Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene with correct
answers 2025
1. The higher standards expressed in a professional code of ethics and enforced by
those within the profession represent
a self-regulating behavior.
b. a service orientation.
c. A standard of practice.
d. an organized association. - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 1. ANS: A
Health care professionals are held to a higher standard than can be expressed
exclusively by legislative mandate. This is called self-regulating or self-policing
behavior and represents an increased level of trust on the part of the public.
2. The three fundamental ethical principles of the "Physician Charter" include the
primacy of patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the principle of
a. professionalism.
b. interprofessional.
c. Social justice.
d. altruism. - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 2. ANS: C
,The principle of social justice is the third main tenet. The desired goal of the
publication "Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician
Charter" was to reinvigorate the value of professionalism that includes social
responsibility: the ethic of care, and access to that care, for all members of society.
3. Which of the following models of professionalism described by Ozar is
considered to be the most desirable?
a. Commercial model
b. Interactive model
c. Guild model - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 3. ANS: B
The interactive model is preferable because it presents the patient and provider as
partners who make different contributions to the partnership. This equal moral
status creates an obligation for equal respect as partners working together toward
attaining and maintaining oral health.
4. The term interprofessional education (IPE) refers to occasions when students
from two or more health professions
a. is 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. completes the degree requirements for more than one program, for example, an
M.D. and a D.D.S.
,c. learns together during part of their professional training.
d. Take the same written board examination as part of the licensing process. -
CORRECT-ANSWERS- 4. ANS: C
The term IPE refers to occasions when students from two or more health
professions learn together during all or part of their professional training with the
objective of cultivating collaborative practice to improve the quality of patient care
at the individual and population level.
5. ____________ are essential skills requiring knowledge, skill, and ability that are
performed by a health care provider.
a. Duties
b. Obligations
c. Basics
d. Competencies - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 5. ANS: D
For a dental hygienist, competencies are skills regularly used in real practice
settings to meet the oral health needs of patients. These competencies have been
examined and endorsed by dental hygienists, dentists, and dental educators as valid
and appropriate.
, 6. Which of the following is the term used to describe the system that has been
developed in the United States to protect the public welfare and provide standards
for the evaluation of educational programs and schools?
a. Standards
b. Competencies
c. Accreditation
d. Uniformity - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 6. ANS: C
The Commission on Dental Accreditation is the specialized accrediting agency
recognized by the United States Department of Education to accredit programs that
provide basic preparation for licensure in dentistry, dental hygiene, and all related
dental disciplines.
7. Which of the following is the top stage of competency according to the expert
learning continuum?
a. Competent
b. Master
c. Proficient
d. Beginner
e. Novice - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 7. ANS: B
answers 2025
1. The higher standards expressed in a professional code of ethics and enforced by
those within the profession represent
a self-regulating behavior.
b. a service orientation.
c. A standard of practice.
d. an organized association. - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 1. ANS: A
Health care professionals are held to a higher standard than can be expressed
exclusively by legislative mandate. This is called self-regulating or self-policing
behavior and represents an increased level of trust on the part of the public.
2. The three fundamental ethical principles of the "Physician Charter" include the
primacy of patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the principle of
a. professionalism.
b. interprofessional.
c. Social justice.
d. altruism. - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 2. ANS: C
,The principle of social justice is the third main tenet. The desired goal of the
publication "Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician
Charter" was to reinvigorate the value of professionalism that includes social
responsibility: the ethic of care, and access to that care, for all members of society.
3. Which of the following models of professionalism described by Ozar is
considered to be the most desirable?
a. Commercial model
b. Interactive model
c. Guild model - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 3. ANS: B
The interactive model is preferable because it presents the patient and provider as
partners who make different contributions to the partnership. This equal moral
status creates an obligation for equal respect as partners working together toward
attaining and maintaining oral health.
4. The term interprofessional education (IPE) refers to occasions when students
from two or more health professions
a. is 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. completes the degree requirements for more than one program, for example, an
M.D. and a D.D.S.
,c. learns together during part of their professional training.
d. Take the same written board examination as part of the licensing process. -
CORRECT-ANSWERS- 4. ANS: C
The term IPE refers to occasions when students from two or more health
professions learn together during all or part of their professional training with the
objective of cultivating collaborative practice to improve the quality of patient care
at the individual and population level.
5. ____________ are essential skills requiring knowledge, skill, and ability that are
performed by a health care provider.
a. Duties
b. Obligations
c. Basics
d. Competencies - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 5. ANS: D
For a dental hygienist, competencies are skills regularly used in real practice
settings to meet the oral health needs of patients. These competencies have been
examined and endorsed by dental hygienists, dentists, and dental educators as valid
and appropriate.
, 6. Which of the following is the term used to describe the system that has been
developed in the United States to protect the public welfare and provide standards
for the evaluation of educational programs and schools?
a. Standards
b. Competencies
c. Accreditation
d. Uniformity - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 6. ANS: C
The Commission on Dental Accreditation is the specialized accrediting agency
recognized by the United States Department of Education to accredit programs that
provide basic preparation for licensure in dentistry, dental hygiene, and all related
dental disciplines.
7. Which of the following is the top stage of competency according to the expert
learning continuum?
a. Competent
b. Master
c. Proficient
d. Beginner
e. Novice - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 7. ANS: B
