Chapter 3

Question 1

Law

Answer 1

A set of rules established and enforced by gov

Question 2

Civil law

Answer 2

-patient vs doctor (one on one)
-usually accidental

Question 3

Criminal law

Answer 3

-wrongs committed against society
-guy who injected 7,000 ppl with hiv

Question 4

Dental practice act

Answer 4

What is allowed as an unregistered team member vs a registered team member
(Mrs L cannot extract a tooth because she’s a hygienist and not an oral surgeon)

Question 5

State board of dentistry

Answer 5

Enforces the dental practice act

Question 6

Reciprocity

Answer 6

allowing someone who’s licensed in one state to be licensed in another

Question 7

Patient who files a lawsuit against a dentist

Answer 7

The plaintiff

Question 8

Who is responsible for the assistant’s behavior (res gestae)

Answer 8

The dentist

Question 9

What are the three forms of contracts (in a dental office)

Answer 9

Written
Verbal
Implied

Question 10

What are the four d’s

Answer 10

Duty
Derelict
Direct cause
Damage

Question 11

Tort

Answer 11

Wrongful act that results in injury to one person by another

Question 12

Assault
(She said she’s gonna smack me)

Answer 12

The threat of touching someone without consent

Question 13

Battery
(She smacked me in the face)

Answer 13

Actual action of touching someone without consent

Question 14

Defamation of character

Answer 14

Injury through words

Question 15

Invasion of privacy (confidentiality)

Answer 15

Patient records exposed to public

Question 16

Good Samaritan law
(CPR breaks ribs)

Answer 16

Hurting someone accidentally while trying to help them