Chapter 10 Flashcards
Which of the following sets standards for digital radiographic system compatibility and facilitates electronic transfer of digital radiographic images between systems?
D) Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM)
The Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) sets standards for digital radiographic system compatibility and facilitates electronic transfer of digital radiographic images between systems.
Which of the following statements is correct?
A) The Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act was designed to protect patients from unnecessary radiation.
Established in 1981 and updated in 1991, the federal Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act established guidelines regarding who can place and expose radiographs.
Each of the following statements regarding risk management is correct except one. Which one is the exception?
C) Unless required by law, personnel monitoring devices should be discouraged.
Providing all radiographers with a radiation monitoring badge, whether required by law or not, is a good risk management tool.
The federal Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act
D) establishes standards for state certification/licensure of radiographic personnel.
The Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act established minimum standards for state certification and licensure of personnel who administer radiation in medical and dental radiographic procedures.
Each of the following statements regarding informed consent is correct except one. Which one is the exception?
B) Allow the patient to choose who he or she wants to expose the radiographs.
The patient must be informed as to who will be exposing the radiographs, but they do not need to be provided with the option of selecting the radiographer.
Each of the following statements regarding patients who refuse radiographs is correct except one. Which one is the exception?
B) A patient who does not want radiographs may sign a document releasing the dentist from liability.
Such documents are not valid because the patient cannot legally consent to negligent care.
Which of these statements is false?
D) Ethics are laws and regulations pertaining to the behavior of the health care professional.
Ethics is defined as a sense of moral obligation regarding right and wrong behaviors. Professional ethics supplement legal guidelines and regulations regarding the behavior of health care professionals.
Which of the following is not a goal of the dental radiographer?
A) Keep retake radiographs under three per patient.
Radiation exposure should be as low as possible. If the patient cannot tolerate film placement, stop and seek assistance or apply an acceptable alternative to avoid any retakes.
Which of these statements is false?
D) Each state has a mandatory state exam or continuing education requirement for dental radiographers.
Some states without mandatory exams or continuing education requirements allow uncertified dental assistants who have received on-the-job training to take radiographs under the direct supervision of a dentist.
Which of these statements regarding risk management is false?
C) Take radiographs only if the dentist is present.
The radiographer should be aware of state laws governing the practice of professional responsibilities and take radiographs accordingly.
Which of the following allow storage of documents and data as well as electronic access to image viewing software and provide an option for sharing large files?
C) Cloud file sharing systems
Cloud file sharing systems allow storage of documents and data as well as electronic access to image viewing software and provide an option for sharing large files of data without the need to securely ship images on external portable devices.
Policies and procedures used to reduce the chances a patient will file legal action against the oral health care team is known as
B) risk management.
Risk management can be defined as the policies and procedures to be followed by the radiographer to reduce the chances that a patient will file legal action against the dentist and oral health care team.
To give informed consent, each of the following must be explained to the patient except one. Which one is the exception?
D) How the radiographs will be taken
To make a decision regarding informed consent, the patient must be informed of the purpose of taking radiographs, the benefits, the possible risks of radiation exposure, and the possible risks of refusing the radiographs.
Legally, radiographs are the property of
A) the dentist who originally prescribed the radiographs.
The courts have ruled that radiographs are the property of the dentist who originally prescribed the radiographs.
Who owns the radiographs?
The dentist who originally prescribed the radiographs.
When may patients have reasonable access to their radiographs?
When changing dentists, having a consult with a specialist, or needed for litigation against the dentist.
How long must dental radiographs be retained?
Indefinitely.
Who has a legal right to request copies of a patient’s radiographs?
The patient, another dentist, and an insurance company.
When does the statute of limitations for bringing a malpractice suit begin?
From the date that the patient discovers an injury.
What regulates certification and/or licensure to expose dental radiographs?
Individual state laws, which may vary.
