NBDHE EXAMS SET 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT.
⩥ Societal Trust. Answer: Value patient trust.
Based on our actions and behavior.
⩥ Civil offense. Answer: -A crime against an INDIVIDUAL but not
against society.
-Satisfaction is sought (usually money)
-Most dental cases fall under this category.
-Common lawsuits are dental injections, adverse drug reactions related
to contraindications to medical history, or failure to diagnose
-Best way to avoid lawsuits is through documentation, charting, and
communication
⩥ What is the best way to avoid lawsuits. Answer: Best way to avoid
lawsuits is through documentation, charting, and communication
⩥ Civil Law: Contract Law. Answer: -2 main types: implied and
expressed
-Involves the practitioner and patient
,-Can involve termination of patients and abandonment of patients
⩥ Implied contract. Answer: An agreement made through inference by
signs, inaction or silence
⩥ Expressed contract. Answer: A written or oral agreement in which all
terms are explicitly stated
⩥ Abandonment in contracts. Answer: Dismissal of a patient without
ample and proper notice
⩥ Civil Law: Tort Law. Answer: Wrongs against a person or property:
damages can be sought by injured party.
⩥ Intentional Torts (civil law: torts) includes: Answer: -Assault
-Battery
-Deceit/Misrepresentation
-Defamation
-Breach of confidentiality
-Invasion of property (patients body is the property)
⩥ Assault. Answer: -A type of intentional tort
,-Intention to cause bodily harm WITHOUT actually doing it
(threatening)
⩥ Battery. Answer: -A type of intentional tort
-Intention to cause bodily harm WITH touching them
⩥ Defamation. Answer: -A type of intentional tort
-Act of harming or ruining another's reputation
-2 types (libel and slander)
⩥ Libel. Answer: -A type of defamation (which is an intentional tort)
-WRITTEN defamation
-Think L=Library > Libel
⩥ Slander. Answer: -A type of defamation (which is an intentional tort)
-Verbal defamation
-Think S=Spoken > Slander
⩥ Unintentional Tort (Civil law: torts) includes: Answer: Negligence and
malpractice
⩥ Negligence. Answer: -Failure to do what a reasonable person would
do
, -Includes Standard of Care and duty
-Example: breaking instrument tip in periodontal pocket and neglecting
to tell the patient
4 essential factors in negligence:
1. Acceptance of the patient by the provider
2. Breach of duty (harm does not have to happen to be a breach)
3. Causal relationship between the breach and damage
4. Damage or harm to the patient
⩥ 2 main types of law. Answer: Civil and criminal
⩥ 2 main branches off of civil law. Answer: Contract law and tort law
⩥ OSHA. Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
-Responsible for developing universal/standard precaution protocols for
employees to prevent them from contracting disease through blood
and/or other body fluids
-Protects the employees
-Pertains to clinics and facilities
-Includes Blood-Borne Pathogens and MSDS
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT.
⩥ Societal Trust. Answer: Value patient trust.
Based on our actions and behavior.
⩥ Civil offense. Answer: -A crime against an INDIVIDUAL but not
against society.
-Satisfaction is sought (usually money)
-Most dental cases fall under this category.
-Common lawsuits are dental injections, adverse drug reactions related
to contraindications to medical history, or failure to diagnose
-Best way to avoid lawsuits is through documentation, charting, and
communication
⩥ What is the best way to avoid lawsuits. Answer: Best way to avoid
lawsuits is through documentation, charting, and communication
⩥ Civil Law: Contract Law. Answer: -2 main types: implied and
expressed
-Involves the practitioner and patient
,-Can involve termination of patients and abandonment of patients
⩥ Implied contract. Answer: An agreement made through inference by
signs, inaction or silence
⩥ Expressed contract. Answer: A written or oral agreement in which all
terms are explicitly stated
⩥ Abandonment in contracts. Answer: Dismissal of a patient without
ample and proper notice
⩥ Civil Law: Tort Law. Answer: Wrongs against a person or property:
damages can be sought by injured party.
⩥ Intentional Torts (civil law: torts) includes: Answer: -Assault
-Battery
-Deceit/Misrepresentation
-Defamation
-Breach of confidentiality
-Invasion of property (patients body is the property)
⩥ Assault. Answer: -A type of intentional tort
,-Intention to cause bodily harm WITHOUT actually doing it
(threatening)
⩥ Battery. Answer: -A type of intentional tort
-Intention to cause bodily harm WITH touching them
⩥ Defamation. Answer: -A type of intentional tort
-Act of harming or ruining another's reputation
-2 types (libel and slander)
⩥ Libel. Answer: -A type of defamation (which is an intentional tort)
-WRITTEN defamation
-Think L=Library > Libel
⩥ Slander. Answer: -A type of defamation (which is an intentional tort)
-Verbal defamation
-Think S=Spoken > Slander
⩥ Unintentional Tort (Civil law: torts) includes: Answer: Negligence and
malpractice
⩥ Negligence. Answer: -Failure to do what a reasonable person would
do
, -Includes Standard of Care and duty
-Example: breaking instrument tip in periodontal pocket and neglecting
to tell the patient
4 essential factors in negligence:
1. Acceptance of the patient by the provider
2. Breach of duty (harm does not have to happen to be a breach)
3. Causal relationship between the breach and damage
4. Damage or harm to the patient
⩥ 2 main types of law. Answer: Civil and criminal
⩥ 2 main branches off of civil law. Answer: Contract law and tort law
⩥ OSHA. Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
-Responsible for developing universal/standard precaution protocols for
employees to prevent them from contracting disease through blood
and/or other body fluids
-Protects the employees
-Pertains to clinics and facilities
-Includes Blood-Borne Pathogens and MSDS
