FULL DENTAL HYGIENE BOARD
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,What is Beneficence? Promoting the well being of individuals and the public (do good)
Ex- doing dental screenings
What is Nonmaleficence? 1. Deals with the PRACTIONER (Do No Harm)
2. Provides everyone that protect all patients from harm
Ex- providing protective eyewear to the patient
What are the legal issues in the D.H code of ethics? 1. Civil Offenses (lawsuits)
2. Civil Law- Contracts
3. Civil Law- Torts
What is a Civil offense? 1. Wrongful offense against a PERSON
2. Satisfaction is sought (usually money)
What are the most common dental cases that lawsuits 1. Dental Injections
arise? 2. Adverse drug reactions
3. Failure to diagnose
What is the best way to avoid lawsuits? 1. Documentation
2. Charting
3. Communication
What are some Civil law contracts? 1. Implied
2. Expressed
(Involves PRACTITIONER and PATIENT)
What is an Implied contract? an agreement made through inference by sign, inaction, or silence
What is an Expressed contract? Oral or written agreement
When can you terminate a patient? Non-compliant and failure to pay (practitioner)
What is abandonment? Dismissal of patient without ample and proper notice (patient)
What are the two Civil law torts? 1. Intentional tort
2. Unintentional tort
What are the intentional torts? 1. Assault
2. Battery
3. Deceit and misrepresentation
4. Defamation
5. Invasion of property (patients BODY is the property)
,What is assault? 1. Threatening bodily harm
Ex- (A person raising his hand to threaten to hit someone but doesn't actually do
it)
What is battery? 1. Causing bodily harm
Ex- (Placing sealants on a child's teeth without parental consent or taking
radiographs without permission)
What is Defamation and what are the two ways of this? 1. Damaging a persons reputation
2. Libel- WRITTEN defamation (L=Library)
3. Slander- Verbal defamation (S=SPOKEN)
What are the Unintentional torts, what does it include and 1. Negligence
what is an example? 2. Includes= Standard of Care and Duty
3. Ex- ( Breaking an instrument tip in the periodontal pocket and not telling the
patient.
What are some of the Regulatory Compliances 1. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
(agency's)? 2. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
3. Center for Disease Control (CDC)
4. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1. Responsible for developing universal/standard precautions protocols for
(OSHA)? EMPLOYEES to prevent them from contracting disease through blood and/or
other body fluids
a) Protects the EMPLOYEE (worker)
b) Pertains to clinics and facilities
c) Includes Blood-Born Pathogens and MSDS
What is Human Insurance Portability and Accountability 1. Maintain patient confidentiality
Act (HIPPA)? 2. All health care entitles that ELECTRONICALLY process, store, transmits or
receives medical
How often does the HIPPA form need to be signed? ONE TIME... UNLESS... Changes are made (patient wishes to add or remove and
individual for previous form) or the government makes changes to the HIPPA form
How often does an office have to provide a copy of the every 3 years
HIPPA policy?
What is the Center for Disease Control (CDC)? 1. Recommends infection control protocol and conducts research to determine
how diseases are transmitted.
2. Provides guidelines for disease prevention and disease transmission
, Where is the Center of Disease Control (CDC) located? Atlanta GA
What is Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 1. Gives individuals the right to keep the group health insurance benefit for 18
(COBRA)? months after they leave the practice.
What is the qualities of an informed consent? 1. Presented in understandable languages
2. Nature and need of procedure
3. Benefits/risks of procedure
4. Prognosis
5. Alternatives to procedure
6. Patient is allowed to ask questions
Statute of limitations A time frame, which begins when injury occurs, within which a lawsuit must be filed
(NO time limit)
Is it okay for a dentist to charge a reasonable fee to Yes, dentist owns records even though patient "owns" the medical information
transfer records, even if a balance is due?
Dentist "owns paper on which records are printed, Both Statements are true!
patients "own" information. It is ok for the dentist to
charge a reasonable fee to transfer records, even if there
is a balance due on the account.
(True or False)
The purpose of a Professional Code of Ethics includes all b) to achieve high levels of integrity
of the following EXCEPT one. Which one is the
EXCEPTION?
a) to achieve high levels of practice
b) to achieve high levels of integrity
c) to achieve high levels of decision making
d) to achieve high levels of ethical consciousness
Which of the following examples of the Core Values in d) Non-maleficence
the Dental Hygiene Code of Ethics deals with the
practitioner?
a) Autonomy
b) Beneficence
c) Societal Trust
d) Non-maleficence
What Core Values states that patients have a right to Autonomy
privacy and freedom of choice?
