Ethics and Law in Dental
Hygiene Practice/150
Questions AND ANSWERS
(A+)
1. The higher standards expressed in a
professional code of ethics and enforced by those
within the profession represents
a. self-regulating behaviour.
b. a service orientation.
c. a standard of practice.
d. an organized association. - =1. ANS: A
Health care professionals are held to a higher
standard than can be expressed exclusively by
legislative mandate. This is called self-regulating
or self-policing behaviour and represents an
increased level of trust on the part of the public.
-2. The three fundamental ethical principles of the
"Physician Charter" include the primacy of patient
welfare, patient autonomy, and the principle of
a. professionalism.
b. interprofessional.
c. social justice.
d. altruism. - =2. ANS: C
,The principle of social justice is the third main
tenet. The desired goal of the publication "Medical
Professionalism in the New Millennium: A
Physician Charter" was to reinvigorate the value of
professionalism that includes social responsibility:
the ethic of care, and access to that care, for all
members of society.
-3. Which of the following models of
professionalism described by Ozer is considered
to be the most desirable?
a. Commercial model
b. Interactive model
c. Guild model - =3. ANS: B
The interactive model is preferable because it
presents the patient and provider as partners who
make different contributions to the partnership.
This equal moral status creates an obligation for
equal respect as partners working together toward
attaining and maintaining oral health.
-4. The term interprofessional education (IPE)
refers to occasions when students from two or
more health professions
a. is combined into a single education program, for
example, Registered Nurse (R.N.) and Licensed
Practical Nurse (L.P.N.) or Osteopathic Physician
(D.O.) and Allopathic Physician (M.D.).
,b. completes the degree requirements for more
than one program, for example, an M.D. and a
D.D.S.
c. learns together during part of their professional
training.
d. takes the same written board examination as
part of the licensing process. - =4. ANS: C
The term IPE refers to occasions when students
from two or more health professions learn together
during all or part of their professional training with
the objective of cultivating collaborative practice to
improve the quality of patient care at the individual
and population level.
-5. ____________ are essential skills requiring
knowledge, skill, and ability that are performed by
a health care provider.
a. Duties
b. Obligations
c. Basics
d. Competencies - =5. ANS: D
For a dental hygienist, competencies are skills
regularly used in real practice settings to meet the
oral health needs of patients. These competencies
have been examined and endorsed by dental
hygienists, dentists, and dental educators as valid
and appropriate.
, -6. Which of the following is the term used to
describe the system that has been developed in
the United States to protect the public welfare and
provide standards for the evaluation of educational
programs and schools?
a. Standards
b. Competencies
c. Accreditation
d. Uniformity - =6. ANS: C
The Commission on Dental Accreditation is the
specialized accrediting agency recognized by the
United States Department of Education to accredit
programs that provide basic preparation for
licensure in dentistry, dental hygiene, and all
related dental disciplines.
-7. Which of the following is the top stage of
competency according to the expert learning
continuum?
a. Competent
b. Master
c. Proficient
d. Beginner
e. Novice - =7. ANS: B
The five stages are novice, beginner, competent,
proficient, and master. Becoming an expert is not
an end point, rather it is something a true
professional constantly strives for in practice.
Hygiene Practice/150
Questions AND ANSWERS
(A+)
1. The higher standards expressed in a
professional code of ethics and enforced by those
within the profession represents
a. self-regulating behaviour.
b. a service orientation.
c. a standard of practice.
d. an organized association. - =1. ANS: A
Health care professionals are held to a higher
standard than can be expressed exclusively by
legislative mandate. This is called self-regulating
or self-policing behaviour and represents an
increased level of trust on the part of the public.
-2. The three fundamental ethical principles of the
"Physician Charter" include the primacy of patient
welfare, patient autonomy, and the principle of
a. professionalism.
b. interprofessional.
c. social justice.
d. altruism. - =2. ANS: C
,The principle of social justice is the third main
tenet. The desired goal of the publication "Medical
Professionalism in the New Millennium: A
Physician Charter" was to reinvigorate the value of
professionalism that includes social responsibility:
the ethic of care, and access to that care, for all
members of society.
-3. Which of the following models of
professionalism described by Ozer is considered
to be the most desirable?
a. Commercial model
b. Interactive model
c. Guild model - =3. ANS: B
The interactive model is preferable because it
presents the patient and provider as partners who
make different contributions to the partnership.
This equal moral status creates an obligation for
equal respect as partners working together toward
attaining and maintaining oral health.
-4. The term interprofessional education (IPE)
refers to occasions when students from two or
more health professions
a. is combined into a single education program, for
example, Registered Nurse (R.N.) and Licensed
Practical Nurse (L.P.N.) or Osteopathic Physician
(D.O.) and Allopathic Physician (M.D.).
,b. completes the degree requirements for more
than one program, for example, an M.D. and a
D.D.S.
c. learns together during part of their professional
training.
d. takes the same written board examination as
part of the licensing process. - =4. ANS: C
The term IPE refers to occasions when students
from two or more health professions learn together
during all or part of their professional training with
the objective of cultivating collaborative practice to
improve the quality of patient care at the individual
and population level.
-5. ____________ are essential skills requiring
knowledge, skill, and ability that are performed by
a health care provider.
a. Duties
b. Obligations
c. Basics
d. Competencies - =5. ANS: D
For a dental hygienist, competencies are skills
regularly used in real practice settings to meet the
oral health needs of patients. These competencies
have been examined and endorsed by dental
hygienists, dentists, and dental educators as valid
and appropriate.
, -6. Which of the following is the term used to
describe the system that has been developed in
the United States to protect the public welfare and
provide standards for the evaluation of educational
programs and schools?
a. Standards
b. Competencies
c. Accreditation
d. Uniformity - =6. ANS: C
The Commission on Dental Accreditation is the
specialized accrediting agency recognized by the
United States Department of Education to accredit
programs that provide basic preparation for
licensure in dentistry, dental hygiene, and all
related dental disciplines.
-7. Which of the following is the top stage of
competency according to the expert learning
continuum?
a. Competent
b. Master
c. Proficient
d. Beginner
e. Novice - =7. ANS: B
The five stages are novice, beginner, competent,
proficient, and master. Becoming an expert is not
an end point, rather it is something a true
professional constantly strives for in practice.
