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TEST BANK FOR ETHICS AND LAW IN
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DENTAL HYGIENE 3RDEDITION BY
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BEEMSTERBOER-latest-2023
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Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
f f f f
Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition
f f f f f f f f
MULTIPLE fCHOICE
1. When fwas fthe finception fof fthe fprofession fof fdental fhygiene?
a. In fancient fGreece
b. In fthe fearly f1800s
c. In fthe fearly f1900s
d. In f1979
ANS: f C
The fscope fof fpractice fof fa fdental fhygienist fwas ffirst festablished fby flaw fin fConnecticut fin
f1915. fAlfred fC. fFones ftaught fhis fdental fassistant, fIrene fNewman, fto ftreat fpatients fand fto fteach
fthem fto fmaintain ftheir fmouths fin fa fclean fstate. fIn f1913, fFones festablished fthe ffirst fschool ffor
fdental fhygienists fin fBridgeport, fConnecticut. fThe ffirst foath fwritten ffor fdental fhygienists fcalled
fupon fApollo fand fHygeia, fwho fwere fthe fGreek fgod fand fgoddess fof fhealth, frespectively. fA
fmodernized fversion fof fthe ffirst foath fwas fadopted fby fthe fBoard fof fTrustees fof fthe fAmerican
fDental fHygienists’ fAssociation f(ADHA) fin f1979.
DIF: Recall REF: f p. f3 OBJ: f1
TOP: f 7.0 fProfessional fResponsibility f| f7.1 fEthical fPrinciples, fincluding finformed fconsent
2. Which fmember fof fthe fdental fteam fis fthe fprimary foral fpreventive ftherapist?
a. Dentist
b. Dental fhygienist
c. Dental fassistant
d. Receptionist
ANS: f B
The fdental fhygienist fis fthe foral fpreventive ftherapist fin fthe fdental foffice. fThe fdentists fwho
fpioneered fthis fspecial ffield fof fendeavor fhad fa fvision fof fthe fday fwhen fdental fdisease fcould fbe
fprevented fby ffollowing fa fsystem fof ftreatment fand fcleanliness. fThe fdentist fis fprimarily
fconcerned fwith frestorative ftreatment, falthough fhe for fshe falso fshares fin fpreventing foral fdisease.
fThe fdental fassistant fassists fthe fdentist fand fmay fassist fthe fdental fhygienist fas fwell. fThe
freceptionist fgreets fpatients fand fmay fhelp fwith fthe fbusiness fand ffinancial faspects fof fthe
fpractice.
DIF: Recall REF: f p. f4 OBJ: f1
TOP: f 7.0 fProfessional fResponsibility f| f7.4 fGeneral
3. The fdental fhygiene foath fis frevised fby faction fof fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fprofessional
organizations?
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a. ThefAmerican fDental fAssociation f(ADA)
b. ThefAmerican fDental fHygienists’fAssociation f(ADHA)
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c. The fOccupational fSafety fand fHealth fAdministration f(OSHA)
d. ThefOrganization ffor fSafety, fAsepsis, fand fPrevention f(OSAP)
e. The fFood fand fDrug fAdministration f(FDA)
ANS: f B
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The ffirst fdental fhygiene foath fwas fadopted fby fthe fBoard fof fTrustees fof fthe fAmerican fDental
Hygienists’ fAssociation f(ADHA) fin f1979 fand fis fstill fin fuse ftoday. fThe foath fmay fbe fseen fat fthe
ffollowing fwebsite f(www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). fThe fAmerican fDental fAssociation
fhas fan foath ffor fdentists. fA fcopy fof feach foath fmay fbe ffound fin fthe ftextbook.
DIF: Recall REF: f p. f3 OBJ: f1
TOP: f 7.0 fProfessional fResponsibility f| f7.4 fGeneral
4. Success fis fmeasured fby ffinancial fgain fin fthe fcorporate fworld; fhowever, ffor fthe fhealth fcare
professional fthe fpatient’s fwelfare fis fplaced fabove fprofit.
f
a. Both fthe fstatement fand freason fare fcorrect fand frelated.
b. Both fthe fstatement fand freason fare fcorrect fbut fNOT frelated.
c. The fstatement fis fcorrect, fbut fthe freason fis fNOT.
d. The fstatement fis fNOT fcorrect, fbut fthe freason fis fcorrect.
e. NEITHER fthe fstatement fNOR fthe freason fis fcorrect.
