Test bank for Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene
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4th Edition by Anderson
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Chapter 1 to 10n n n
TEST BANK n
, TABLE OF CONTENT n n
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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Contact us for more assistance,
,Chapter 01: Risk Management
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MULTIPLEn CHOICE
1. n Whenn wasn then inceptionn ofn then professionn ofn dentaln hygiene?
a. Inn ancientn Greece
b. Inn then earlyn 1800s
c. Inn then earlyn 1900s
d. Inn 1979
ANS:nC
Thenscopenofnpracticenofnan dentalnhygienistnwasn firstnestablishedn bynlawn inn
Connecticutn inn 1915.n Alfredn C.n Fonesn taughtn hisn dentaln assistant,n Irenen
Newman,n ton treatn patientsn andn ton teachn themn ton maintainn theirn mouthsn inn an
cleann state.n Inn 1913,n Fonesnestablishednthenfirstnschoolnforndentalnhygienistsninn
Bridgeport,n Connecticut.nThen firstnoathn writtennforn dentalnhygienistsn calledn
uponn Apollon andn Hygeia,n whon weren then Greekn godn andn goddessn ofn health,n
respectively.n An modernizednversionnofnthenfirstnoathnwasnadoptednbynthenBoardn
ofnTrusteesnofnthen AmericannDentalnHygienists’nAssociationn(ADHA)ninn1979.
DIF: Recall REF:n n p.n 3 OBJ:n 1
TOP:n n 7.0n Professionaln Responsibilityn |n 7.1n Ethicaln Principles,n includingn informedn
consent
2. Whichn membern ofn then dentaln teamn isn then primaryn oraln preventiven therapist?
a. Dentist
b. Dentaln hygienist
c. Dentalnassistant
d. Receptionist
ANS:n B
Then dentaln hygienistn isn then oraln preventiven therapistn inn then dentaln office.n Then
dentistsn whon pioneeredn thisn specialn fieldn ofn endeavorn hadn an visionn ofn then dayn
whenn dentaln diseasen couldn ben preventedn byn followingn an systemn ofn treatmentn
andn cleanliness.n Then dentistn isn primarilyn concernedn withn restorativen treatment,n
althoughn hen orn shen alson sharesn inn preventingn oraln disease.n Then dentaln assistantn
assistsn then dentistn andn mayn assistn then dentaln hygienistn asn well.n Then receptionistn
greetsn patientsn andn mayn helpn withn then businessn andn financialn aspectsn ofn then
practice.
DIF: Recall REF:n n p.n 4 OBJ:n 1
TOP:n 7.0n Professionaln Responsibilityn |n 7.4n General
3. Then dentaln hygienen oathn isn revisedn byn actionn ofn whichn ofn then
followingn professionaln organizations?
a. ThenAmericann DentalnAssociationn (ADA)
b. Then Americann Dentaln Hygienists’nAssociationn (ADHA)
c. ThenOccupationaln Safetyn andn HealthnAdministrationn (OSHA)
d. Then Organizationn forn Safety,n Asepsis,n andn Preventionn (OSAP)
e. ThenFoodn andn DrugnAdministrationn (FDA)
ANS:n
B
, Then firstn dentaln hygienen oathn wasn adoptedn byn then Boardn ofn Trusteesn ofn then
Americann Dentaln Hygienists’n Associationn (ADHA)n inn 1979n andn isn stilln inn usen
today.n Then oathn mayn ben seenn atn then followingn websiten
(www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm).n Then Americann Dentaln Associationn hasn
ann oathn forn dentists.n An copyn ofn eachn oathn mayn ben foundn inn then textbook.
DIF: Recall REF:n n p.n 3 OBJ:n 1
TOP:n 7.0n Professionaln Responsibilityn |n 7.4n General
4. Successn isn measuredn byn financialn gainn inn then corporaten world;n however,n forn
then healthn caren professionaln then patient’sn welfaren isn placedn aboven profit.
a. Bothn then statementn andn reasonn aren correctn andn related.
b. Bothn then statementn andn reasonn aren correctn butn NOTnrelated.
c. Then statementn isn correct,n butn then reasonn isn NOT.
d. Then statementn isn NOTn correct,n butn then reasonn isn correct.
e. NEITHERnthen statementnNORnthenreasonnisncorrect.
