dental assistant chap 2 and 3

Communication that takes place without verbal communication

• Nonverbal communication

• dental practice act

• verbal communication

• ethics

using words and voice to communicate

• Nonverbal communication

• verbal communicstion

• due care

• geberal supervision

State regulations that describe legal restrictions and controls on the dentist, the hygienist, and other dental assistants

• direct supervision

• Dental practice act

• general supervision

• expressed contract

The dentist must be physically in the treatment facility to authorize this function and her, or she must be available within an immediate distance to respond to the patient needs and must evaluate the performance of the procedures.

• direct supervision

• due care

• negligence

• malpractice

the care that any reasonable and prudent dental care personnel would do in some circumstances.

• ethics

• due care

• expressed contract

• heath information

Although different from person to person ,ethics are what is morally right or wrong.

• general supervision

• implied consent

• negligence

• ethics

Skills and functions Beyond those normally associated with dental assisting that require increased skill and responsibility; delegated by dentists according to the Dental Practice Acts in their states.

• expressed contract

• expanded function

• general supervision

• direct supervision

A contract ,written or verbal ,that describes what each party in the contract will do.

• expanded function

• negligence

• expressed contract

• malpractice

The dentist is to diagnosis and authorize the work to be performed on the patient by the dental auxiliary.

• direct supervision

• general supervision

• ethics

• due caree

Information provided to a health care institution related to a specific person's care as well personal information .

• health information

• protected health information

• health insurance portability and accountability

• Implied consent