11. Legal and Ethical Responsibilities. Objectives. Define the key words. Discuss the federal and state regulations concerning the use of dental x-ray equipment. Describe licensure requirements for exposing dental radiographs. Objectives. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Essentials of Dental Radiographyfor Dental Assistants and Hygienists
Essentials of Dental Radiography for Dental Assistants and Hygienists, Ninth EditionEvelyn M. Thomson • Orlen N. Johnson
Legal Aspects
• To make a decision regarding informed consent, the patient must be informed of the following:– The purpose of taking radiographs– The benefits the radiographs will supply– The possible risks of radiation exposure– The possible risks of refusing the radiographs– The person who will perform the procedure
Essentials of Dental Radiography for Dental Assistants and Hygienists, Ninth EditionEvelyn M. Thomson • Orlen N. Johnson
Ethics
• Ethics is defined as a sense of moral obligation regarding right and wrong behavior.
• Professional ethics define a standard to which all members of the profession are obligated to conform. These professional rules of conduct are called a profession’s Code of Ethics.
Essentials of Dental Radiography for Dental Assistants and Hygienists, Ninth EditionEvelyn M. Thomson • Orlen N. Johnson
Reflect: Case Study
• Consider the following scenario. • You have been working in a practice for
over a year and have developed a friendship with another dental assistant. You often socialize together outside of work, and your children play together.
Essentials of Dental Radiography for Dental Assistants and Hygienists, Ninth EditionEvelyn M. Thomson • Orlen N. Johnson
Reflect: Case Study
• One evening during dinner, your dental assistant friend tells you that even though she has been exposing dental radiographs on patients since she was hired by the practice over two years ago, she does not have the state-required radiation safety certification.
Essentials of Dental Radiography for Dental Assistants and Hygienists, Ninth EditionEvelyn M. Thomson • Orlen N. Johnson
Reflect: Case Study
• She tells you that the dentist never asked to see her certificate during the job interview. She wasn’t planning to “break the law” but the first day on the job, the dentist explained to a patient that she would be taking the full mouth series, and “not to worry, because she was a competent clinician.”
Essentials of Dental Radiography for Dental Assistants and Hygienists, Ninth EditionEvelyn M. Thomson • Orlen N. Johnson
Reflect: Case Study
• Your friend explains to you that it would have been embarrassing to tell the dentist at that point that she was not certified, so she exposed the films. After that, she thought about taking a course to prepare for the state examination, but didn’t want to get “caught” taking the exam after she had already been placing and exposing radiographs all this time. She hopes you will keep her confidence, since you are friends.