PSI CA DENTAL LAW AND ETHICS ACTUAL EXAM

PSI CA DENTAL LAW AND ETHICS (ACTUAL EXAM

QUESTION AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

Your son is not an employee at your practice but is frequently there after soon because your spouse is working at her office.To entertain your son, you allow him to use your credentials to sign into your desktop computer and play video games. - ---- Answers----Your son should have his own user name and login credentials that prevent him from having administrative privileges on your network while also logging his behavior

While you are out of the office your hygienist is performing a prophy. During the prophy, a temporary crown you fabricated was dislodged from 19. - ----Answers----Your RDH should call you to inform you of the situation, you can then advise the RDAEF on site to recement the temporary crown

Ashley is 17 years old and presents to your dental office for a limited exam with her mother. Ashley's mother is away from the operatory when Ashely reports that she is HIV positive.When asked if her mother knew of Ashley's condition, the patient replies "no, and I do not want to tell her". You should. - ----Answers----Document Ashley's HIV status in her health history. Do not inform the mother

While extracting number 12 a small fragment of the buccal root fractures in the apical 1/3. You estimate that the root tip is less 1 / 4

than 3 mm in length and attempt to retreive it. Your attempts to retreave the root tip are not successful. You expect the remaining root tip to be inconsequential. - ----Answers---- You should inform the patient of the complication and your exceptions with regarding to the presence of a root tip

A minor patient presents to your office as an emergency accompanied by his basketball coach. During practice the patient was hit by another player. The trauma resulted in an enamel-dentin fracture without pulpal invovlement. You are unable to contact the patient's parents. The coach has stored the tooth fragment in a container of milk. - ----Answers---- Assuming the tooth fragment can be re-approximated to the fracture, you should bond the fragment in place with resin

You have agreed to be an associate at an office where you are the only dentist. The office uses paper charts and film x-rays.How should you identify yourself in the dental chart? - ---- Answers----Write your license number (ID) and initials at the end of each clinical note

Your office is entirely paperless. How should you backup your patients' records? - ----Answers----Encrypted off-site backup

Today, an associate has given her 30 day notice to leave a practice for a new job. The practice owner tells her that her services will not be needed after today and he will handle her schedule while he finds a new associate. - ----Answers---- The associate should provide the owner with any pertinent 2 / 4

information to ensure the continuity of patient care, but has not other obligation to the practice's patients

A dentist offers all non-insured patients 30% off the usual and customary fee schedule he submits to insurance. This results in fees to non-insured patients are are often lower than what insured patients are billed. - ----Answers----This dentist in committing insurance fraud by overbilling insurance

Your daughter is at your office after school while you're working. Since she has homework to do, you give her access to your computer in your office where she browses the internet. - ----Answers----Determine what websites were accessed and if patient data was compromised before taking any further action

In April, you wrote prescription for a 5 day supply of hydrocodone for a patient who needed number 28 extracted. In June, the patient returns to your office reporting pain at number 28 due to a chronic apical abscess. You decide to write a prescription for Amoxicillin and a 2 day supply of hydrocodone to offer relief until he sees the oral surgeon you

referred him to. In this case: - ----Answers----You need to

check CURES within 24 hours before writing the Rx

Paul is 16 years old and had his wisdom teeth extracted 4 weeks ago. Paul and his mom keep returning to your office for post-op checks because Paul has developed a severe case of dry socket. You suspect that Paul is smoking heavily and ask him about his habit. Paul reluctantly admits he smokes at least 3 / 4

• cigarettes a day after school with a few friends. - ----

Answers----Discuss with Paul why smoking cessation is important for the resolution of his condition

While preparing a tooth for a crown, you determine that crown lengthening is indicated. During your initial exam, you had not discussed the possibility of crown lengthening with the patient, what should you do - ----Answers----You should stop and discuss your findings with the patient and determine how the patient would like to proceed

A patient presents to your office on Monday with irreversible pulpitis. You initiate endodontic therapy and place calcium hydroxide. You schedule the patient to return in two weeks to obturate the canals. The patient has started a new job and his dental insurance policy begins on Friday. - ----Answers---- You should bill the insurance for the root canal when it is completed but include the start date of treatment to note that it was in progress before the policy was in place

You had to leave the office early due to a family emergency.Your hygienist had 2 patients left on the schedule and the last patient requires scaling and root planing. - ----Answers---- None of the above

Your patient has relocated out of state and has requested that you send his records to his new dentist. Before sending the records to the new office, what should you do? - ----Answers- ---Obtain a written release of records from the patient and

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