ANS:nA
Becausen then welfaren ofn then patientn isn moren importantn thann profit,n societyn hasn
grantedn then healthn caren professionaln an certainn statusn thatn carriesn prestige,n
power,n andn then rightn ton applyn specialn knowledgen andn skills.
DIF: Comprehension REF:n p.n 4 OBJ:n
2n TOP:n 7.0n Professionaln Responsibilityn |n 7.4n General
5. Societyn recognizesn thatn healthn caren providersn aren heldn ton an highern
standardn thann legislativen mandate.n Thesen highern standardsn aren expressedn
inn professionaln codesn ofn ethicsn andn aren enforcedn byn then legaln system.
a. Bothn statementsn aren true.
b. Bothn statementsn aren false.
c. Thenfirstn statementnisntrue,nthen secondn statementn isnfalse.
d. Thenfirstn statementn isn false,n then secondn statementn isn true.
ANS:nC
Healthn caren providersn aren heldn ton an highern standardn thann cann ben expressedn
exclusivelyn byn legislativen mandate.n Whilen itn isn truen thatn thesen highern standardsn
aren expressedn inn professionaln codesn ofn ethics,n theyn aren enforcedn byn thosen withinn
then professionn rathern thann byn then legaln system.n Importantn componentsn ofn thisn
enforcementn includen self-regulationn andn submissionn ton peern review.
DIF: Comprehension REF:n p.n 4 OBJ:n
1n TOP:n 7.0n Professionaln Responsibilityn |n 7.4n General
6. Whichn ofn then followingn isn regardedn asn then mostn importantn aspectn ofn then deliveryn
ofn healthn caren services?
a. Technicaln skill
b. Appropriaten knowledge
c. Criticalnjudgment
d. Caring
ANS:nD
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4th Edition by Anderson
n n n n
Chapter 1 to 10n n n
TEST BANK n
, TABLE OF CONTENT n n
1. Risk Management
n
2. Ethics and Professionalism
n n
3. Ethical Theory and Philosophy
n n n
4. Ethical Principles and Values
n n n
5. Codes of Ethics
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6. Ethical Decision Making in Dental Hygiene and Dentistry
n n n n n n n
7. Social Responsibility
n
8. Society and the State Dental Practice Act
n n n n n n
9. Dental Hygienist–Patient Relationship
n n
10. Dental Hygienist–Dentist-Employer Relationship
n n
Contact us for more assistance,
,Chapter 01: Risk Management
n n n
MULTIPLEn CHOICE
1. n Whenn wasn then inceptionn ofn then professionn ofn dentaln hygiene?
a. Inn ancientn Greece
b. Inn then earlyn 1800s
c. Inn then earlyn 1900s
d. Inn 1979
ANS:nC
Thenscopenofnpracticenofnan dentalnhygienistnwasn firstnestablishedn bynlawn inn
Connecticutn inn 1915.n Alfredn C.n Fonesn taughtn hisn dentaln assistant,n Irenen
Newman,n ton treatn patientsn andn ton teachn themn ton maintainn theirn mouthsn inn an
cleann state.n Inn 1913,n Fonesnestablishednthenfirstnschoolnforndentalnhygienistsninn
Bridgeport,n Connecticut.nThen firstnoathn writtennforn dentalnhygienistsn calledn
uponn Apollon andn Hygeia,n whon weren then Greekn godn andn goddessn ofn health,n
respectively.n An modernizednversionnofnthenfirstnoathnwasnadoptednbynthenBoardn
ofnTrusteesnofnthen AmericannDentalnHygienists’nAssociationn(ADHA)ninn1979.
