Slander is a verbal defamation. Libel is also a verbal defamation.

Direct supervision, when defined, requires that the dentist remain in the treatment room while the hygienist is performing procedures. 

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association Code of Ethics as defined…

Match the following terms to the most appropriate definition.

FOLLOW UP A preponderance of evidence requires that the jury or judge must be at least fifty-one percent certain of guilt or innocence. 

A dental hygienist finds an area on the lateral border of the tongue that is suspicious for oral cancer. The hygienist tells the patient about it and suggests a treatment which she is not qualified to perform and which could potentially cause harm to the patient. This violates which ethical principle?

Expressed consent must have both oral and written documentation to confirm that it is legal consent.

Which of the following terms is applied to providing a level of care that a reasonably prudent practitioner would exercise practicing under the rules and regulations of the state practice act?

The legal requirement of being a dental hygienist defines…

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…