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1. Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning Flashcards

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When you are asking for a starting check, what are the 5 things you must have ready?

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It is clinic policy that patients with what lesion should not be treated? When is the only time you can treat someone with this lesion?

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You can only see patients with visible Herpes Labialis if the lesion is in what stage? How many days after onset does this stage occur?

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Where does Hepes Labialis present?

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What is Herpetic Whitlow?

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Findings are gathered to determine what?

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What are signs?

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What are symptoms?

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What is the term for the “motivating symptom”?

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What are the four steps of the Diagnostic Pathway?

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The information gathering process must be _____ and ______.

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What is the best way to avoid medical emergencies?

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In the patient history information gathering portion, have the patient complete a __________.

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What MUST you do any time you obtain patient history or change it?

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Should you include notes that are not pertinent to dentistry?

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What are the 5 examinations that make up the clinical examination?

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What two things must the physical examination include?

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Besides pulse and blood pressure, what are four other observation that need to be included in the physical examination?

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Why is it important to assess the patient’s head and scalp?

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What is one of Dr. Carney’s favorite diagnostic aids?

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What is the precise term used to describe a deviation from normal, derived from examination findings through inductive reasoning?

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What is a definitive diagnosis?

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What is a differential diagnosis?

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What is a tentative diagnosis?

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Is there ever a case where you can begin treatment without a diagnosis?

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How many discreet diagnoses are there in the Treatment Plan tab in Axium?

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Make sure you record the patient’s ______ and ______.

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What is the major patient specific circumstance that may affect the proposed treatment plan?

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What is the number one reason that most malpractice claims occur?

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Malpractice claims can result from a failure to take an adequate ________.

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Malpractice claims can result from inadequate coordination with _______.

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Malpractice claims can result from failure to provide enough information to meet the criteria of ______.

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Malpractice claims can result from unrealistic _______.

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What is the benchmark by which negligence is judged?

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Patients may sever the doctor-patient relationship unilaterally. Can doctors?

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Improper termination of the patient may constitute _______.

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Even if a patient is terminated, the dentist owes duty to the patient, including what three things?

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Should you ever give patients the original paper chart of film radiographs?

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Charts are the legal record of treatment and are the property of the _____.

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Patients have the right to view their records ______.

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Should you ever record information in the chart that does not pertain to dentistry?

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Contractual arrangements with Manage Care Organizations like PPO’s may not allow you the right to do what?

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What is an example of a limited duty to third parties who are not your patients?

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Do emergencies create a doctor-patient relationship if you have never treated the patient or have discharged them?

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A Brach of Duty is failing to do what an ______, _______ person would do, or doing something that a reasonable person would not do equals ______.

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In breach of duty, negligence must be shown to result in _________.

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Damages must be quantifiable. What are the two ways to do this?

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In proximate cause, evidence in the case must demonstrate that damages flow from the defender’s ______, without _______.

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You cannot be held liable for errors in clinical judgement if the error was based on _______.

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When does the statute of limitations begin?

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What is the age of majority in Nebraska?

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You can discriminate between patients as long is it is not on the basis of what 4 things?

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Who must be treated?

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Treatment may be terminated for personal issues such as what three things?

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Termination of a patient:

  1. Patient must be informed in _____.
  2. The patient’s oral health status is such that ___________.
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Does a reason have to be included in the letter terminating the dentist-patient relationship?

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In the termination letter, offer to provide emergency services for how many days?

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In the termination letter, help suggest what?

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Who should you contact for advice on terminating patients in need of ongoing care (ie you have not finished your treatment plan).

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Can you terminate a patient for failure to pay without a discharge letter?

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When does treatment begin?

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Once treatment begins, you have _______.

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A local professional liability attorney told Dr. Carney that you have accepted the patient when you accept the patient’s __________.

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What should you do when referring patients to specialists?

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If irreversible or life threatening cirumstances would result if a patient does not follow through on a referral, what should you send to the specialist?

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Financial and private health care information should not be disclosed outside the office unless it is necessary to ______ or ________. Such information should be treated as “need to know” amongst staff members. These principles are codified in _______.

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The dental record should not have any information that does not relate to dental or medical, but you can have a separate _______ that is for litigous or potentially litigous patients that could contain _________.

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What does FTKA notes stand for?

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How should incorrect dental record entries (if written) be struck?

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Is the dental record necessary to be done by the dentist? If not, what must the dentist do?

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What is the minumum number of years the dental record should be kept? Is this shorter or longer for minors?

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Consent:

It is the right of a ______ to decide what happens to his or her body. The patient must have sufficient information to make what kind of decision?

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When is documentation of consent forms ideally done?

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If a patient declines treatment, what do you need to do?

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For informed refusal, if possible, what should you have the patient do? What if they refuse to do this?

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Informed consent is especially important for what lesions?

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What is the age of competence in most states? What is it in Nebraska?

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A person is competent unless they have been declared _____ by a legal hearing.

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What is necessary if a person is not competent?

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What are the two exceptions to informed consent?

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Failure to obtain any consent is considered what?

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Exceeding consent obtained or obtained with insufficient information is considered what?

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Is the dentist required to disclose any mishaps occuring during treatment and the possible corrective treatments or outcomes?

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During presentation of treatment plans and patient consensus, what is required for consent to be given?

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