Test Bank For Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene 4th Edition by Kristin Minihan-Anderson||ISBN NO:10,0323761194||ISBN NO:13,978-0323761192||All Chapters||Complete Guide A+

TEST BANK for Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene
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4th Edition by Kristin Minihan- Anderson
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, Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism MUqy qy qy qy qy




LTIPLE CHOICE qy




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 CORRE
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CT ANSWER: C
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The scope of practice of a dental hygienist was first established by law in Connecticut in 1915. Alfre
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d C. Fones taught his dental assistant, Irene Newman, to treat patients and to teach them to maintain
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their mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first school for dental hygienists in Brid
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geport, Connecticut. The first oath written for dental hygienists called upon Apollo and Hygeia, who
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were the Greek god and goddess of health, respectively. A modernized version of the first oath was a
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dopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979.
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DIF: Recall q y REF: p. 3 q y qy OBJ: 1 q y




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 qy




c. Dental assistant qy




d. Receptionist CO qy




RRECT ANSWER: B qy qy




The dental hygienist is the oral preventive therapist in the dental office. The dentists who pioneered t
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his special field of endeavor had a vision of the day when dental disease could be prevented by follo
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wing a system of treatment and cleanliness. The dentist is primarily concerned with restorative treatm
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ent, although he or she also shares in preventing oral disease. The dental assistant assists the dentist a
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nd may assist the dental hygienist as well. The receptionist greets patients and may help with the bus
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iness and financial aspects of the practice.
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DIF: Recall q y REF: p. 4 q y qy OBJ: 1 q y




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,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 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 (FDA
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) CORRECT ANSWER: B
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The first dental hygiene oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hygienist
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s’ Association (ADHA) in 1979 and is still in use today. The oath may be seen at the following web
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site (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental Association has an oath for dentists.
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A copy of each oath may be found in the textbook.
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DIF: Recall q y REF: p. 3 q y qy OBJ: 1 q y




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 mandate.
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These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of ethics and are enforced by the legal sy
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stem.

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 qy qy




Health care providers are held to a higher standard than can be expressed exclusively by legislative
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mandate. While it is true that these higher standards are expressed in professional codes of ethics, they
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are enforced by those within the profession rather than by the legal system. Important components of
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this enforcement include self-regulation and submission to peer review.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 qy qy qy 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 professional
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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 qy qy




Because the welfare of the patient is more important than profit, society has granted the health care p
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rofessional a certain status that carries prestige, power, and the right to apply special knowledge and s
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kills.

DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 qy qy qy 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 services?
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a. Technical skill qy




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d. Caring CORREC qy




T ANSWER: D
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Although all of the choices are important, caring is regarded as the most important. Patients perceive
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this essence of caring and respond to it. Trust is the critical foundation for the relationship between th
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e person seeking services and the health care provider. The caring that the patient seeks also gives th
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e provider the greatest opportunity for professional service and satisfaction.
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DIF: q y q y Recall q y REF: p. 4 q y qy q y q y q y q y OBJ: 2 q y




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 out thr
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ee fundamental principles, including patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the principle of social ju
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stice, because it is thought this will reinvigorate the value of professionalism.
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a. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
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