El Maestro - Patient Management*| 260
QUESTIONS| COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Tell patient that he needs to take of amalgam fillings bc they are not good for his
health (hazardous). This is NOT practicing what ethical principal? Correct Answer:
Veracity
Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
Veracity = truthfulness
Pt presents with amalgam restorations in good shape and the dentist suggest to
change them for composites due to systemic toxicity of the amalgam. What ethic
principle is the dentist is violating? Correct Answer: Veracity
Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
Veracity = truthfulness
What ethical principle has to do with a patient's self-governance & privacy?
Correct Answer: Autonomy
Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
Veracity = truthfulness
Dentist needs to keep up to date with new technology and learn and practice new
procedures. What ethic? Correct Answer: Non-maleficence
Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
,Veracity = truthfulness
Dentist keeps on current dental medicine to provide current standard of care. What
part of the ethical code does this relate to? Correct Answer: Non-maleficence
Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
Veracity = truthfulness
Dentist refers a difficult case to a specialist, what ethic principle is this? Correct
Answer: Non maleficence
Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
Veracity = truthfulness
Informed consent is what ethical principal? Correct Answer: Autonomy
Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
Veracity = truthfulness
T/F: Informed consent - figure out if patient is able to understand and sign Correct
Answer: True
Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
Veracity = truthfulness
Dentist lets the patient sign informed consent. What ethical principal? Correct
Answer: Autonomy
,Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
Veracity = truthfulness
What you do first before getting informed consent?
a. make sure patient can sign or has guardian,
c. consult physician,
c. discuss options with relatives, etc Correct Answer: a. make sure patient can sign
or has guardian,
82 y/o pt comes w/ younger person who hands the dentist paper saying the pt has a
legal guardian. Now what? Correct Answer: You must have consent of this
guardian before treating the 82 y/o pt.
90-year-old patient comes in with son, who has a document mentioning the
guardian of the patient. Now what? Correct Answer: You must have consent from
them to treat the patient
The 16 yr. old can take the decisions for the elder pts if:
a. If the elders are deaf and dumb,
b. if the boy makes the payment,
c. if the elders are over 60yrs,
d. if the kid has the power of an attorney Correct Answer: d. if the kid has the
power of an attorney
T/F: Consent - do not need to discuss the witness signature Correct Answer: T
When should patient sign informed consent forms for surgery? Correct Answer:
AFTER there has been a discussion w/ the dentist about the surgery
Inform consent most contain all EXCEPT: Correct Answer: Cost of Tx
If you don't obtain informed consent, what kind of offense is this? Correct Answer:
Battery
, Health care provider commits a battery if the provider performs a procedure for
which the patient has not given consent.
What happen when patient doesn't sign the consent? Correct Answer: Battery
Health care provider commits a battery if the provider performs a procedure for
which the patient has not given consent.
Emancipated minor: if the kid is under 18, know exceptions of how they become
emancipated minor Correct Answer: Emancipated minor assumes most adult
responsibilities before reaching the age of majority (usually 18). If she/he:
-Graduated from high school
-Married
-Pregnant
-Responsible for his or her own welfare and is living independently of parental
control and support
How is FACT witness is different from expert specialist?
- fact witness = individual, who has personal knowledge of events pertaining to the
case & can testify as to things they have
personally observed or witnessed. They may not offer opinions, which are the
province of the expert witness
- Expert witnesses offer opinions, unlike a fact witness, that may assist the judge in
understanding technical knowledge in order to support their ability to make a
sound ruling in a case. An expert witness can be a credentialed specialist in fields.
