NBDHE FINAL EXAM 2026
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
Beneficence - ANSWER --Includes promoting the w2ell-being of individuals and the public
(DO GOOD)
Justince - ANSWER --provides everyone access to high-quality, affordable Oral healthcare;
demonstrating impartiality (FAIRNESS)
D.H. Code of Ethics - ANSWER --To achieve high levels of ethical consciousness, decision
making, and practice by members of a profession
Core Values - ANSWER --Veracity, Autonomy, Beneficence, Justinc, Nonmaleficence,
Confidentiality, Societal Trust
Veracity - ANSWER --telling the truth
Autonomy - ANSWER --Deals with the patient. Patients have the right to informed
consent. (SELF DETERMINATION)
Nonmaleficence - ANSWER --Deals with the practitioner. Providing services that protect
all patients from harm. (DO NO HARM)
Confidentiality - ANSWER --patient information and relationships
,Societal Trust - ANSWER --Value patient trust. based on our actions and behaviors
Civil Offense - ANSWER --lawsuits where most dental cases involved. The wrongful offense
against a person where satisfaction is sought ($).
Types of Civil law Contracts - ANSWER --Implied, Express, Between Practitioner and the
Patient
Implied contract - ANSWER --an agreement made through inference by signs, inaction or
silence
Slander - ANSWER --Verbal defamation (S=Spoken)
Invasion of property - ANSWER --Patient's body is the property
Unintentional torts - ANSWER --Negligence, Standard of Care and Duty
Negligence - ANSWER --failure to do what a reasonable person would do. ie) inst. breaks
and you don't tell the patient
O.S.H.A. - ANSWER --Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA - ANSWER --Responsible for developing universal/standard precaution protocols for
employees to prevent them from contracting disease through blood and/or other body fluids.
Protects the employee (worker)
,H.I.P.A.A. - ANSWER --Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPAA - ANSWER --maintains patient confidentialilty. should be signed once unless
changes are made or the govt. makes changes to HIPAA policy. Office gives copy of HIPAA to pt.
every 3 years
C.D.C. - ANSWER --Center for disease control
CDC - ANSWER --located in Atlanta, Ga. provides guidelines for disease prevention and
disease transmission
Express contract - ANSWER --oral or written agreement
Contract between practitioner and patient - ANSWER --Termination & Abandonment
Terminating patients - ANSWER --non-compliance and failure to pay (PRACTITIONER)
Abandonment - ANSWER --dismissal of patient without ample and proper notice
(PATIENT)
Civil Law Torts - ANSWER --Intentional torts & unintentional torts
Intentional torts - ANSWER --Assault, Battery, Deceit and misrepresentation, Defamation,
Invasion of property
Assault - ANSWER --Threatening bodily harm
, Battery - ANSWER --Causing bodily harm. performing procedure without permission falls
into this category
Defamation - ANSWER --damaging a person's reputation. includes libel & slander
Libel - ANSWER --written defamation (L=Library)
C.O.B.R.A. - ANSWER --Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
COBRA - ANSWER --keep group health insurance for 18 mo. applies if person has reduced
work hours, quits, or loses job. provides coverage for spouse & dependent children.
Informed Consent - ANSWER --presented in understandable language, nature and needs
of procedure, benefits/risks of procedure, prognosis, alt to procedure, patient is allowed to ask
questions
Statue of limitations - ANSWER --time frame within which legal action may be taken .
Varies from state to state and type of lawsuit. No specific amount of years.
Dental records - ANSWER --documentation of complete data
Ownership of dental records - ANSWER --dentist owns the paper on which records are
printed. Patient owns the information. It is OK for dentist to charge a reasonable fee to transfer
records even if there is a balance due on the account.
Cranial Nerve I - ANSWER --Olfactory
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
Beneficence - ANSWER --Includes promoting the w2ell-being of individuals and the public
(DO GOOD)
Justince - ANSWER --provides everyone access to high-quality, affordable Oral healthcare;
demonstrating impartiality (FAIRNESS)
D.H. Code of Ethics - ANSWER --To achieve high levels of ethical consciousness, decision
making, and practice by members of a profession
Core Values - ANSWER --Veracity, Autonomy, Beneficence, Justinc, Nonmaleficence,
Confidentiality, Societal Trust
Veracity - ANSWER --telling the truth
Autonomy - ANSWER --Deals with the patient. Patients have the right to informed
consent. (SELF DETERMINATION)
Nonmaleficence - ANSWER --Deals with the practitioner. Providing services that protect
all patients from harm. (DO NO HARM)
Confidentiality - ANSWER --patient information and relationships
,Societal Trust - ANSWER --Value patient trust. based on our actions and behaviors
Civil Offense - ANSWER --lawsuits where most dental cases involved. The wrongful offense
against a person where satisfaction is sought ($).
Types of Civil law Contracts - ANSWER --Implied, Express, Between Practitioner and the
Patient
Implied contract - ANSWER --an agreement made through inference by signs, inaction or
silence
Slander - ANSWER --Verbal defamation (S=Spoken)
Invasion of property - ANSWER --Patient's body is the property
Unintentional torts - ANSWER --Negligence, Standard of Care and Duty
Negligence - ANSWER --failure to do what a reasonable person would do. ie) inst. breaks
and you don't tell the patient
O.S.H.A. - ANSWER --Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA - ANSWER --Responsible for developing universal/standard precaution protocols for
employees to prevent them from contracting disease through blood and/or other body fluids.
Protects the employee (worker)
,H.I.P.A.A. - ANSWER --Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPAA - ANSWER --maintains patient confidentialilty. should be signed once unless
changes are made or the govt. makes changes to HIPAA policy. Office gives copy of HIPAA to pt.
every 3 years
C.D.C. - ANSWER --Center for disease control
CDC - ANSWER --located in Atlanta, Ga. provides guidelines for disease prevention and
disease transmission
Express contract - ANSWER --oral or written agreement
Contract between practitioner and patient - ANSWER --Termination & Abandonment
Terminating patients - ANSWER --non-compliance and failure to pay (PRACTITIONER)
Abandonment - ANSWER --dismissal of patient without ample and proper notice
(PATIENT)
Civil Law Torts - ANSWER --Intentional torts & unintentional torts
Intentional torts - ANSWER --Assault, Battery, Deceit and misrepresentation, Defamation,
Invasion of property
Assault - ANSWER --Threatening bodily harm
, Battery - ANSWER --Causing bodily harm. performing procedure without permission falls
into this category
Defamation - ANSWER --damaging a person's reputation. includes libel & slander
Libel - ANSWER --written defamation (L=Library)
C.O.B.R.A. - ANSWER --Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
COBRA - ANSWER --keep group health insurance for 18 mo. applies if person has reduced
work hours, quits, or loses job. provides coverage for spouse & dependent children.
Informed Consent - ANSWER --presented in understandable language, nature and needs
of procedure, benefits/risks of procedure, prognosis, alt to procedure, patient is allowed to ask
questions
Statue of limitations - ANSWER --time frame within which legal action may be taken .
Varies from state to state and type of lawsuit. No specific amount of years.
Dental records - ANSWER --documentation of complete data
Ownership of dental records - ANSWER --dentist owns the paper on which records are
printed. Patient owns the information. It is OK for dentist to charge a reasonable fee to transfer
records even if there is a balance due on the account.
Cranial Nerve I - ANSWER --Olfactory
