Title: Demonstrate compliance with HIPAA’s Privacy Rule when handling patient information.
Course: Dental Careers I (14054-I) > Section: Recording Patient Information and Assessment

Demonstration should include

- handling confidential patient information
- explaining procedures meant to preserve patient privacy
- adhering to Virginia Code §32.1127.1:03 and Virginia Board of Dentistry Laws and Regulations: Regulations Governing the Practice of Dental Assistants (effective 10/24/2024).

Process/Skill Questions

- When would one notrecord a patient's personal information?
- What information can one give another medical office about a patient? What information should one not share?
- How would one discuss treatment with a patient who needs an interpreter?
- How would one discuss treatment with a hard-of-hearing patient in an office that has been designed with an open-bay concept?