RDA LAW AND ETHICS FINAL PAPER
UPDATED COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS BUNDLED REVIEW
GUIDE
●● Fiduciary Responsibility
Answer: Holding of something of trust to another; a relationship based
on the trust responsibility between patient and health care provider.
●● Amoral
Answer: To be without moral; lacking moral sensitivity; not caring about
right and wrong.
●● Ethics
Answer: A set of principles of right conduct; the general nature of
morals and the specific moral choices made by a person.
●● Biennial
Answer: Every two years; license renewal is required biennially.
●● Code of ethics
Answer: A collection of rules or guidelines addressing the ethical
standards of a profession of professional entity.
,●● Autonomous/autonomy
Answer: Independent; not controlled by others or outside forces; self-
directed; independent in mind and judgment.
Ex: Patient's are capable of autonomous decision-making and have the
right to determine what should be done with their body.
●● Battery
Answer: The commission of bodily harm against another; unlawful
touching or striking of another person.
●● Continuing education
Answer: After receiving a license, licensees continuing their education,
as a condition of license renewal during the succeeding two-year period;
also applies to permit holders.
●● Character
Answer: A description of a person's attributes, traits and abilities; the
qualities that define a person or a group; could be used to define moral
or ethical strength.
●● Confidentiality
,Answer: That which held I confidence; done or communicated in secret;
the state of trust placed in a dental assistant by patient so as not to
communicate those items which are privileged
●● Beneficence
Answer: The state or quality of being kind, charitable and promoting
good will.
●● Defamation
Answer: To damage the reputation, character or good name of another or
libel; the making of false statements maliciously.
●● Nolo Contendere
Answer: Legal term that comes from the Latin for "I do not wish to
contend". It is also referred to as a plea "no contest"; it is a plea where
the defendant neither admits nor disputes a charge, serving as an
alternative to a pleading of guilt or not guilty.
●● Licensure Categories (Auxiliaries)
Answer: DA- unlicensed dental assistant
RDA- registered dental assistant
OAP- orthodontic assistance permit holder
, DSAP- dental sedation assistance permit holder
RDAEF- registered dental assisting in extended functions
RDH- registered dental hygienist
RDHEF- registered dental hygienist in extended functions
RDHAP- registered dental hygienist in alternative practice
●● Impaired Professional
Answer: A professional healthcare provider who is no longer able to
perform fiction in a professional capacity and with competence; may be
impaired by drugs or alcohol.
●● Implied consent
Answer: By nature of being present in the treatment facility, it is implied
that the patient is seeking treatment; a dentist may not communicate the
full details of the treatment plan - therfore treatment may being with
implied consent without agreeing in writing or verbally.
●● Statue
UPDATED COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS BUNDLED REVIEW
GUIDE
●● Fiduciary Responsibility
Answer: Holding of something of trust to another; a relationship based
on the trust responsibility between patient and health care provider.
●● Amoral
Answer: To be without moral; lacking moral sensitivity; not caring about
right and wrong.
●● Ethics
Answer: A set of principles of right conduct; the general nature of
morals and the specific moral choices made by a person.
●● Biennial
Answer: Every two years; license renewal is required biennially.
●● Code of ethics
Answer: A collection of rules or guidelines addressing the ethical
standards of a profession of professional entity.
,●● Autonomous/autonomy
Answer: Independent; not controlled by others or outside forces; self-
directed; independent in mind and judgment.
Ex: Patient's are capable of autonomous decision-making and have the
right to determine what should be done with their body.
●● Battery
Answer: The commission of bodily harm against another; unlawful
touching or striking of another person.
●● Continuing education
Answer: After receiving a license, licensees continuing their education,
as a condition of license renewal during the succeeding two-year period;
also applies to permit holders.
●● Character
Answer: A description of a person's attributes, traits and abilities; the
qualities that define a person or a group; could be used to define moral
or ethical strength.
●● Confidentiality
,Answer: That which held I confidence; done or communicated in secret;
the state of trust placed in a dental assistant by patient so as not to
communicate those items which are privileged
●● Beneficence
Answer: The state or quality of being kind, charitable and promoting
good will.
●● Defamation
Answer: To damage the reputation, character or good name of another or
libel; the making of false statements maliciously.
●● Nolo Contendere
Answer: Legal term that comes from the Latin for "I do not wish to
contend". It is also referred to as a plea "no contest"; it is a plea where
the defendant neither admits nor disputes a charge, serving as an
alternative to a pleading of guilt or not guilty.
●● Licensure Categories (Auxiliaries)
Answer: DA- unlicensed dental assistant
RDA- registered dental assistant
OAP- orthodontic assistance permit holder
, DSAP- dental sedation assistance permit holder
RDAEF- registered dental assisting in extended functions
RDH- registered dental hygienist
RDHEF- registered dental hygienist in extended functions
RDHAP- registered dental hygienist in alternative practice
●● Impaired Professional
Answer: A professional healthcare provider who is no longer able to
perform fiction in a professional capacity and with competence; may be
impaired by drugs or alcohol.
●● Implied consent
Answer: By nature of being present in the treatment facility, it is implied
that the patient is seeking treatment; a dentist may not communicate the
full details of the treatment plan - therfore treatment may being with
implied consent without agreeing in writing or verbally.
●● Statue
