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DA 7 LEAGLITIES AND ETHICS Flashcards

1
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Every procedure performed by the _ and _ has _

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dentist and auxiliary staff has legal implications

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2
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Every decision made or not made can have _

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legal implications

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3
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Legal relationships exisit between _

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dentist,
dentisit personnel
and patients
must be aware of legal responsiblities

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4
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Jurisprudence

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of laws that regulate the behavior of members of a society.

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5
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What are the laws that affect dentistry

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Genreal laws

Fall under HPA, CDSBC (college dental surgeon)

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6
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How is public protected (law+ethics)

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General law
HPA
CDSBC bylaws + code of ethics
Criminal record search

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7
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2 CLASSIFICATIONS of law

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  1. civil-disputes between persons(corporate/gov)

2. Criminal -acts of intentional harm against society (insurance fraud)

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8
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2 Categories of CIVIL laws

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Contract law

Tort Law

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9
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Contract Law

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A contract is an agreement between 2 parties

can be: written or verbal

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10
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Informed Consent

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all risks, options, and implications are discussed

written IC-indicates proof if necessary

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7 things included in a Written consent

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  1. Patient’s condition +proposed treatment.
  2. Benefits and alternatives.
  3. Risks +consequences of treatment
  4. Other information example: anesthesia type
  5. Cost estimate ,time
  6. Patient signature, Dentist signature, witness signature -Dates included
  7. A copy for patients and patient chart
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12
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Informed consent for minors

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Only adults can give legal consent

  • minors not allowed to legally signcontract /consent ( pay for treatment payment)
  • *except in the case of an emergency. **
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13
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Implied consent

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informed VERBAL and continue treatment

NOT SIGNED papers

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14
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Informed Refusal

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patient refuse treatment
risks and implication discussed
obtain written refusal +signing for proof

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15
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Breach of Contract

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patient or dentist does not live expectation specified in contract

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16
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Tort Law

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civil wrong which compensation( $$)claimed

*Harm must occurred

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17
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2 Types of Tort

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Intentional

Unintentional

18
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Intentional Tort

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confidentiality Breach
procedures w/out consent
defamation (gossip)

19
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Unintentional

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faliure to use precautions -patient injured

Negligance/malpractice

20
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3 characteristics of negligence

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Action is unintentional,
unplanned
injury results

21
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Malpractice

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professional negligence

licensed proffesional fails to provide service per standards–> patient harm

22
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2 types of Malpractice

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Act of Omission

Act of commission

23
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Act of ommision

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NOT doing something the should have been done

e.g. failure to refer

24
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Act of Commission

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Doing Something that should have not been done

e.g. taking out wrong tooth

25
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Criminal Law

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deals with acts of intentional harm again us all /puublic
e.g. insuracne fraud
fine ore prison imposed by govt. if convicted

26
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Unbundiling (criminal law)

A

billing bundled code as seperate

Billing MODB filling as MO, DO,B (charging xtra)

27
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UPCODING ( criminal law)

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billing for more expensive procedure

28
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RIght VS duty

A 
Duty- teacher teach objective in class 
right- student right to attend/not  class
29
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Duties of patient

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pay agreed fee
cooperate in treatemtn
contributory negligence-patient action affect treatment

30
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duty of dentist

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protect/respect patient rights
complete mutually agreed care
charge reasonable fee

31
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Legal Duties of staff

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work within the law
protect respect patient rights
provide care directed by dentist + agreed by patient
exercise reasonable care

32
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How to Protect yourself from civil intentional tort

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Ask for consent before performing procedure- avoid tech assault

33
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Contributory Negligence

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patient refuses to pay $$

dentisit can sue

34
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Ethics

A

the rules or principles which govern moral conduct.

35
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  1. Ethics tell us
A

what we should do

36
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Ethics are influenced by

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by our values and beliefs.

37
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  1. Jurisprudence tells us
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what we must do.

mandated behavior

38
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A behavior can be unethical and __

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legal=unethical

illegal = not ethical

39
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4 steps of ethical decision making

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  1. Identify alternatives
  2. Determine implications
  3. Rank alternatives
  4. Choose a course of action
40
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What is an ethical dilemma?

A

right and wrong unclear
2+ ethical principles are opposed.

-every possible action that is taken involves some degree of wrongdoing

41
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Duty to report

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staff legally obligated to report actions of dentist

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