The nationally recognized credential of the dental assistant who has passed the DANB certification examination and keeps current on practice through continuing education.
Certified Dental Assistant (CDA)
Voluntary standards of behavior established by a profession.
Code of Ethics
Oral healthcare professional trained to provide supportive procedures to the dentist and to patients.
Dental Assistant
Licensed oral healthcare professional who provides preventive, therapeutic, and educational service.
Dental Hygienist
Oral healthcare provider licensed to practice dentistry.
Dentist
Level of supervision in which the dentist is physically present when the dental auxiliary performs delegated functions.
Direct Supervision
Just, proper, and sufficient care, or the absence of negligence.
Due Care
Moral standards of conduct; rules or principles that govern proper conduct.
Ethics
Specific intraoral functions delegated to an auxiliary that require increased skill and training.
Expanded Functions
Level of supervision in which the dental auxiliary performs delegated functions according to the instructions of the dentist, who is not necessarily physically present.
General Supervision
The health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 specifies federal regulations that ensure privacy regarding a patient's healthcare information.
HIPAA
Type of consent in which the patient's action indicates consent for treatment.
Implied Consent
Permission granted by a patient after he or she is informed about the details of a procedure.
Informed Consent
Professional Negligence.
Malpractice
Dental specialty involved with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the supporting tissues.
Periodontics
Dental specialty that provides restoration and replacement of natural teeth.
Prosthodontics
System that allows individuals in one state to obtain a license in another state without retesting.