DIF: Recall REF:n n p.n 3 OBJ:n 1
TOP:n n 7.0n Professionaln Responsibilityn |n 7.1n Ethicaln Principles,n includingn informedn
consent
2. Whichn membern ofn then dentaln teamn isn then primaryn oraln preventiven therapist?
a. Dentist
b. Dentaln hygienist
c. Dentalnassistant
d. Receptionist
ANS:n B
Then dentaln hygienistn isn then oraln preventiven therapistn inn then dentaln office.n Then
dentistsn whon pioneeredn thisn specialn fieldn ofn endeavorn hadn an visionn ofn then dayn
whenn dentaln diseasen couldn ben preventedn byn followingn an systemn ofn treatmentn
andn cleanliness.n Then dentistn isn primarilyn concernedn withn restorativen treatment,n
althoughn hen orn shen alson sharesn inn preventingn oraln disease.n Then dentaln assistantn
assistsn then dentistn andn mayn assistn then dentaln hygienistn asn well.n Then receptionistn
greetsn patientsn andn mayn helpn withn then businessn andn financialn aspectsn ofn then
practice.
DIF: Recall REF:n n p.n 4 OBJ:n 1
TOP:n 7.0n Professionaln Responsibilityn |n 7.4n General
3. Then dentaln hygienen oathn isn revisedn byn actionn ofn whichn ofn then
followingn professionaln organizations?
a. ThenAmericann DentalnAssociationn (ADA)
b. Then Americann Dentaln Hygienists’nAssociationn (ADHA)
c. ThenOccupationaln Safetyn andn HealthnAdministrationn (OSHA)
d. Then Organizationn forn Safety,n Asepsis,n andn Preventionn (OSAP)
e. ThenFoodn andn DrugnAdministrationn (FDA)
ANS:n
B
, Then firstn dentaln hygienen oathn wasn adoptedn byn then Boardn ofn Trusteesn ofn then
Americann Dentaln Hygienists’n Associationn (ADHA)n inn 1979n andn isn stilln inn usen
today.n Then oathn mayn ben seenn atn then followingn websiten
(www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm).n Then Americann Dentaln Associationn hasn
ann oathn forn dentists.n An copyn ofn eachn oathn mayn ben foundn inn then textbook.
DIF: Recall REF:n n p.n 3 OBJ:n 1
TOP:n 7.0n Professionaln Responsibilityn |n 7.4n General
4. Successn isn measuredn byn financialn gainn inn then corporaten world;n however,n forn
then healthn caren professionaln then patient’sn welfaren isn placedn aboven profit.
a. Bothn then statementn andn reasonn aren correctn andn related.
b. Bothn then statementn andn reasonn aren correctn butn NOTnrelated.
c. Then statementn isn correct,n butn then reasonn isn NOT.
d. Then statementn isn NOTn correct,n butn then reasonn isn correct.
e. NEITHERnthen statementnNORnthenreasonnisncorrect.
ANS:nA
Becausen then welfaren ofn then patientn isn moren importantn thann profit,n societyn hasn
grantedn then healthn caren professionaln an certainn statusn thatn carriesn prestige,n
power,n andn then rightn ton applyn specialn knowledgen andn skills.
DIF: Comprehension REF:n p.n 4 OBJ:n
2n TOP:n 7.0n Professionaln Responsibilityn |n 7.4n General
5. Societyn recognizesn thatn healthn caren providersn aren heldn ton an highern
standardn thann legislativen mandate.n Thesen highern standardsn aren expressedn
inn professionaln codesn ofn ethicsn andn aren enforcedn byn then legaln system.
a. Bothn statementsn aren true.
b. Bothn statementsn aren false.
c. Thenfirstn statementnisntrue,nthen secondn statementn isnfalse.
d. Thenfirstn statementn isn false,n then secondn statementn isn true.
ANS:nC
Healthn caren providersn aren heldn ton an highern standardn thann cann ben expressedn
exclusivelyn byn legislativen mandate.n Whilen itn isn truen thatn thesen highern standardsn
aren expressedn inn professionaln codesn ofn ethics,n theyn aren enforcedn byn thosen withinn
then professionn rathern thann byn then legaln system.n Importantn componentsn ofn thisn
enforcementn includen self-regulationn andn submissionn ton peern review.
DIF: Comprehension REF:n p.n 4 OBJ:n
1n TOP:n 7.0n Professionaln Responsibilityn |n 7.4n General
6. Whichn ofn then followingn isn regardedn asn then mostn importantn aspectn ofn then deliveryn
ofn healthn caren services?
a. Technicaln skill
b. Appropriaten knowledge
c. Criticalnjudgment
d. Caring
ANS:nD