Correct Answer: yes
Indifferent behavior is which?
a. Apathy
b. Empathy
c. Sympathy Correct Answer: a. Apathy
Empathy = experience same feelings yourself
Sympathy = feelings you don't share but feel for
To walk in their shoes, share the emotional state they are feeling:
QUESTIONS| COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Tell patient that he needs to take of amalgam fillings bc they are not good for his
health (hazardous). This is NOT practicing what ethical principal? Correct Answer:
Veracity
Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
Veracity = truthfulness
Pt presents with amalgam restorations in good shape and the dentist suggest to
change them for composites due to systemic toxicity of the amalgam. What ethic
principle is the dentist is violating? Correct Answer: Veracity
Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
Veracity = truthfulness
What ethical principle has to do with a patient's self-governance & privacy?
Correct Answer: Autonomy
Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
Veracity = truthfulness
Dentist needs to keep up to date with new technology and learn and practice new
procedures. What ethic? Correct Answer: Non-maleficence
Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
,Veracity = truthfulness
Dentist keeps on current dental medicine to provide current standard of care. What
part of the ethical code does this relate to? Correct Answer: Non-maleficence
Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
Veracity = truthfulness
Dentist refers a difficult case to a specialist, what ethic principle is this? Correct
Answer: Non maleficence
Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
Veracity = truthfulness
Informed consent is what ethical principal? Correct Answer: Autonomy
Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
Veracity = truthfulness
T/F: Informed consent - figure out if patient is able to understand and sign Correct
Answer: True
Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
Veracity = truthfulness
Dentist lets the patient sign informed consent. What ethical principal? Correct
Answer: Autonomy
,Autonomy = self governance (informed consent)
Nonmaleficence = do no harm
Beneficence = do good
Justice = fairness to all (no slander)
Veracity = truthfulness
What you do first before getting informed consent?
a. make sure patient can sign or has guardian,
c. consult physician,
c. discuss options with relatives, etc Correct Answer: a. make sure patient can sign
or has guardian,
82 y/o pt comes w/ younger person who hands the dentist paper saying the pt has a
legal guardian. Now what? Correct Answer: You must have consent of this
guardian before treating the 82 y/o pt.
90-year-old patient comes in with son, who has a document mentioning the
guardian of the patient. Now what? Correct Answer: You must have consent from
them to treat the patient
The 16 yr. old can take the decisions for the elder pts if:
a. If the elders are deaf and dumb,
b. if the boy makes the payment,
c. if the elders are over 60yrs,
d. if the kid has the power of an attorney Correct Answer: d. if the kid has the
power of an attorney
T/F: Consent - do not need to discuss the witness signature Correct Answer: T
When should patient sign informed consent forms for surgery? Correct Answer:
AFTER there has been a discussion w/ the dentist about the surgery
Inform consent most contain all EXCEPT: Correct Answer: Cost of Tx
If you don't obtain informed consent, what kind of offense is this? Correct Answer:
Battery
, Health care provider commits a battery if the provider performs a procedure for
which the patient has not given consent.
What happen when patient doesn't sign the consent? Correct Answer: Battery
Health care provider commits a battery if the provider performs a procedure for
which the patient has not given consent.
Emancipated minor: if the kid is under 18, know exceptions of how they become
emancipated minor Correct Answer: Emancipated minor assumes most adult
responsibilities before reaching the age of majority (usually 18). If she/he:
-Graduated from high school
-Married
-Pregnant
-Responsible for his or her own welfare and is living independently of parental
control and support
How is FACT witness is different from expert specialist?
- fact witness = individual, who has personal knowledge of events pertaining to the
case & can testify as to things they have
personally observed or witnessed. They may not offer opinions, which are the
province of the expert witness
- Expert witnesses offer opinions, unlike a fact witness, that may assist the judge in
understanding technical knowledge in order to support their ability to make a
sound ruling in a case. An expert witness can be a credentialed specialist in fields.
Correct Answer: yes
Indifferent behavior is which?
a. Apathy
b. Empathy
c. Sympathy Correct Answer: a. Apathy
Empathy = experience same feelings yourself
Sympathy = feelings you don't share but feel for
To walk in their shoes, share the emotional state they are feeling:
