Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene
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4th Edition by Anderson
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Chapter 1 to 10 = = =
TEST BANK =
, TABLE OF CONTENT = = =
1. Risk Management
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2. Ethics and Professionalism
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3. Ethical Theory and Philosophy
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4. Ethical Principles and Values
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5. Codes of Ethics
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6. Ethical Decision Making in Dental Hygiene and Dentistry
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7. Social Responsibility
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8. Society and the State Dental Practice Act
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9. Dental Hygienist–Patient Relationship
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10. Dental Hygienist–Dentist-Employer Relationship
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,Chapter 01: Risk Management
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MULTIPLE=CHOICE
1. When=was=the=inception=of=the=profession=of=dental=hygiene?
a. In=ancient=Greece
b. In=the=early=1800s
c. In=the=early=1900s
d. In=1979
ANS:=C
The=scope=of=practice=of=a=dental=hygienist=was=first=established=by=law=in= Conne
cticut=in=1915.=Alfred=C.=Fones=taught=his=dental=assistant,=Irene=Newman,=to= treat
=patients=and=to=teach=them=to=maintain=their=mouths=in=a=clean=state.=In=1913,= Fon
es=established=the=first=school=for=dental=hygienists=in=Bridgeport,== Connecticut.=T
he=first=oath=written=for=dental=hygienists=called=upon=Apollo=and= Hygeia,=who=we
re=the=Greek=god=and=goddess=of=health,=respectively.=A= modernized=version=of=
the=first=oath=was=adopted=by=the=Board=of=Trustees=of=the= American=Dental=Hygi
enists’=Association=(ADHA)=in=1979.
DIF: Recall REF:== p.=3 OBJ:==1
TOP:= 7.0=Professional=Responsibility=|=7.1=Ethical=Principles,=including=informed=consent
2. Which=member=of=the=dental=team=is=the=primary=oral=preventive=therapist?
a. Dentist
b. Dental=hygienist
c. Dental=assistant
d. Receptionist
ANS:=B
The=dental=hygienist=is=the=oral=preventive=therapist=in=the=dental=office.=The= dent
ists=who=pioneered=this=special=field=of=endeavor=had=a=vision=of=the=day=when= de
ntal=disease=could=be=prevented=by=following=a=system=of= treatment=and= cleanlin
ess.=The=dentist=is=primarily=concerned=with=restorative=treatment,= although=he=or
=she=also=shares=in=preventing=oral=disease.=The=dental=assistant= assists=the=dentis
t=and=may=assist=the=dental=hygienist=as=well.=The=receptionist= greets=patients=and
=may=help=with=the=business=and=financial=aspects=of=the= practice.
DIF: Recall REF:== p.=4 OBJ:==1
TOP:= 7.0=Professional=Responsibility=|=7.4=General
3. The=dental=hygiene=oath=is=revised=by=action=of=which=of=the=following
= professional=organizations?
a. The=American=Dental=Association=(ADA)
b. The=American=Dental=Hygienists’=Association=(ADHA)
c. The=Occupational=Safety=and=Health=Administration=(OSHA)
d. The=Organization=for=Safety,=Asepsis,=and=Prevention=(OSAP)
e. The=Food=and=Drug=Administration=(FDA)
ANS:=B
, The=first=dental=hygiene=oath=was=adopted=by=the=Board=of=Trustees=of=the= Americ
an=Dental=Hygienists’=Association=(ADHA)=in=1979=and=is=still=in=use=today.= The=oat
h=may=be=seen=at=the=following=website= (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm).=
The=American=Dental=Association=has=an= oath=for=dentists.=A=copy=of=each=oath=ma
y=be=found=in=the=textbook.
DIF: Recall REF:== p.=3 OBJ:==1
TOP:= 7.0=Professional=Responsibility=|=7.4=General
4. Success=is=measured=by=financial=gain=in=the=corporate=world;=however,=for=the
= health=care=professional=the=patient’s=welfare=is=placed=above=profit.
a. Both=the=statement=and=reason=are=correct=and=related.
b. Both=the=statement=and=reason=are=correct=but=NOT=related.
c. The=statement=is=correct,=but=the=reason=is=NOT.
d. The=statement=is=NOT=correct,=but=the=reason=is=correct.
e. NEITHER=the=statement=NOR=the=reason=is=correct.
ANS:=A
Because=the=welfare=of=the=patient=is=more=important=than=profit,=society=has= grant
ed=the=health=care=professional=a=certain=status=that=carries=prestige,=power,= and=t
he=right=to=apply=special=knowledge=and=skills.
DIF: Comprehension REF:== p.=4
OBJ:=2= TOP:= 7.0=Professional=Responsibility=|=7.4=General
5. Society=recognizes=that=health=care=providers=are=held=to=a=higher=standard
=than=legislative=mandate.=These=higher=standards=are=expressed=in= profe
ssional=codes=of=ethics=and=are=enforced=by=the=legal=system.
a. Both=statements=are=true.
b. Both=statements=are=false.
c. The=first=statement=is=true,=the=second=statement=is=false.
d. The=first=statement=is=false,=the=second=statement=is=true.
ANS:=C
Health=care=providers=are=held=to=a=higher=standard=than=can=be=expressed= exclu
sively=by=legislative=mandate.=While=it=is=true=that=these=higher=standards=are= exp
ressed=in=professional=codes=of=ethics,=they=are=enforced=by=those=within=the= prof
ession=rather=than=by=the=legal=system.=Important=components=of=this= enforcemen
t=include=self-regulation=and=submission=to=peer=review.
DIF: Comprehension REF:== p.=4
OBJ:=1= TOP:= 7.0=Professional=Responsibility=|=7.4=General
6. Which=of=the=following=is=regarded=as=the=most=important=aspect=of=the=delivery=o
f= health=care=services?
a. Technical=skill
b. Appropriate=knowledge
c. Critical=judgment
d. Caring
ANS:=D
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4th Edition by Anderson
= = =
Chapter 1 to 10 = = =
TEST BANK =
, TABLE OF CONTENT = = =
1. Risk Management
=
2. Ethics and Professionalism
= =
3. Ethical Theory and Philosophy
= = =
4. Ethical Principles and Values
= = =
5. Codes of Ethics
= =
6. Ethical Decision Making in Dental Hygiene and Dentistry
= = = = = = =
7. Social Responsibility
=
8. Society and the State Dental Practice Act
= = = = = =
9. Dental Hygienist–Patient Relationship
= =
10. Dental Hygienist–Dentist-Employer Relationship
= =
,Chapter 01: Risk Management
= = =
MULTIPLE=CHOICE
1. When=was=the=inception=of=the=profession=of=dental=hygiene?
a. In=ancient=Greece
b. In=the=early=1800s
c. In=the=early=1900s
d. In=1979
ANS:=C
The=scope=of=practice=of=a=dental=hygienist=was=first=established=by=law=in= Conne
cticut=in=1915.=Alfred=C.=Fones=taught=his=dental=assistant,=Irene=Newman,=to= treat
=patients=and=to=teach=them=to=maintain=their=mouths=in=a=clean=state.=In=1913,= Fon
es=established=the=first=school=for=dental=hygienists=in=Bridgeport,== Connecticut.=T
he=first=oath=written=for=dental=hygienists=called=upon=Apollo=and= Hygeia,=who=we
re=the=Greek=god=and=goddess=of=health,=respectively.=A= modernized=version=of=
the=first=oath=was=adopted=by=the=Board=of=Trustees=of=the= American=Dental=Hygi
enists’=Association=(ADHA)=in=1979.
DIF: Recall REF:== p.=3 OBJ:==1
TOP:= 7.0=Professional=Responsibility=|=7.1=Ethical=Principles,=including=informed=consent
2. Which=member=of=the=dental=team=is=the=primary=oral=preventive=therapist?
a. Dentist
b. Dental=hygienist
c. Dental=assistant
d. Receptionist
ANS:=B
The=dental=hygienist=is=the=oral=preventive=therapist=in=the=dental=office.=The= dent
ists=who=pioneered=this=special=field=of=endeavor=had=a=vision=of=the=day=when= de
ntal=disease=could=be=prevented=by=following=a=system=of= treatment=and= cleanlin
ess.=The=dentist=is=primarily=concerned=with=restorative=treatment,= although=he=or
=she=also=shares=in=preventing=oral=disease.=The=dental=assistant= assists=the=dentis
t=and=may=assist=the=dental=hygienist=as=well.=The=receptionist= greets=patients=and
=may=help=with=the=business=and=financial=aspects=of=the= practice.
DIF: Recall REF:== p.=4 OBJ:==1
TOP:= 7.0=Professional=Responsibility=|=7.4=General
3. The=dental=hygiene=oath=is=revised=by=action=of=which=of=the=following
= professional=organizations?
a. The=American=Dental=Association=(ADA)
b. The=American=Dental=Hygienists’=Association=(ADHA)
c. The=Occupational=Safety=and=Health=Administration=(OSHA)
d. The=Organization=for=Safety,=Asepsis,=and=Prevention=(OSAP)
e. The=Food=and=Drug=Administration=(FDA)
ANS:=B
, The=first=dental=hygiene=oath=was=adopted=by=the=Board=of=Trustees=of=the= Americ
an=Dental=Hygienists’=Association=(ADHA)=in=1979=and=is=still=in=use=today.= The=oat
h=may=be=seen=at=the=following=website= (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm).=
The=American=Dental=Association=has=an= oath=for=dentists.=A=copy=of=each=oath=ma
y=be=found=in=the=textbook.
DIF: Recall REF:== p.=3 OBJ:==1
TOP:= 7.0=Professional=Responsibility=|=7.4=General
4. Success=is=measured=by=financial=gain=in=the=corporate=world;=however,=for=the
= health=care=professional=the=patient’s=welfare=is=placed=above=profit.
a. Both=the=statement=and=reason=are=correct=and=related.
b. Both=the=statement=and=reason=are=correct=but=NOT=related.
c. The=statement=is=correct,=but=the=reason=is=NOT.
d. The=statement=is=NOT=correct,=but=the=reason=is=correct.
e. NEITHER=the=statement=NOR=the=reason=is=correct.
ANS:=A
Because=the=welfare=of=the=patient=is=more=important=than=profit,=society=has= grant
ed=the=health=care=professional=a=certain=status=that=carries=prestige,=power,= and=t
he=right=to=apply=special=knowledge=and=skills.
DIF: Comprehension REF:== p.=4
OBJ:=2= TOP:= 7.0=Professional=Responsibility=|=7.4=General
5. Society=recognizes=that=health=care=providers=are=held=to=a=higher=standard
=than=legislative=mandate.=These=higher=standards=are=expressed=in= profe
ssional=codes=of=ethics=and=are=enforced=by=the=legal=system.
a. Both=statements=are=true.
b. Both=statements=are=false.
c. The=first=statement=is=true,=the=second=statement=is=false.
d. The=first=statement=is=false,=the=second=statement=is=true.
ANS:=C
Health=care=providers=are=held=to=a=higher=standard=than=can=be=expressed= exclu
sively=by=legislative=mandate.=While=it=is=true=that=these=higher=standards=are= exp
ressed=in=professional=codes=of=ethics,=they=are=enforced=by=those=within=the= prof
ession=rather=than=by=the=legal=system.=Important=components=of=this= enforcemen
t=include=self-regulation=and=submission=to=peer=review.
DIF: Comprehension REF:== p.=4
OBJ:=1= TOP:= 7.0=Professional=Responsibility=|=7.4=General
6. Which=of=the=following=is=regarded=as=the=most=important=aspect=of=the=delivery=o
f= health=care=services?
a. Technical=skill
b. Appropriate=knowledge
c. Critical=judgment
d. Caring
ANS:=D
