test bank for ethics and law in dental hygiene 3rd edition by beemsterboer

TEST BANK FOR
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ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE
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3RDEDITION

byaPhyllisaL.aBeemsterboer

, Table of Contents
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Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism ............................................. 3
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Chapter 02: Ethical Theory and Philosophy ..................................... 16
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Chapter 03: Ethical Principles and Values ........................................ 26
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Chapter 04: 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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Chapter 07: 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
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MULTIPLEaCHOICE

1. Whenawasatheainceptionaofatheaprofessionaofadentalahygiene?
a. InaancientaGreece
b. Inatheaearlya1800s
c. Inatheaearlya1900s
d. Ina1979

ANS:a C
TheascopeaofapracticeaofaaadentalahygienistawasafirstaestablishedabyalawainaConnecticutaina1915.a
AlfredaC.aFonesataughtahisadentalaassistant,aIreneaNewman,atoatreatapatientsaandatoateachathematoa
maintainatheiramouthsainaaacleanastate.aIna1913,aFonesaestablishedatheafirstaschoolaforadentalahygi
enistsainaBridgeport,aConnecticut.aTheafirstaoathawrittenaforadentalahygienistsacalledauponaApolloa
andaHygeia,awhoawereatheaGreekagodaandagoddessaofahealth,arespectively.aAamodernizedaversio
naofatheafirstaoathawasaadoptedabyatheaBoardaofaTrusteesaofatheaAmericanaDentalaHygienists’aAss
ociationa(ADHA)aina1979.

DIF: Recall REF:a p.a3 OBJ:a 1
TOP:a 7.0aProfessionalaResponsibilitya|a7.1aEthicalaPrinciples,aincludingainformedaconsent

2. Whichamemberaofatheadentalateamaisatheaprimaryaoralapreventiveatherapist?
a. Dentist
b. Dentalahygienist
c. Dentalaassistant
d. Receptionist

ANS:a B
Theadentalahygienistaisatheaoralapreventiveatherapistainatheadentalaoffice.aTheadentistsawhoapionee
redathisaspecialafieldaofaendeavorahadaaavisionaofatheadayawhenadentaladiseaseacouldabeapreventeda
byafollowingaaasystemaofatreatmentaandacleanliness.aTheadentistaisaprimarilyaconcernedawitharest
orativeatreatment,aalthoughaheaorasheaalsoasharesainapreventingaoraladisease.aTheadentalaassistantaa
ssistsatheadentistaandamayaassistatheadentalahygienistaasawell.aTheareceptionistagreetsapatientsaanda
mayahelpawithatheabusinessaandafinancialaaspectsaofatheapractice.

DIF: Recall REF:a p.a4 OBJ:a 1
TOP:a 7.0aProfessionalaResponsibilitya|a7.4aGeneral

3. Theadentalahygieneaoathaisarevisedabyaactionaofawhichaofatheafollowingaprofessionalaor
ganizations?
a. TheaAmericanaDentalaAssociationa(ADA)
b. TheaAmericanaDentalaHygienists’aAssociationa(ADHA)
c. TheaOccupationalaSafetyaandaHealthaAdministrationa(OSHA)
d. TheaOrganizationaforaSafety,aAsepsis,aandaPreventiona(OSAP)
e. TheaFoodaandaDrugaAdministrationa(FDA)
ANS:a B

, TheafirstadentalahygieneaoathawasaadoptedabyatheaBoardaofaTrusteesaofatheaAmericanaDentalaHyg
ienists’aAssociationa(ADHA)aina1979aandaisastillainauseatoday.aTheaoathamayabeaseenaatatheafollowi
ngawebsitea(www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm).aTheaAmericanaDentalaAssociationahasaanao
athaforadentists.aAacopyaofaeachaoathamayabeafoundainatheatextbook.

DIF: Recall REF:a p.a3 OBJ:a 1
TOP:a 7.0aProfessionalaResponsibilitya|a7.4aGeneral

4. Successaisameasuredabyafinancialagainainatheacorporateaworld;ahowever,aforatheahealthacareapr
ofessionalatheapatient’sawelfareaisaplacedaaboveaprofit.
a. Bothatheastatementaandareasonaareacorrectaandarelated.
b. BothatheastatementaandareasonaareacorrectabutaNOTarelated.
c. Theastatementaisacorrect,abutatheareasonaisaNOT.
d. TheastatementaisaNOTacorrect,abutatheareasonaisacorrect.
e. NEITHERatheastatementaNORatheareasonaisacorrect.
ANS:a A
Becauseatheawelfareaofatheapatientaisamoreaimportantathanaprofit,asocietyahasagrantedatheahealthaca
reaprofessionalaaacertainastatusathatacarriesaprestige,apower,aandathearightatoaapplyaspecialaknowle
dgeaandaskills.

DIF: Comprehension REF:a p.a4
OBJ:a2aTOP:a 7.0aProfessionalaResponsibilitya|a7.4aGeneral

5. Societyarecognizesathatahealthacareaprovidersaareaheldatoaaahigherastandardathanalegislativeam
andate.aTheseahigherastandardsaareaexpressedainaprofessionalacodesaofaethicsaandaareaenforc
edabyathealegalasystem.
a. Bothastatementsaareatrue.
b. Bothastatementsaareafalse.
c. Theafirstastatementaisatrue,atheasecondastatementaisafalse.
d. Theafirstastatementaisafalse,atheasecondastatementaisatrue.
ANS:a C
Healthacareaprovidersaareaheldatoaaahigherastandardathanacanabeaexpressedaexclusivelyabyalegislat
iveamandate.aWhileaitaisatrueathatatheseahigherastandardsaareaexpressedainaprofessionalacodesaofae
thics,atheyaareaenforcedabyathoseawithinatheaprofessionaratherathanabyathealegalasystem.aImportan
tacomponentsaofathisaenforcementaincludeaself-regulationaandasubmissionatoapeerareview.

DIF: Comprehension REF:a p.a4
OBJ:a1aTOP:a 7.0aProfessionalaResponsibilitya|a7.4aGeneral


6. Whichaofatheafollowingaisaregardedaasatheamostaimportantaaspectaofatheadeliveryaofahealthacarease
rvices?
a. Technicalaskill
b. Appropriateaknowledge
c. Criticalajudgment
d. Caring
ANS:a D