REVIEW 2026 UPDATED PREP |
COMPLETE NBDHE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers| 100% Verified
Exam Prep and Comprehensive Rationales Included
,What is Beneficence? Promoting the well being of individuals and the public (do good)
Ex- doing dental screenings
What is Nonmaleficence? 1. Deals with the PRACTIONER (Do No Harm)
2. Provides everyone that protect all patients from harm
Ex- providing protective eyewear to the patient
What are the legal issues in the D.H code of ethics? 1. Civil Offenses (lawsuits)
2. Civil Law- Contracts
3. Civil Law- Torts
What is a Civil offense? 1. Wrongful offense against a PERSON
2. Satisfaction is sought (usually money)
What are the most common dental cases that lawsuits 1. Dental Injections
arise? 2. Adverse drug reactions
3. Failure to diagnose
What is the best way to avoid lawsuits? 1. Documentation
2. Charting
3. Communication
What are some Civil law contracts? 1. Implied
2. Expressed
(Involves PRACTITIONER and PATIENT)
What is an Implied contract? an agreement made through inference by sign, inaction, or silence
What is an Expressed contract? Oral or written agreement
When can you terminate a patient? Non-compliant and failure to pay (practitioner)
What is abandonment? Dismissal of patient without ample and proper notice (patient)
What are the two Civil law torts? 1. Intentional tort
2. Unintentional tort
What are the intentional torts? 1. Assault
2. Battery
3. Deceit and misrepresentation
4. Defamation
5. Invasion of property (patients BODY is the property)
,What is assault? 1. Threatening bodily harm
Ex- (A person raising his hand to threaten to hit someone but doesn't actually do
it)
What is battery? 1. Causing bodily harm
Ex- (Placing sealants on a child's teeth without parental consent or taking
radiographs without permission)
What is Defamation and what are the two ways of this? 1. Damaging a persons reputation
2. Libel- WRITTEN defamation (L=Library)
3. Slander- Verbal defamation (S=SPOKEN)
What are the Unintentional torts, what does it include and 1. Negligence
what is an example? 2. Includes= Standard of Care and Duty
3. Ex- ( Breaking an instrument tip in the periodontal pocket and not telling the
patient.
What are some of the Regulatory Compliances 1. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
(agency's)? 2. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
3. Center for Disease Control (CDC)
4. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1. Responsible for developing universal/standard precautions protocols for
(OSHA)? EMPLOYEES to prevent them from contracting disease through blood and/or
other body fluids
a) Protects the EMPLOYEE (worker)
b) Pertains to clinics and facilities
c) Includes Blood-Born Pathogens and MSDS
What is Human Insurance Portability and Accountability 1. Maintain patient confidentiality
Act (HIPPA)? 2. All health care entitles that ELECTRONICALLY process, store, transmits or
receives medical
How often does the HIPPA form need to be signed? ONE TIME... UNLESS... Changes are made (patient wishes to add or remove and
individual for previous form) or the government makes changes to the HIPPA form
How often does an office have to provide a copy of the every 3 years
HIPPA policy?
What is the Center for Disease Control (CDC)? 1. Recommends infection control protocol and conducts research to determine
how diseases are transmitted.
2. Provides guidelines for disease prevention and disease transmission
, Where is the Center of Disease Control (CDC) located? Atlanta GA
What is Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 1. Gives individuals the right to keep the group health insurance benefit for 18
(COBRA)? months after they leave the practice.
What is the qualities of an informed consent? 1. Presented in understandable languages
2. Nature and need of procedure
3. Benefits/risks of procedure
4. Prognosis
5. Alternatives to procedure
6. Patient is allowed to ask questions
Statute of limitations A time frame, which begins when injury occurs, within which a lawsuit must be filed
(NO time limit)
Is it okay for a dentist to charge a reasonable fee to Yes, dentist owns records even though patient "owns" the medical information
transfer records, even if a balance is due?
Dentist "owns paper on which records are printed, Both Statements are true!
patients "own" information. It is ok for the dentist to
charge a reasonable fee to transfer records, even if there
is a balance due on the account.
(True or False)
The purpose of a Professional Code of Ethics includes all b) to achieve high levels of integrity
of the following EXCEPT one. Which one is the
EXCEPTION?
a) to achieve high levels of practice
b) to achieve high levels of integrity
c) to achieve high levels of decision making
d) to achieve high levels of ethical consciousness
Which of the following examples of the Core Values in d) Non-maleficence
the Dental Hygiene Code of Ethics deals with the
practitioner?
a) Autonomy
b) Beneficence
c) Societal Trust
d) Non-maleficence
What Core Values states that patients have a right to Autonomy
privacy and freedom of choice?
