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TEST BANK FOR ETHICS AND LAW IN
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DENTAL HYGIENE 3RDEDITION BY
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BEEMSTERBOER-latest-2023
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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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MULTIPLE CHOICE b
1. When was the inception of the profession of dental hygiene?
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a. In ancient Greece
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b. In the early 1800s
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c. In the early 1900s
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d. In 1979 b
ANS: C b
The scope of practice of a dental hygienist was first established by law in Connecticut in
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1915. Alfred C. Fones taught his dental assistant, Irene Newman, to treat patients and to teach
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them to maintain their mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first school for
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dental hygienists in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The first oath written for dental hygienists called
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upon Apollo and Hygeia, who were the Greek god and goddess of health, respectively. A
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modernized version of the first oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American
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Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 b b b
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
b. Dental hygienist b
c. Dental assistant b
d. Receptionist
ANS: B b
The dental hygienist is the oral preventive therapist in the dental office. The dentists who
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pioneered this special field of endeavor had a vision of the day when dental disease could be
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prevented by following a system of treatment and cleanliness. The dentist is primarily
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concerned with restorative treatment, although he or she also shares in preventing oral disease.
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The dental assistant assists the dentist and may assist the dental hygienist as well. The
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receptionist greets patients and may help with the business and financial aspects of the
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practice.
b
DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1 b b b
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
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borganizations?
a. The American Dental Association (ADA)
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b. The American 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
b
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The first dental hygiene oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental
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Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979 and is still in use today. The oath may be seen at the
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following website (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental Association
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has an 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 b b b
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
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bprofessional the patient’s welfare is placed above profit. b b b b b b b
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. b b b b b b b
ANS: A b
Because the welfare of the patient is more important than profit, society has granted the health
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care professional a certain status that carries prestige, power, and the right to apply special
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knowledge and skills.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 b b OBJ: 2 b
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
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bmandate. These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of ethics and are
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benforced by the legal system. b b b b
a. Both statements are true.b b b
b. Both statements are false.
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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 b
Health care providers are held to a higher standard than can be expressed exclusively by
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legislative mandate. While it is true that these higher standards are expressed in professional
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codes of ethics, they are enforced by those within the profession rather than by the legal
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system. Important components of this enforcement include self-regulation and submission to
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peer review.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 b b OBJ: 1 b
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
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bservices?
a. Technical skill b
b. Appropriate knowledge b
c. Critical judgment b
d. Caring
ANS: D b
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Although all of the choices are important, caring is regarded as the most important. Patients
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perceive this essence of caring and respond to it. Trust is the critical foundation for the
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relationship between the person seeking services and the health care provider. The caring that
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the patient seeks also gives the provider the greatest opportunity for professional service and
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satisfaction.
b
DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2 b b b
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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7. The publication ―Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter‖ set
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bout three fundamental principles, including patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the
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bprinciple of social justice, because it is thought this will reinvigorate the value of
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bprofessionalism.
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. b b b b b b b
ANS: A b
The Physician Charter sets out three fundamental principles that are not new but reinforce the
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foundation of the medical profession as one of service to others. The ethical principles of the
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primacy of patient welfare (beneficence and nonmaleficence) and patient autonomy are listed
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first; the principle of social justice is the third main tenet. The desired goal was to reinvigorate
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the value of professionalism that includes social responsibility, the ethic of care, and access to
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that care, for all members of society.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 b b OBJ: 3 b
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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8. Each of the following is a requirement for licensure of a dental hygienist in the United States
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bEXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION? b b b b b b
a. Completion of a higher education accredited program b b b b b b
b. Graduation from a college or university b b b b b
c. Passed a written national board examination b b b b b
d. Passed a clinical national board examination b b b b b
ANS: D b
There is no clinical national board examination. The dental hygiene candidate for licensure
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must pass a state or regional clinical examination. Examples of regional boards include the
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Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA), the Central Regional Dental Testing Services,
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Inc. (CRDTS), the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA), the Southern
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Regional Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), and the Western Regional Examining Board (WERB).
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 b b OBJ: 3 b
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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9. Which of the following characteristics is used to separate the professional from the layperson?
