NBDHE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2026

NBDHE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
D.H.ACodeAofAEthicsA-
AAnswerAToAachieveAhighAlevelsAofAethicalAconsciousness,AdecisionAmaking,AandApracticeAbyAme
mbersAofAaAprofession


CoreAValuesA-
AAnswerAVeracity,AAutonomy,ABeneficence,AJustinc,ANonmaleficence,AConfidentiality,ASocietalATrust


VeracityA-AAnswerAtellingAtheAtruth


AutonomyA-
AAnswerADealsAwithAtheApatient.APatientsAhaveAtheArightAtoAinformedAconsent.A(SELFADETERMIN
ATION)


BeneficenceA-AAnswerAIncludesApromotingAtheAw2ell-
beingAofAindividualsAandAtheApublicA(DOAGOOD)


JustinceA-AAnswerAprovidesAeveryoneAaccessAtoAhigh-
quality,AaffordableAOralAhealthcare;AdemonstratingAimpartialityA(FAIRNESS)


NonmaleficenceA-
AAnswerADealsAwithAtheApractitioner.AProvidingAservicesAthatAprotectAallApatientsAfromAharm.A(
DOANOAHARM)


ConfidentialityA-AAnswerApatientAinformationAandArelationships


SocietalATrustA-AAnswerAValueApatientAtrust.AbasedAonAourAactionsAandAbehaviors


CivilAOffenseA-
AAnswerAlawsuitsAwhereAmostAdentalAcasesAinvolved.ATheAwrongfulAoffenseAagainstAaApersonA
whereAsatisfactionAisAsoughtA($).


TypesAofACivilAlawAContractsA-AAnswerAImplied,AExpress,ABetweenAPractitionerAandAtheAPatient


ImpliedAcontractA-AAnswerAanAagreementAmadeAthroughAinferenceAbyAsigns,AinactionAorAsilence

,ExpressAcontractA-AAnswerAoralAorAwrittenAagreement


ContractAbetweenApractitionerAandApatientA-AAnswerATerminationA&AAbandonment


TerminatingApatientsA-AAnswerAnon-complianceAandAfailureAtoApayA(PRACTITIONER)


AbandonmentA-AAnswerAdismissalAofApatientAwithoutAampleAandAproperAnoticeA(PATIENT)


CivilALawATortsA-AAnswerAIntentionalAtortsA&AunintentionalAtorts


IntentionalAtortsA-
AAnswerAAssault,ABattery,ADeceitAandAmisrepresentation,ADefamation,AInvasionAofAproperty


AssaultA-AAnswerAThreateningAbodilyAharm


BatteryA-
AAnswerACausingAbodilyAharm.AperformingAprocedureAwithoutApermissionAfallsAintoAthisAcategor
y


DefamationA-AAnswerAdamagingAaAperson'sAreputation.AincludesAlibelA&Aslander


LibelA-AAnswerAwrittenAdefamationA(L=Library)


SlanderA-AAnswerAVerbalAdefamationA(S=Spoken)


InvasionAofApropertyA-AAnswerAPatient'sAbodyAisAtheAproperty


UnintentionalAtortsA-AAnswerANegligence,AStandardAofACareAandADuty


NegligenceA-
AAnswerAfailureAtoAdoAwhatAaAreasonableApersonAwouldAdo.Aie)Ainst.AbreaksAandAyouAdon'tAt
ellAtheApatient


O.S.H.A.A-AAnswerAOccupationalASafetyAandAHealthAAdministration

,OSHAA-
AAnswerAResponsibleAforAdevelopingAuniversal/standardAprecautionAprotocolsAforAemployeesAtoAp
reventAthemAfromAcontractingAdiseaseAthroughAbloodAand/orAotherAbodyAfluids.AProtectsAtheAem
ployeeA(worker)


H.I.P.A.A.A-AAnswerAHealthAInsuranceAPortabilityAandAAccountabilityAAct


HIPAAA-
AAnswerAmaintainsApatientAconfidentialilty.AshouldAbeAsignedAonceAunlessAchangesAareAmadeAor
AtheAgovt.AmakesAchangesAtoAHIPAAApolicy.AOfficeAgivesAcopyAofAHIPAAAtoApt.AeveryA3Ayears


C.D.C.A-AAnswerACenterAforAdiseaseAcontrol


CDCA-
AAnswerAlocatedAinAAtlanta,AGa.AprovidesAguidelinesAforAdiseaseApreventionAandAdiseaseAtrans
mission


C.O.B.R.A.A-AAnswerAConsolidatedAOmnibusABudgetAReconciliationAAct


COBRAA-
AAnswerAkeepAgroupAhealthAinsuranceAforA18Amo.AappliesAifApersonAhasAreducedAworkAhours,
Aquits,AorAlosesAjob.AprovidesAcoverageAforAspouseA&AdependentAchildren.


InformedAConsentA-
AAnswerApresentedAinAunderstandableAlanguage,AnatureAandAneedsAofAprocedure,Abenefits/risks
AofAprocedure,Aprognosis,AaltAtoAprocedure,ApatientAisAallowedAtoAaskAquestions


StatueAofAlimitationsA-
AAnswerAtimeAframeAwithinAwhichAlegalAactionAmayAbeAtakenA.AVariesAfromAstateAtoAstateAa
ndAtypeAofAlawsuit.ANoAspecificAamountAofAyears.


DentalArecordsA-AAnswerAdocumentationAofAcompleteAdata


OwnershipAofAdentalArecordsA-
AAnswerAdentistAownsAtheApaperAonAwhichArecordsAareAprinted.APatientAownsAtheAinformation.
AItAisAOKAforAdentistAtoAchargeAaAreasonableAfeeAtoAtransferArecordsAevenAifAthereAisAaAbal
anceAdueAonAtheAaccount.

, CranialANerveAIA-AAnswerAOlfactory


CranialANerveAIIA-AAnswerAOptic


CranialANerveAIIIA-AAnswerAOculomotor


CranialANerveAIVA-AAnswerATrochlear


CranialANerveAVA-AAnswerATrigeminal


CranialANerveAVIA-AAnswerAAbducans


CranialANerveAVIIA-AAnswerAFacial


CranialANerveAVIIIA-AAnswerAVestibulocochlearA(auditory)


CranialANerveAIXA-AAnswerAGlossopharengeal


CranialANerveAXA-AAnswerAVagus


CranialANerveAXIA-AAnswerASpinalAaccessory


CranialANerveAXIIA-AAnswerAHypoglossal


MnemonicAforAtypeAofAnervesAforAtheA12AcranialAnervesAS=sensoryAM=memoryAB=bothA-
AAnswerASomeASayAMarryAMoneyAButAMyABrotherASaysABigABoobsAMarryAMoney!!!


GrainsA&AgramAconversionA-AAnswerA15AgrainsA=1Agram


StepsAinAtheALearningALeaderA-AAnswerAUnawareness,AAwareness,ASelf-
Interest,AInvolvement,AAction,AHabit