NE Dental Jurisprudence flashcards
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- Nebraska dental license
- Credential issued by the Board of Dentistry authorizing the practice of dentistry; practicing without a current license or beyond its scope is grounds for discipline.
- Dentist CE requirement
- Nebraska dentists must complete 30 hours of board-approved continuing education per two-year renewal cycle, including mandated topics, and retain documentation for audit.
- Informed consent elements
- Disclosure of diagnosis, proposed treatment, material risks, alternatives, and the right to refuse; consent must be obtained and documented before treatment.
- Patient record retention
- Dental records must be legible, dated, and retained per Nebraska statute; patients have a right to copies and records support continuity and legal defense.
- Mandatory reporting duty
- Dentists must report suspected child abuse or neglect and impaired or incompetent practitioners to the Board; failure to report is a violation.
- Unprofessional conduct examples
- Practicing while impaired, gross negligence, fee splitting, false advertising, and patient abandonment without notice or transfer of care constitute unprofessional conduct.
- Hygienist supervision levels
- Nebraska recognizes general and direct supervision; direct requires the dentist physically present, general requires prior authorization and dentist availability.
- Hygienist scope of practice
- Hygienists perform prophylaxis, scaling, root planing, periodontal assessment, and education; they may not diagnose, prescribe, or exceed statutory scope.
- Local anesthesia permit
- Hygienists may administer local anesthesia or nitrous oxide only after Board-approved training and permit, at the supervision level specified by rule.
- Hygienist CE obligation
- Hygienists must complete Board-required continuing education hours per renewal cycle, including mandated topics, and retain proof for audit.
- Hygienist delegation limits
- A hygienist may not delegate to an assistant any procedure the assistant is not authorized to perform, nor accept delegation beyond hygienist scope.
- Hygienist documentation
- Hygienists must record assessments, treatment provided, and patient instructions accurately and contemporaneously in the patient record.
- Resident practice authority
- Residents practice under residency program authority and attending supervision; a limited or temporary permit restricts practice to the training setting.
- Resident supervision requirement
- Faculty must be available at the level specified by the program; residents may not perform procedures beyond documented competence and delegated authority.
- Teaching-setting consent
- Residents must obtain and document informed consent disclosing that care is delivered in a teaching setting with faculty oversight and the right to refuse.
- Resident prescribing limits
- Residents may prescribe only within program authorization and with DEA registration; controlled substances require attending co-signature per program policy.
- Handoff documentation
- Transitions of care must include current diagnoses, pending results, and treatment plans to prevent abandonment and continuity-of-care failures.
- Faculty licensure requirement
- Faculty providing direct patient care or clinical supervision must hold a current Nebraska license; teaching-only roles may have different requirements.
- Faculty supervisory duty
- Faculty are responsible for the quality of care by trainees under their supervision and must verify competence before independent performance.
- Attending attestation
- Faculty must personally verify and document trainee-performed procedures when program or billing rules require attending sign-off.
- Evaluation integrity
- Faculty must provide honest, timely evaluations; falsifying competency assessments or signing off on unobserved work is unprofessional conduct.
- Faculty conflict disclosure
- Faculty must disclose financial or personal interests in products, laboratories, or vendors used in patient care and teaching.
- Locum tenens definition
- A dentist providing temporary coverage during another dentist's absence; must hold a current Nebraska license valid for the practice location.
- Locum licensure rule
- Nebraska has no separate locum license; the locum must meet all active-license requirements, including CE and DEA registration if prescribing.
- Locum supervision role
- The locum assumes the delegating dentist's supervisory role over hygienists and assistants and must know each delegate's authorized scope.
- Locum prescribing
- A locum may prescribe within scope but must use their own DEA registration and comply with state prescription monitoring requirements.
- Locum continuity duty
- The locum must review records, document care, and ensure follow-up and access to care and records at the end of the assignment.
- Assistant credentialing
- Dental assistants may practice without a license but need certification or training for expanded functions such as coronal polishing and radiography.
- Assistant scope limits
- Assistants perform supportive tasks like suction, retraction, and instrument transfer; they may not diagnose, prescribe, or perform irreversible procedures.
- Expanded function delegation
- Coronal polishing, sealant placement, and radiography may be delegated only after Board-approved training and required credential, under clinician supervision.
- Radiography certification
- An assistant may expose radiographs only if certified in dental radiography and at the supervision level required by rule.
- Improper delegation refusal
- An assistant must refuse delegation exceeding training or statutory scope and should report improper delegation to the supervising dentist or Board.