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Orientation to Dentistry Chapters 1-5 Flashcards

1
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CADA

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College of Alberta Dental Assistants

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ADA&C

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Alberta Dental Association and College

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CDAC

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Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada

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4
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CDAA

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Canadian Dental Assisting Association (Largest National)

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5
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NDAEB

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National Dental Assisting Examination Board

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HPA

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Health Professions Act

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DDS

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Doctor of Dental Surgery

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DDM

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Doctor of Dental Medicine

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DMD

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Doctor of Medical Dentistry

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RDA

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Registered Dental Assistant

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RDH

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Registered Dental Hygienist

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12
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CDA

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The Canadian Dental Association

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Autonomy

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Self determination, acting independently

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14
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Non Maleficence

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Of no harm to the patient

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Beneficence

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Of benefit to the patient

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16
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Veracity

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To tell the Truth

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17
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Types of criminal law

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felony, misdemeanour, infraction

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criminal law definition

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violations against the state or government

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Types of civil (statutory) law

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Contract law, tort law, administrative law

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Civil (statutory) law definition

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violations against an individual, corporation, organization

21
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Respondeat Superior

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Legal doctrine that holds the employer liable for acts of employees

22
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act of omission

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Failure to preform an act that a reasonable professional would preform (Omit=Did not)

23
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Act of Commission

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Preforming an act that a reasonable professional would not preform, (Commit=Did it)(commit the crime)

24
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Indirect/general supervision

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assistant preforms tasks to dentists instruction but he is not physical there

25
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Direct supervision

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Dentist is physically present during procedure

26
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malpractice

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professional negligence

27
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Res Gestae

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statements made during an alleged negligent act

28
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abandonment

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removal of a patient from current treatment, with no notice or cause

29
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implied consent

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patients actions indicate consent for treatment

30
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informed consent

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patient consents after knowing the details

31
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written consent

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consent requiring written documentation of findings, treatment, and expectations

32
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types of consent

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implied, written, and informed

33
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contributory negligence

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when a patients actions or lack of action negatively impacts treatment

34
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who is the “Father of Medicine”

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Hippocrates

35
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Who is the “Father of modern surgery”

A

Ambroise Pare

36
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the Hippocratic oath promises too…

A

Act ethically

37
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which artist first distinguished premolars and molars

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Leonardo da vinci

38
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Who is the grand old man of dentistry

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G. V. Black

39
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Horace wells first used what?

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nitrous oxide

40
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1st edition modern dental assisting was published when

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1973

41
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Dental ____ are not part of the team

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supply / sales reps

42
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HIPAA

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Health insurance portability and accountability act

43
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Voluntary standards are__

A

Codes of ethics

44
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Which law has regulations established by government agencies

A

Admin Law

45
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what are the two types of statutory law

A

Civil and Criminal

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