Exam (elaborations) TEST BANK FOR ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE 3RDEDITION BY PHYLLIS L. BEEMSTERBOER

TEST BANK FOR
ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE
3RDEDITION
BY PHYLLIS L. BEEMSTERBOER

, Table of Contents
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Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism ............................................. 3
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Chapter 02: Ethical Theory and Philosophy ..................................... 16
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Chapter 03: Ethical Principles and Values ........................................ 26
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Chapter 04: Social Responsibility ................................................... 38
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Chapter 05: Codes of Ethics ............................................................ 43
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Chapter 06: Dental Hygienist–Patient Relationship ........................ 50
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Chapter 07: Dental Hygienist–Dentist–Employer Relationship ....... 71
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Chapter 08: Risk Management ........................................................ 83
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,Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
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Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS




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1. When was the inception of the profession of dental hygiene?
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a. In ancient Greece WS WS




b. In the early 1800s WS WS WS




c. In the early 1900s WS WS WS




d. In 1979 WS




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The scope of practice of a dental hygienist was first established by law in Connecticut in 191
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5. Alfred C. Fones taught his dental assistant, Irene Newman, to treat patients and to teach the
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m to maintain their mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first school for den
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tal hygienists in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The first oath written for dental hygienists called upo
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n Apollo and Hygeia, who were the Greek god and goddess of health, respectively. A modern
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ized version of the first oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental H
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ygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979. WS WS WS WS




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TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.1 Ethical Principles, including informed consent
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2. Which member of the dental team is the primary oral preventive therapist?
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a. Dentist
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d. Receptionist

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The dental hygienist is the oral preventive therapist in the dental office. The dentists who pion
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eered this special field of endeavor had a vision of the day when dental disease could be preve
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nted by following a system of treatment and cleanliness. The dentist is primarily concerned wi
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th restorative treatment, although he or she also shares in preventing oral disease. The dental as
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sistant assists the dentist and may assist the dental hygienist as well. The receptionist greets p
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atients and may help with the business and financial aspects of the practice.
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TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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3. The dental hygiene oath is revised by action of which of the following professional
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organizations?
a. The American Dental Association (ADA)
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b. The American Dental Hygienists’Association (ADHA)
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c. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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d. The Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention (OSAP)
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e. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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, The first dental hygiene oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental H
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ygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979 and is still in use today. The oath may be seen at the fol
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lowing website (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental Association ha
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s an oath for dentists. A copy of each oath may be found in the textbook.
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TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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4. Success is measured by financial gain in the corporate world; however, for the health care
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professional the patient’s welfare is placed above profit. WS WS WS WS WS WS WS




a. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
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b. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
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c. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
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d. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
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e. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. WS WS WS WS WS WS WS




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Because the welfare of the patient is more important than profit, society has granted the health
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care professional a certain status that carries prestige, power, and the right to apply special kn
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owledge and skills. WS WS




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OBJ: 2 TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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5. Society recognizes that health care providers are held to a higher standard than legislative
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mandate. These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of ethics and are en
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forced by the legal system.
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a. Both statements are true. WS WS WS




b. Both statements are false. WS WS WS




c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
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d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true.
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Health care providers are held to a higher standard than can be expressed exclusively by legis
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lative mandate. While it is true that these higher standards are expressed in professional codes
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of ethics, they are enforced by those within the profession rather than by the legal system. Im
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portant components of this enforcement include self-
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regulation and submission to peer review. WS WS WS WS WS




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OBJ: 1 TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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6. Which of the following is regarded as the most important aspect of the delivery of health care
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services?
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b. Appropriate knowledge WS




c. Critical judgment WS




d. Caring
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