an illegal act (to protect the public from any incompetent practitioners) Reciprocity - ANSWER-Agreement between two or more states that accepts licensure for dentists and hygienists in any of the states in the reciprocity agreement Respondeat Superior - ANSWER-Legal doctrine that holds employer liable for the acts of the employee D