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The dentist’s treatment plan for all adolescents with areas of cervical decalcification is to place a restoration on those areas. He indicates that ” those areas are probably going to be caries someday anyway, might as well be proactive.” This is a descriptive definition of…

Treating others fairly and living by the “golden rule” is known as…

The function and operations of the business of dentistry is defined as…

Reciprocity is when a state grants a license, usually without further testing (case-by-case basis), to an individual who is already licensed in another state.

FOLLOW UP The phrase admitting self-incrimination is…

Threatening to harm an individual defines…

The parent of your ten-year old patient specifically requested no radiographs. In a hurry to get on with this appointment (you are running fifteen minutes late), you inadvertently take the radiographs. This is a violation of a…

An act of omission is a form of malpractice in which the practitioner commits an act that causes harm or injury to the patient. An act of commission is a form of malpractice in which the practitioner fails to act properly to prevent harm. 

FOLLOW UP Compensatory damages are damages which are added when gross carelessness or negligence causes injury. 

The act of breaking an agreement, promise, or legal duty by failing to perform a promised or required act defines…