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

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Chapter01: Ethics and Professionalism ............................................. 3
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Chapter 02: Ethical Theory and Philosophy ..................................... 16
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Chapter03: Ethical Principles and Values ........................................ 26
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Chapter04: 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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Chapter07: 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 wq wq wq wq wq wq wq wq




MULTIPLE CHOICE wq




1. When was the inception of the profession of dental hygiene?
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a. In ancient Greecewq wq




b. In the early 1800s
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c. In the early 1900s
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d. In 1979 wq




ANS: C wq




The scope of practice of a dental hygienist was first established by law in Connecticut in 1915.
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Alfred C. Fones taught his dental assistant, Irene Newman, to treat patients and to teach them to
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maintain their mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first school for dental hyg
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ienists in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The first oath written for dental hygienists called upon Apollo
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and Hygeia, who were the Greek god and goddess of health, respectively. A modernized versio
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n of the first oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hygienists’ As
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sociation (ADHA) in 1979. wq wq wq




DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 w q wq wq




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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c. Dental assistant wq




d. Receptionist

ANS: B w q




The dental hygienist is the oral preventive therapist in the dental office. The dentists who pione
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ered this special field of endeavor had a vision of the day when dental disease could be prevente
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d by following a system of treatment and cleanliness. The dentist is primarily concerned with re
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storative treatment, although he or she also shares in preventing oral disease. The dental assistant
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assists the dentist and may assist the dental hygienist as well. The receptionist greets patients an
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d may help with the business and financial aspects of the practice.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1 w q wq wq




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 or
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ganizations?
a. TheAmerican Dental Association (ADA)
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b. TheAmerican 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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ANS: B wq

, The first dental hygiene oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hy
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gienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979 and is still in use today. The oath may be seen at the follow
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ing website (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental Association has an
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oath for dentists. A copy of each oath may be found in the textbook.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 w q wq wq




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 pr
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ofessional the patient’s welfare is placed above profit. wq wq wq wq wq wq wq




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. wq wq wq wq wq wq wq




ANS: A wq




Because the welfare of the patient is more important than profit, society has granted the health c
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are professional a certain status that carries prestige, power, and the right to apply special know
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ledge and skills. wq wq




DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 w q wq




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 m
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andate. These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of ethics and are enforc
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ed by the legal system.
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a. Both statements are true. wq wq wq




b. Both statements are false. wq wq wq




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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ANS: C wq




Health care providers are held to a higher standard than can be expressed exclusively by legisla
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tive mandate. While it is true that these higher standards are expressed in professional codes of
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ethics, they are enforced by those within the profession rather than by the legal system. Importa
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nt components of this enforcement include self-regulation and submission to peer review.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 w q wq




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 se
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rvices?
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d. Caring
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