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a. Competency
b. Quality performance b
c. A specialized body of knowledge and skill of value to society
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TEST BANK FOR ETHICS AND LAW IN
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DENTAL HYGIENE 3RDEDITION BY
b b b b
BEEMSTERBOER-latest-2023
b
Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
b b b b
Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE b
1. When was the inception of the profession of dental hygiene?
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a. In ancient Greece
b b
b. In the early 1800s
b b b
c. In the early 1900s
b b b
d. In 1979 b
ANS: C b
The scope of practice of a dental hygienist was first established by law in Connecticut in
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
1915. Alfred C. Fones taught his dental assistant, Irene Newman, to treat patients and to teach
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
them to maintain their mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first school for
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
dental hygienists in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The first oath written for dental hygienists called
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upon Apollo and Hygeia, who were the Greek god and goddess of health, respectively. A
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
modernized version of the first oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American
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Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 b b b
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
b. Dental hygienist b
c. Dental assistant b
d. Receptionist
ANS: B b
The dental hygienist is the oral preventive therapist in the dental office. The dentists who
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
pioneered this special field of endeavor had a vision of the day when dental disease could be
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
prevented by following a system of treatment and cleanliness. The dentist is primarily
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concerned with restorative treatment, although he or she also shares in preventing oral disease.
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The dental assistant assists the dentist and may assist the dental hygienist as well. The
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
receptionist greets patients and may help with the business and financial aspects of the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
practice.
b
DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1 b b b
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
b b b b b b
3. The dental hygiene oath is revised by action of which of the following professional
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borganizations?
a. The American Dental Association (ADA)
b b b b
b. The American Dental Hygienists’Association (ADHA)
b b b b b
, 2
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
b
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The first dental hygiene oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental
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Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979 and is still in use today. The oath may be seen at the
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following website (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental Association
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has an 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 b b b
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
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bprofessional the patient’s welfare is placed above profit. b b b b b b b
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. b b b b b b b
ANS: A b
Because the welfare of the patient is more important than profit, society has granted the health
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
care professional a certain status that carries prestige, power, and the right to apply special
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
knowledge and skills.
b b b
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 b b OBJ: 2 b
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
b b b b b b b
5. Society recognizes that health care providers are held to a higher standard than legislative
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bmandate. These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of ethics and are
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benforced by the legal system. b b b b
a. Both statements are true.b b b
b. Both statements are false.
b b b
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 b
Health care providers are held to a higher standard than can be expressed exclusively by
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legislative mandate. While it is true that these higher standards are expressed in professional
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
codes of ethics, they are enforced by those within the profession rather than by the legal
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
system. Important components of this enforcement include self-regulation and submission to
b b b b b b b b b b b
peer review.
b b
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 b b OBJ: 1 b
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
b b b b b b b
6. Which of the following is regarded as the most important aspect of the delivery of health care
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
bservices?
a. Technical skill b
b. Appropriate knowledge b
c. Critical judgment b
d. Caring
ANS: D b
, 4
Although all of the choices are important, caring is regarded as the most important. Patients
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
perceive this essence of caring and respond to it. Trust is the critical foundation for the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
relationship between the person seeking services and the health care provider. The caring that
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
the patient seeks also gives the provider the greatest opportunity for professional service and
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
satisfaction.
b
DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2 b b b
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
b b b b b b
7. The publication ―Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter‖ set
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bout three fundamental principles, including patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the
b b b b b b b b b b
bprinciple of social justice, because it is thought this will reinvigorate the value of
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
bprofessionalism.
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. b b b b b b b
ANS: A b
The Physician Charter sets out three fundamental principles that are not new but reinforce the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
foundation of the medical profession as one of service to others. The ethical principles of the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
primacy of patient welfare (beneficence and nonmaleficence) and patient autonomy are listed
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first; the principle of social justice is the third main tenet. The desired goal was to reinvigorate
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
the value of professionalism that includes social responsibility, the ethic of care, and access to
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
that care, for all members of society.
b b b b b b b
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 b b OBJ: 3 b
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
b b b b b b b
8. Each of the following is a requirement for licensure of a dental hygienist in the United States
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bEXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION? b b b b b b
a. Completion of a higher education accredited program b b b b b b
b. Graduation from a college or university b b b b b
c. Passed a written national board examination b b b b b
d. Passed a clinical national board examination b b b b b
ANS: D b
There is no clinical national board examination. The dental hygiene candidate for licensure
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must pass a state or regional clinical examination. Examples of regional boards include the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA), the Central Regional Dental Testing Services,
b b b b b b b b b b b b
Inc. (CRDTS), the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA), the Southern
b b b b b b b b b b b
Regional Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), and the Western Regional Examining Board (WERB).
b b b b b b b b b b b b
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 b b OBJ: 3 b
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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9. Which of the following characteristics is used to separate the professional from the layperson?
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a. Competency
b. Quality performance b
c. A specialized body of knowledge and skill of value to society
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