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Vocab
Branches of Law
Consent
Organizations & Acts
Misc.
100
To do no harm
What is Nonmaleficence?
100
Involves crimes againist society
What is Criminal law?
100
Permission granted by a patient after he or she is informed about the details of a procedure.
What is informed consent?
100
American Dental Association
What is the ADA?
100
Legally defined as any act of commission or ommission that endangers or impairs a childs physical or emotional health and development.
What is Child Abuse?
200
Idea that actions are ethical as long as they will benefit a person or community.
What is Beneficence?
200
Involves crimes againist an individual, with another individual initiation legal action
What is Cival law?
200
The patients actions indicates consent for treatment.
What is Implied consent?
200
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What is HIPPA?
200
Untreated rampant caries, chronic pain, retardation in childs growth or development.
What is Dental neglect?
300
Involves acts (intentional or unintentional) that bring harm to a person or damages to property.
What is Tort Law?
300
Involving an act that brings harm to a person or damage to property.
What is Tort law?
300
Consent that involves a written explanation of diagnostic findings, prescribed treatment, and reasonable expecations about treatment results.
What is Written consent?
300
A federal law that affects the dental office by prohibiting employee disrimination.
What is Americans with Disabilities Act (AWDA)?
300
When HIPPA started
What is 1996?
400
Professional negligence
What is Malpractice?
400
Binding agreement between two or more people.
What is Contract law?
400
When are you legally allowed to sign your own consent form
What is the age of 18?
400
Occupational Safety and Health Adminisration
What is OSHA?
400
Voluntary standards of behavior established by a profession.
What is Code of Ethics?
500
Specific intraoral functions delegated to an auxillary that require increased skill and training.
What is Expanded Functions?
500
Regulations established by goverment agencies.
What is Admionistrative law?
500
When a patient declines treatment provided by the dentist.
What is Informed refusal?
500
American Dental Hygienists' Association
What is ADHA?
500
A very important issue in the healthcare profession.
What is Confidentiality?