ANS: f A
Because fthe fwelfare fof fthe fpatient fis fmore fimportant fthan fprofit, fsociety fhas fgranted fthe fhealth
fcare fprofessional fa fcertain fstatus fthat fcarries fprestige, fpower, fand fthe fright fto fapply fspecial
fknowledge fand fskills.
DIF: Comprehension REF: f p. f4 OBJ: f2
fTOP: f 7.0 fProfessional fResponsibility f| f7.4 fGeneral
5. Society frecognizes fthat fhealth fcare fproviders fare fheld fto fa fhigher fstandard fthan flegislative
mandate. fThese fhigher fstandards fare fexpressed fin fprofessional fcodes fof fethics fand fare
f
enforced fby fthe flegal fsystem.
f
a. Both fstatements fare ftrue.
b. Both fstatements fare ffalse.
c. The ffirst fstatement fis ftrue, fthe fsecond fstatement fis ffalse.
d. The ffirst fstatement fis ffalse, fthe fsecond fstatement fis ftrue.
ANS: f C
Health fcare fproviders fare fheld fto fa fhigher fstandard fthan fcan fbe fexpressed fexclusively fby
flegislative fmandate. fWhile fit fis ftrue fthat fthese fhigher fstandards fare fexpressed fin fprofessional
fcodes fof fethics, fthey fare fenforced fby fthose fwithin fthe fprofession frather fthan fby fthe flegal
fsystem. fImportant fcomponents fof fthis fenforcement finclude fself-regulation fand fsubmission fto
fpeer freview.
DIF: Comprehension REF: f p. f4 OBJ: f1
fTOP: f 7.0 fProfessional fResponsibility f| f7.4 fGeneral
6. Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fregarded fas fthe fmost fimportant faspect fof fthe fdelivery fof fhealth fcare
services?
f
a. Technical fskill
b. Appropriate fknowledge
c. Critical fjudgment
d. Caring
ANS: f D
TEST BANK FOR ETHICS AND LAW IN
f f f f f f
DENTAL HYGIENE 3RDEDITION BY
f f f f
BEEMSTERBOER-latest-2023
f
Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
f f f f
Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition
f f f f f f f f
MULTIPLE fCHOICE
1. When fwas fthe finception fof fthe fprofession fof fdental fhygiene?
a. In fancient fGreece
b. In fthe fearly f1800s
c. In fthe fearly f1900s
d. In f1979
ANS: f C
The fscope fof fpractice fof fa fdental fhygienist fwas ffirst festablished fby flaw fin fConnecticut fin
f1915. fAlfred fC. fFones ftaught fhis fdental fassistant, fIrene fNewman, fto ftreat fpatients fand fto fteach
fthem fto fmaintain ftheir fmouths fin fa fclean fstate. fIn f1913, fFones festablished fthe ffirst fschool ffor
fdental fhygienists fin fBridgeport, fConnecticut. fThe ffirst foath fwritten ffor fdental fhygienists fcalled
fupon fApollo fand fHygeia, fwho fwere fthe fGreek fgod fand fgoddess fof fhealth, frespectively. fA
fmodernized fversion fof fthe ffirst foath fwas fadopted fby fthe fBoard fof fTrustees fof fthe fAmerican
fDental fHygienists’ fAssociation f(ADHA) fin f1979.
DIF: Recall REF: f p. f3 OBJ: f1
TOP: f 7.0 fProfessional fResponsibility f| f7.1 fEthical fPrinciples, fincluding finformed fconsent
2. Which fmember fof fthe fdental fteam fis fthe fprimary foral fpreventive ftherapist?
a. Dentist
b. Dental fhygienist
c. Dental fassistant
d. Receptionist
ANS: f B
The fdental fhygienist fis fthe foral fpreventive ftherapist fin fthe fdental foffice. fThe fdentists fwho
fpioneered fthis fspecial ffield fof fendeavor fhad fa fvision fof fthe fday fwhen fdental fdisease fcould fbe
fprevented fby ffollowing fa fsystem fof ftreatment fand fcleanliness. fThe fdentist fis fprimarily
fconcerned fwith frestorative ftreatment, falthough fhe for fshe falso fshares fin fpreventing foral fdisease.
fThe fdental fassistant fassists fthe fdentist fand fmay fassist fthe fdental fhygienist fas fwell. fThe
freceptionist fgreets fpatients fand fmay fhelp fwith fthe fbusiness fand ffinancial faspects fof fthe
fpractice.
