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Who Does the ADAA represent?
Dental Asistants
to protect the public from incompetent dental healthcare providers is known as what?
The Dental Practice Act
Who usually appoints the members of the state board of Dentistry
The Governor of the state
regulations regarding dental assistants vary greatly
from state to state
The dental practice act specifies
legal requirements for the practice of dentistry within each state
An agreement between 2 or more states which allow dentists or hygienists who are licensed in one state to receive a license in another without further testing in that state is called
reciprocity
state board has the authority to; issue license, revoke licence, and deny renewal or suspend a license
true or false?
true
what is the purpose of licensure ?
protect the public from unqualified or incomptent practitioners
who interprets and implements the state dental practice act?
the state bored of dentistry
licensed dentist, hygienist, dental assistants and consumers can be a member of the bored of dentistry
true or false
true
states without reciprocity agreements require that a licensed professional
take that state's board examination
the term dental auxiliary refers to ?
the patients
specific intraoral tasks that are delegated to a qualified dental auxiliary is also known as ?
expanded function
The dentist may refuse to treat anyone but may not be based on which of the following
race, color, or creed
a legal term that means "the absence of negligence" refers to
due care
professional negligence is also known as
malpractice
The act of Omission is failure to perform an act that a reasonable professional would not perform; true or false
false
spontaneous remarks made by any dental staff at the time of a negligent act is?
res gestae
patient may sue the dentist for an error committed by his staff
respondeat superior
The words "let the master answer" are also known as
The doctrine of respondeat
in every state any person who practices dentistry without a licence is guilty of
illegal act
a patient that was examined by a dentist and discussed a treatment plan is known as ?
a patient of record
most states will take action if the licensed person has what kind of charge?
felony conviction and misdemeanor involving drug addiction
being licensed and using skill and good judgement and using standard drugs and material s are examples of what
duty of care
performing procedures that are not legal is the same as practicing dentistry without a licence, this is also known as what?q
a criminal act