Week 4 Mod 170

Front 1

autonomy

Back 1

determination childhood process of becoming independent

Front 2

code of ethics

Back 2

voluntary standards of behavior established by a profession

Front 3

confidentiality

Back 3

Never revealing any personal information about the patient

Front 4

ethics

Back 4

moral standards of conduct; rules or principles that govern proper conduct

Front 5

nonmaleficence

Back 5

to do no harm to the patient

Front 6

laws

Back 6

minimum standards of behavior established by statutes for a population or profession

Front 7

abandonment

Back 7

withdrawing a patient from treatment without giving reasonable notice or providing a competent replacement

Front 8

board of dentistry

Back 8

state agency that adopts rules and regulations and implements and specific states dental practice act

Front 9

civil law

Back 9

category of law that deals with relations of individuals corporations or other organization

Front 10

criminal law

Back 10

category of law that involves violations against the state or government

Front 11

dental auxiliary

Back 11

dental assistant dental hygienist or dental laboratory technicians

Front 12

direct supervision

Back 12

level of supervision in which the dentist is physically present when the dental auxiliary performs delegated functions

Front 13

Due care

Back 13

Just proper and sufficient care or the absence of negligence

Front 14

general supervision

Back 14

level of supervision in which the dental auxiliary performs delegated functions according to the instructions of the dentist who is not necessarily physically present

Front 15

informed consent

Back 15

permission granted by a patient after he or she is informed about the risk benefits and alternatives of a procedure

Front 16

malpractice

Back 16

profesional negligence

Front 17

statuary law

Back 17

law enacted by legislation through u.s. Congress state legislature or local legislative bodies

Front 18

expressed contract

Back 18

contract that is established through verbal or written words

Front 19

mandated reporters

Back 19

designated profesionals who are required by law to report known or suspected child abuse

Front 20

reciprocity

Back 20

system that allows individuals in one state to obtain a license in another state without retesting

Front 21

res gestal

Back 21

latín for "things done" statements made by a person present at the time of an alleged negligent act that are admissible as evidence in court of law

Front 22

Standard of care

Back 22

level of knowledge skill and care comparable with that of other dentists who are treating similar patients under similar condition

Front 23

state dental practice act

Back 23

document of law that specifies legal requirement for praction dentistry in a particular state

Front 24

implied consent

Back 24

type of consent in which the patients action indicates consent for treatment implied consent

Front 25

administrative law

Back 25

category of law that invades regulations established by government agencies