Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene 3rd Edition
by Phyllis L. Beemsterboer Latest Update.
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE.
CHAPTER 01: ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM ........................ 3
BEEMSTERBOER: ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE, 3RD EDITION ............................................................. 3
CHAPTER 02: ETHICAL THEORY AND PHILOSOPHY ............. 16
BEEMSTERBOER: ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE, 3RD EDITION ........................................................... 16
CHAPTER 03: ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND VALUES ................ 26
BEEMSTERBOER: ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE, 3RD EDITION ........................................................... 26
CHAPTER 04: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY .................................. 38
BEEMSTERBOER: ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE, 3RD EDITION ........................................................... 38
CHAPTER 05: CODES OF ETHICS ................................................ 43
BEEMSTERBOER: ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE, 3RD EDITION ........................................................... 43
CHAPTER 06: DENTAL HYGIENIST–PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
........................................................................................................... 50
BEEMSTERBOER: ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE, 3RD EDITION............................................................ 50
CHAPTER 07: DENTAL HYGIENIST–DENTIST–EMPLOYER
RELATIONSHIP .............................................................................. 71
BEEMSTERBOER: ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE, 3RD EDITION............................................................ 71
CHAPTER 08: RISK MANAGEMENT ........................................... 83
BEEMSTERBOER: ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE, 3RD EDITION ........................................................... 83
,CHAPTER 01: ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM
BEEMSTERBOER: ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE, 3RD EDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WHEN WAS THE INCEPTION OF THE PROFESSION OF DENTAL HYGIENE?
a. IN ANCIENT GREECE
b. IN THE EARLY 1800S
c. IN THE EARLY 1900S
d. IN 1979
ANS: C
THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF A DENTAL HYGIENIST WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED
BY LAW IN CONNECTICUT IN 1915. ALFRED C. FONES TAUGHT HIS DENTAL
ASSISTANT, IRENE NEWMAN, TO TREAT PATIENTS AND TO TEACH THEM TO
MAINTAIN THEIR MOUTHS IN A CLEAN STATE. IN 1913, FONES ESTABLISHED
THE FIRST SCHOOL FOR DENTAL HYGIENISTS IN BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.
THE FIRST OATH WRITTEN FOR DENTAL HYGIENISTS CALLED UPON APOLLO
AND HYGEIA, WHO WERE THE GREEK GOD AND GODDESS OF HEALTH,
RESPECTIVELY. A MODERNIZED VERSION OF THE FIRST OATH WAS ADOPTED
BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS’
ASSOCIATION (ADHA) IN 1979.
DIF: RECALL REF: P. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: 7.0 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY | 7.1 ETHICAL PRINCIPLES, INCLUDING INFORMED
CONSENT
2. WHICH MEMBER OF THE DENTAL TEAM IS THE PRIMARY ORAL PREVENTIVE
THERAPIST?
a. DENTIST
b. DENTAL HYGIENIST
c. DENTAL ASSISTANT
d. RECEPTIONIST
ANS: B
THE DENTAL HYGIENIST IS THE ORAL PREVENTIVE THERAPIST IN THE
DENTAL OFFICE. THE DENTISTS WHO PIONEERED THIS SPECIAL FIELD OF
ENDEAVOR HAD A VISION OF THE DAY WHEN DENTAL DISEASE COULD BE
PREVENTED BY FOLLOWING A SYSTEM OF TREATMENT AND CLEANLINESS.
THE DENTIST IS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH RESTORATIVE TREATMENT,
ALTHOUGH HE OR SHE ALSO SHARES IN PREVENTING ORAL DISEASE. THE
DENTAL ASSISTANT ASSISTS THE DENTIST AND MAY ASSIST THE DENTAL
HYGIENIST AS WELL. THE RECEPTIONIST GREETS PATIENTS AND MAY HELP
WITH THE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF THE PRACTICE.
DIF: RECALL REF: P. 4 OBJ: 1
TOP: 7.0 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY | 7.4 GENERAL
3. THE DENTAL HYGIENE OATH IS REVISED BY ACTION OF WHICH OF
THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS?
a. THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION (ADA)
b. THE AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS’ ASSOCIATION (ADHA)
c. THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA)
d. THE ORGANIZATION FOR SAFETY, ASEPSIS, AND PREVENTION (OSAP)
e. THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)
, ANS: B