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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 CORR
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The scope of practice of a dental hygienist was first established by law in Connecticut in 1915.
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Alfred C. Fones taught his dental assistant, Irene Newman, to treat patients and to teach them
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to maintain their mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first school for dental
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hygienists in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The first oath written for dental hygienists called upon Ap
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ollo and Hygeia, who were the Greek god and goddess of health, respectively. A modernized ve
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rsion of the first oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hygienists’
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Association (ADHA) in 1979.
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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
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c. Dental assistant @1
d. Receptionist CO @1
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ered this special field of endeavor had a vision of the day when dental disease could be preven
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ted by following a system of treatment and cleanliness. The dentist is primarily concerned with
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restorative treatment, although he or she also shares in preventing oral disease. The dental assista
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nt assists the dentist and may assist the dental hygienist as well. The receptionist greets patients
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3. The dental hygiene oath is revised by action of which of the following professional organizations?
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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 (FD
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A) CORRECT ANSWER: B
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The first dental hygiene oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hyg
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ienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979 and is still in use today. The oath may be seen at the fol
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lowing website (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental Association has an o
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ath for dentists. A copy of each oath may be found in the textbook.
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DIF: Recall @ 1 REF: @ 1 p. 3 OBJ: 1
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TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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4. Society recognizes that health care providers are held to a higher standard than legislative ma
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ndate. These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of ethics and are enforced by t
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he legal system.
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a. Both statements are true.
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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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CORRECT ANSWER: C @1 @1
Health care providers are held to a higher standard than can be expressed exclusively by legislat
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ive mandate. While it is true that these higher standards are expressed in professional codes of e
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thics, they are enforced by those within the profession rather than by the legal system. Importan
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t components of this enforcement include self-regulation and submission to peer review.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 @1 @1 @1 OBJ: 1 TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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, 5. Success is measured by financial gain in the corporate world; however, for the health care professi
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the patient’s welfare is placed above profit.
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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.
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CORRECT ANSWER: A @1 @1
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 know
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ledge and skills.
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6. Which of the following is regarded as the most important aspect of the delivery of health care ser
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vices?
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d. Caring CORRE @1
CT ANSWER: D
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Although all of the choices are important, caring is regarded as the most important. Patients per
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ceive this essence of caring and respond to it. Trust is the critical foundation for the relationship
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between the person seeking services and the health care provider. The caring that the patient s
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eeks also gives the provider the greatest opportunity for professional service and satisfaction.
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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 ou
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t three fundamental principles, including patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the principle of
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1social justice, because it is thought this will reinvigorate the value of professionalism.
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ne 4th Edition by Kristin Minihan- Anderson
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All Chapters Included 1-
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10| Explanations for Exam Practices| A+ PASS GUARANTEE
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, Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism M
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ULTIPLE CHOICE @1
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 CORR
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ECT ANSWER: C
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The scope of practice of a dental hygienist was first established by law in Connecticut in 1915.
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Alfred C. Fones taught his dental assistant, Irene Newman, to treat patients and to teach them
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to maintain their mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first school for dental
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hygienists in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The first oath written for dental hygienists called upon Ap
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ollo and Hygeia, who were the Greek god and goddess of health, respectively. A modernized ve
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rsion of the first oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hygienists’
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Association (ADHA) in 1979.
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DIF: Recall @ 1 REF: @ 1 p. 3 OBJ: 1
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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
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c. Dental assistant @1
d. Receptionist CO @1
RRECT ANSWER: B @1 @1
The dental hygienist is the oral preventive therapist in the dental office. The dentists who pione
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ered this special field of endeavor had a vision of the day when dental disease could be preven
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ted by following a system of treatment and cleanliness. The dentist is primarily concerned with
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restorative treatment, although he or she also shares in preventing oral disease. The dental assista
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nt assists the dentist and may assist the dental hygienist as well. The receptionist greets patients
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3. The dental hygiene oath is revised by action of which of the following professional organizations?
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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 (FD
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A) CORRECT ANSWER: B
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The first dental hygiene oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hyg
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ienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979 and is still in use today. The oath may be seen at the fol
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lowing website (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental Association has an o
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ath for dentists. A copy of each oath may be found in the textbook.
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DIF: Recall @ 1 REF: @ 1 p. 3 OBJ: 1
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TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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4. Society recognizes that health care providers are held to a higher standard than legislative ma
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ndate. These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of ethics and are enforced by t
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he legal system.
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a. Both statements are true.
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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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CORRECT ANSWER: C @1 @1
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ive mandate. While it is true that these higher standards are expressed in professional codes of e
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thics, they are enforced by those within the profession rather than by the legal system. Importan
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t components of this enforcement include self-regulation and submission to peer review.
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, 5. Success is measured by financial gain in the corporate world; however, for the health care professi
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onal
the patient’s welfare is placed above profit.
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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.
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CORRECT ANSWER: A @1 @1
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 know
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ledge and skills.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 @1 @1 @1 OBJ: 2 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 ser
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vices?
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b. Appropriate knowledge @1
c. Critical judgment @1
d. Caring CORRE @1
CT ANSWER: D
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Although all of the choices are important, caring is regarded as the most important. Patients per
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ceive this essence of caring and respond to it. Trust is the critical foundation for the relationship
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between the person seeking services and the health care provider. The caring that the patient s
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eeks also gives the provider the greatest opportunity for professional service and satisfaction.
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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 ou
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t three fundamental principles, including patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the principle of
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1social justice, because it is thought this will reinvigorate the value of professionalism.
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