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PROSTHODONTICS 2 LEC PRELIM > Dental Jurisprudence > Flashcards

Dental Jurisprudence Flashcards

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⁃Is the principle of law applied as they relate to the practice of dentistry.

⁃Set of rules and regulations with regards to the conduct of a professional who took the oath of office

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Dental Jurisprudence

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legal requirement that the state must respect al legal rights. Ensures fair treatment through the judicial system.

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DUE PROCESS

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main party in a crib or legal matter. Someone who commits the act or aids in its commission

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PRINCIPAL

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a personnwho help another commit a crime, by assisting directly or by encouraging or facilitating the crime

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ACCOMPLICE

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a person who assists in the commission of a crime but is not present at the crime scene. Helping prepare or helping the criminal evade capture.

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ACCESORY

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agreement between two or more people to commit a crime. Conspiracy itself is a crime even if the planned crime does not occur

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CONSPIRACY

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a serious crime, typically punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death

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FELONY

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a person who has bee convicted in felony

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FELON

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“thing speaks for itself”, fires to situations where the evidence is so clear that negligence can be inferred without direct proof.

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RES IPSA LOQUITOR

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a legal document ordering a person to attend a court proceeding or produce evidence.

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SUBPOENA

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A group of people sworn to render a verdict in a legal case based on the evidence presented during a trial.

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Jury

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Professional negligence by a professional that leads to substandard treatment or service, causing harm to a client or patient.

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Malpractice

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A failure to take proper care in doing something, which results in damage or injury to another.

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Negligence

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Engaging in activities that violate the law

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Illegal Practice

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A written defamatory statement that damages a person’s reputation.

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Libel

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A spoken defamatory statement that damages a person’s reputation

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Slander

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The person who brings a case against another in a court of law

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Plaintiff

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The party who responds to a petition or appeal in a legal proceeding, often the defendant in civil cases.

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Respondent

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A person who gives testimony about what they have seen, heard, or experienced in relation to a legal case.

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Witness

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A formal written or spoken statement given in a court of law by a witness.

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Testimony

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A legally binding agreement between two or more parties that is enforceable by law.

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Contract

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is an individual who saw or heard a crime taking place, who may have important information about the crime and who can give a testimony regarding the crime.

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direct witness

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Best practices for evidence management:

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⁃Document Your Documentation
⁃Automate Where Possible
⁃Enforce Better Accountability
⁃Manage Workflows for Efficiency
⁃Ensure Evidence Integrity

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There are three common types of witnesses:

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the eye witness
expert witness
character witness.

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are called to stand and take an oath to “tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth”.

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witnesses

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include documents, photographs, physical objects, emails, text messages, audio tapes and videos.

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Exhibits

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means that you disobeyed alegal order without a lawful reason and iffound guilty

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Contempt of court

25
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Dental reports of personal injury cases consists of the following:

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⁃Extracting the wrong tooth
⁃Jaw fracture after 3rd molar removal
⁃Causing harm to healthy teeth
⁃Collateral damage to the gums, jaw, tongue etc.
⁃Wrong denture design
⁃Incorrect orthodontic treatment

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is the administration and control ofevidencesrelated and to prove circumstances of the event.
High-risk items such as jewelry, guns and cash, can be incorporated into the evidence software with photographs.

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Evidence management

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may also include : tool / weapons, lip and bite marks, artist’s sketch, photographs, radiographs, physical and mental evaluations, DNA and other lab tests and finally dental evidences- cast, restorations, etc. Only the relevant items will be marked and organized as evidence to be reviewed and evaluated.

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Trial exhibits

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Evidence Management protocol:

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1 recognition (detection)
2 acquisition (collection)
3 documentation /description (recording)
4 custody & preservation
5 analysis & interpretation

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Types of evidence

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  1. Tools
  2. Footwear
  3. Tire treads
  4. Fabric/clothing
  5. Lips
  6. Teeth
28
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  • pattern produced by human or animal dentitions and associated structures in any substance capable of being marked by these means. (Clark 1992)

⁃can be found anywhere on a body, particularly on soft, fleshytissuesuch as thestomachorbuttocks

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bitemark

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covers topics like lip prints, bitemarks and tool marks in the identification of the victim or the suspect.

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Forensic Odontology

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types of bite marks:

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Haemorrhage’

‘Abrasion’

‘Contusion’

‘Laceration’

‘Incision’

‘Avulsion’

‘Artefact’

30
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a small bleeding spot

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Haemorrhage’

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undamagingmarkon the skin,

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‘Abrasion’

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ruptured blood vessels, bruise,

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‘Contusion’

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near puncture of skin,

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‘Laceration’

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neat punctured or torn skin,

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‘Incision’

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bitten- off a piece of body

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‘Artefact’

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removal of skin,

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‘Avulsion’

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Characteristics of Bitemarks:

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Gross characteristics

Class characteristics

Individual characteristics

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are those that identify the general origin of the object.

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Gross characteristics

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is a feature, characteristic, or pattern that distinguishes a bite mark fromother patterned injuries.

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Class characteristics

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are deviations from the standard class characteristics.

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Individual characteristics

40
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produce spherical or point-shaped marks.

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Pre-molars

41
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then investigators rely on an adjuvant technique such as-as supportive evidence.

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Cheiloscopy

42
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The wrinkles and grooves on the labial mucosa

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sulci labiorum

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form a characteristic pattern

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lip prints

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straight grooves that disappeare halfway

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TYPE II

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CLASSIFICATION OF THE LIPS

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TYPE I
TYPE II
TYPE III
TYPE IV
Type v

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clear-cut live or groove running vertically across the lip

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TYPE I

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Grooves that fork in their course or a branched groove

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TYPE III

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intersected groove

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TYPE IV

48
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grooves that do note all into any of the above categories and cannot be differentiated morphologically.

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Type V

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