Examination should include

• Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) Virginia Dental Assistant Requirements
• definitions of ethics and code of ethics
• a comparison of ethics and law
• an explanation of how a code of ethics should influence the work of a practicing dental professional
• the standard of care, including considerations related to

• assault and battery
• defamation of character
• invasion of privacy
• Good Samaritan laws
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• the types of law related to the practice of dentistry

• contract
• malpractice
• tort
• the legal responsibilities of an oral health professional. 

Process/Skill Questions:

• What are the differences and similarities between ethics and law?
• How does ethics relate to the practice of dentistry?
• How might a dental assistant's professional ethics affect a patient? In a situation involving ethical questions, to whom is a dental assistant primarily responsible—the dentist or the patient?
• What type of law is most often applied in dentistry? What are the requirements for contract law to apply? How does contract law apply to the dentist-patient relationship?
• What is a breach of contract?
• What are the differences among fraud, waste, and abuse?