Orientation to Dentistry Chapters 1-5 Flashcards
CADA
College of Alberta Dental Assistants
ADA&C
Alberta Dental Association and College
CDAC
Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada
CDAA
Canadian Dental Assisting Association (Largest National)
NDAEB
National Dental Assisting Examination Board
HPA
Health Professions Act
DDS
Doctor of Dental Surgery
DDM
Doctor of Dental Medicine
DMD
Doctor of Medical Dentistry
RDA
Registered Dental Assistant
RDH
Registered Dental Hygienist
CDA
The Canadian Dental Association
Autonomy
Self determination, acting independently
Non Maleficence
Of no harm to the patient
Beneficence
Of benefit to the patient
Veracity
To tell the Truth
Types of criminal law
felony, misdemeanour, infraction
criminal law definition
violations against the state or government
Types of civil (statutory) law
Contract law, tort law, administrative law
Civil (statutory) law definition
violations against an individual, corporation, organization
Respondeat Superior
Legal doctrine that holds the employer liable for acts of employees
act of omission
Failure to preform an act that a reasonable professional would preform (Omit=Did not)
Act of Commission
Preforming an act that a reasonable professional would not preform, (Commit=Did it)(commit the crime)
Indirect/general supervision
assistant preforms tasks to dentists instruction but he is not physical there