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ADA-american dental association   national professional organization for dentists  
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Assault   threath of touching a person without consent  
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battery   according to the law, the actual touching of another individual without consent  
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breach of contract   breaking of a contract  
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calcification   the process of depositing calcium salts and other materials in the formed tooth  
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CDA certified dental assisitant   a dental assistant who has obtained national certification through DANB  
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civil law   law related to actions and circumstance btween individuals  
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common law   standards and rules based upon previously determined cases in which everyone is now responsible to follow  
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communication   exchange of information and ideas  
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contract   a binding agreement between 2 or more persons  
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contract law   law that covers contracts to bind 2 or more parties  
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covered entity   direct provider of health care services and supplies  
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criminal law   law related to wrongs committed against the welfare and the saftey of society as a whole  
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culture   the shared benefits and values of a group  
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CDT-current dental terminology   the collaboration of dental vendors payers providers clearinghouses and the government for a standard code set  
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defendant   the individual a charge is brought against  
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DANB-dental assisting national board   independent organization that adminsters the credentialing examination for dental assistants  
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dental practice act   state regulations that describe legal restrictions and controls on the dentist, hygenist, and other dental assistants  
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dr. greene v. black   grand old man of dentistry  
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ethics   morally right or wrong  
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ethnicity   a group that shares cultural characteristics  
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expanded functions   skills and functions beyond those normally associated with dental assisting that require increased skill and responsibility, delegated by dentists according to the dental practive acts in there states  
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fraud   a deliberate deception that is practiced to secure unfair or unlawful gain  
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good samaritan law   protection for people who provide medical assistance to those in emergency situations who are not seeking payment for it, those providing the assistance are given immunity  
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HIPAA   was enacted to establish safegiards for health care transactions transmitted electronically  
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informed consent   agreement by the patient to the procedure that is about to e erfored after being told of the procedure, risks involved, expected outcomes, and alternative treatments, patients acknowledge their understand and acceptance by signing  
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law   the set of rules established and enforced by local, state, and federal government  
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libel   false and malicious written comments  
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negligence   the failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise in similar circumstances  
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reciprocity   one who has passed the medical/dental requirements for one state that applies for the same "rights" in another state, without taking abother written or clinical exam  
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statues   laws enacted by state  
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subpoena   court order mandating and individual to appear at a particular time and date with a specific reason to teisify  
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