RDA Ethics
After initial employment, staff training regarding patient rights is to occur _______.
Annually
The laws that govern dentistry are _________.
Dental Jurisprudence
Reasonable & prudent care that any dental professional would do in the same circumstances is defined as _______.
Due care or standard care
A written or verbal contract is a(n) _________.
Expressed contract
A(n) ______ contract is implemented by actions, not words.
Implied
As far as the statue of limitations is concerned, most dentists keep their records _______.
Indefinitely
When the patient is informed about the procedure in words that can be easily understood.
Informed consent
The failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise in similar circumstances is ________.
Negligence
The person who brings charges against another person in a legal action is called the ________.
Plantiff
Individuals who have passed the requirements for one state and are allowed to perform their dental skills in other states without taking written or clinical examinations are examples of _________.
Reciprocity
The principle of _______ translates to mean "part of the action."
Res gestae
_________ is the rule of ability to control access & protect patient information.
Security
The job of examining applicants for dental licenses is done by _________.
State Board of Dental Examiners or Dental Quality of Assurance Board
The HIPAA training for each employee must include what information?
-Coding on electric claim submissions -Privacy & security -Procedures & processes to be used within the office
Which of the following are ways for the dental assistant to strive to stay within the law?
-Handle pt. in professional manner -Preserve confidentiality -Maintain legible & accurate records
When a privacy officer is identified, the officer's role is to include what?
-Information to pt. about privacy -Information on how the pt. personal info may be used -Written patient information
Charts in the dental office must be _______.
Written in ink
Dental offices may identify in the office HIPAA manual that the office policy for transferring records is ______ years of information.
5 years
Which organization has identified a code of ethics specific to dental assistant?
American Dental Assistant Association (ADAA)
The _______ organization has prepared a HIPAA privacy kit that has policies & procedures for dental offices.
American Dental Association (ADA)