Dental Practice Acts/Jurisprudence Exam Questions & Answers 100% Pass

Law - ANSWER-rules or regulations that govern society Dental Jurisprudence - ANSWER-the application of the principles of law to the practice of dentistry and or dental hygiene; the relations of dentists and dental hygienists to patients, to society and to each other Ethics - ANSWER-Individual interpertation of right and wrong, internalized, individual morals/beliefs Statutory Law - ANSWER-enacted by legislation through U.S. Congress, state legislature or local legislative board Common Law (Judicial Law) - ANSWER-formulated by judges or determined by court decisions Criminal Law - ANSWER-crimes against society-type of statutory law Civil Law - ANSWER-crimes aganist an individual (the harmed individual initiated legal action)-type of statutory law Misdemeanors - ANSWER-usually involves fines of < $1000 or imprisonment for <1yr or both Felonies - ANSWER-fines > $1000 and/or imprisonment >1 yr or death Contract Law - ANSWER-agreements & obligations (part of civil law) Tort Law - ANSWER-civil wrongs (part of civil law) Implied - ANSWER-assumed contracts/based on cirumstances surrounding event Express - ANSWER-an agreement that is stated in explicit/language either orally or in writing Intentional Tort - ANSWER-Battery, misrepresentation, defamation, breach of confidentiatlity Unintentional Tort - ANSWER-negligence professional malpractice