DIF: Recall REF: f p. f4 OBJ: f1
TOP: f 7.0 fProfessional fResponsibility f| f7.4 fGeneral
3. The fdental fhygiene foath fis frevised fby faction fof fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fprofessional
organizations?
f
a. ThefAmerican fDental fAssociation f(ADA)
b. ThefAmerican fDental fHygienists’fAssociation f(ADHA)
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c. The fOccupational fSafety fand fHealth fAdministration f(OSHA)
d. ThefOrganization ffor fSafety, fAsepsis, fand fPrevention f(OSAP)
e. The fFood fand fDrug fAdministration f(FDA)
ANS: f B
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The ffirst fdental fhygiene foath fwas fadopted fby fthe fBoard fof fTrustees fof fthe fAmerican fDental
Hygienists’ fAssociation f(ADHA) fin f1979 fand fis fstill fin fuse ftoday. fThe foath fmay fbe fseen fat fthe
ffollowing fwebsite f(www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). fThe fAmerican fDental fAssociation
fhas fan foath ffor fdentists. fA fcopy fof feach foath fmay fbe ffound fin fthe ftextbook.
DIF: Recall REF: f p. f3 OBJ: f1
TOP: f 7.0 fProfessional fResponsibility f| f7.4 fGeneral
4. Success fis fmeasured fby ffinancial fgain fin fthe fcorporate fworld; fhowever, ffor fthe fhealth fcare
professional fthe fpatient’s fwelfare fis fplaced fabove fprofit.
f
a. Both fthe fstatement fand freason fare fcorrect fand frelated.
b. Both fthe fstatement fand freason fare fcorrect fbut fNOT frelated.
c. The fstatement fis fcorrect, fbut fthe freason fis fNOT.
d. The fstatement fis fNOT fcorrect, fbut fthe freason fis fcorrect.
e. NEITHER fthe fstatement fNOR fthe freason fis fcorrect.
ANS: f A
Because fthe fwelfare fof fthe fpatient fis fmore fimportant fthan fprofit, fsociety fhas fgranted fthe fhealth
fcare fprofessional fa fcertain fstatus fthat fcarries fprestige, fpower, fand fthe fright fto fapply fspecial
fknowledge fand fskills.
DIF: Comprehension REF: f p. f4 OBJ: f2
fTOP: f 7.0 fProfessional fResponsibility f| f7.4 fGeneral
5. Society frecognizes fthat fhealth fcare fproviders fare fheld fto fa fhigher fstandard fthan flegislative
mandate. fThese fhigher fstandards fare fexpressed fin fprofessional fcodes fof fethics fand fare
f
enforced fby fthe flegal fsystem.
f
a. Both fstatements fare ftrue.
b. Both fstatements fare ffalse.
c. The ffirst fstatement fis ftrue, fthe fsecond fstatement fis ffalse.
d. The ffirst fstatement fis ffalse, fthe fsecond fstatement fis ftrue.
ANS: f C
Health fcare fproviders fare fheld fto fa fhigher fstandard fthan fcan fbe fexpressed fexclusively fby
flegislative fmandate. fWhile fit fis ftrue fthat fthese fhigher fstandards fare fexpressed fin fprofessional
fcodes fof fethics, fthey fare fenforced fby fthose fwithin fthe fprofession frather fthan fby fthe flegal
fsystem. fImportant fcomponents fof fthis fenforcement finclude fself-regulation fand fsubmission fto
fpeer freview.
DIF: Comprehension REF: f p. f4 OBJ: f1
fTOP: f 7.0 fProfessional fResponsibility f| f7.4 fGeneral
6. Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fregarded fas fthe fmost fimportant faspect fof fthe fdelivery fof fhealth fcare
services?
f
a. Technical fskill
b. Appropriate fknowledge
c. Critical fjudgment
d. Caring
ANS: f D
