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ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
100%CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!)
Which of the following is the name given to the practice of
withholding information
from a patient because of a belief on the part of the
clinician that the information may
harm the individual?
a. Res gestae
b. Paternalism
c. Therapeutic privilege
d. Autonomy - ANSWER-c. Therapeutic privilege
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A major purpose of a professional code of ethics is to bind
the members of a group
together by expressing their goals and aspirations, as well
as define
a. expected standards of behavior.
b. criteria for licensure.
c. continuing education requirements.
d. appropriate fees for licensure. - ANSWER-a. expected
standards of behavior.
Admissions committees aim to select candidates who are
the best qualified
academically as well as candidates of good character,
because integrity and character are
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important criteria for acceptance.
a. Both that 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. -
ANSWER-a. Both that statement and reason are correct
and related.
Which of the following models of professionalism
described by Ozar is considered to
be the most desirable?
a. Commercial model
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b. Interactive model
c. Guild model - ANSWER-b. Interactive model
The term interprofessional education (IPE) refers to
occasions when students from two
or more health professions
a. are 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. complete the degree requirements for more than one
program, for example, an M.D.
and a D.D.S.
ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
100%CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!)
Which of the following is the name given to the practice of
withholding information
from a patient because of a belief on the part of the
clinician that the information may
harm the individual?
a. Res gestae
b. Paternalism
c. Therapeutic privilege
d. Autonomy - ANSWER-c. Therapeutic privilege
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A major purpose of a professional code of ethics is to bind
the members of a group
together by expressing their goals and aspirations, as well
as define
a. expected standards of behavior.
b. criteria for licensure.
c. continuing education requirements.
d. appropriate fees for licensure. - ANSWER-a. expected
standards of behavior.
Admissions committees aim to select candidates who are
the best qualified
academically as well as candidates of good character,
because integrity and character are
,3|Page
important criteria for acceptance.
a. Both that 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. -
ANSWER-a. Both that statement and reason are correct
and related.
Which of the following models of professionalism
described by Ozar is considered to
be the most desirable?
a. Commercial model
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b. Interactive model
c. Guild model - ANSWER-b. Interactive model
The term interprofessional education (IPE) refers to
occasions when students from two
or more health professions
a. are 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. complete the degree requirements for more than one
program, for example, an M.D.
and a D.D.S.
