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Download the verified test bank for Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 4th Edition by Kristin Minihan-Anderson. ISBN-13: 9780323761192. Covers all chapters 1-10 with 117-190 pages of NBDHE-style questions and detailed rationales . Features multiple-choice questions, scenario-based exercises, and case studies on risk management, ethical theory, professional responsibility, and dental practice acts . Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 . Essential for dental hygiene students preparing for board exams and clinical practice for 2025/2026.

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Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene
h h h h h



4thhEditionhbyhAnderson
Chapterh1htoh10




TEST BANK h

, TABLEhOFhCONTENTh

1. RiskhManagement

2. EthicshandhProfessionalism

3. EthicalhTheoryhandhPhilosophy

4. EthicalhPrincipleshandhValues

5. CodeshofhEthics

6. EthicalhDecisionhMakinghinhDentalhHygienehandhDentistry

7. SocialhResponsibility

8. SocietyhandhthehStatehDentalhPracticehAct

9. DentalhHygienist–PatienthRelationship

10. DentalhHygienist–Dentist-EmployerhRelationship

,Chapterh01:hRiskhManagement

MULTIPLEhCHOICE

1. Whenhwashthehinceptionhofhthehprofessionhofhdentalhhygiene?
a. InhancienthGreece
b. Inhthehearlyh1800s
c. Inhthehearlyh1900s
d. Inh1979


ANS:hC
Thehscopehofhpracticehofhahdentalhhygienisthwashfirsthestablishedhbyhlawhinh Co
nnecticuthinh1915.hAlfredhC.hFoneshtaughthhishdentalhassistant,hIrenehNewman,ht
oh treathpatientshandhtohteachhthemhtohmaintainhtheirhmouthshinhahcleanhstate.hIn
h1913,h FoneshestablishedhthehfirsthschoolhforhdentalhhygienistshinhBridgeport,hh
Connecticut.hThehfirsthoathhwrittenhforhdentalhhygienistshcalledhuponhApollohand
h Hygeia,hwhohwerehthehGreekhgodhandhgoddesshofhhealth,hrespectively.hAh mo
dernizedhversionhofhthehfirsthoathhwashadoptedhbyhthehBoardhofhTrusteeshofhthe
h AmericanhDentalhHygienists’hAssociationh(ADHA)hinh1979.


DIF: Recall REF:hh p.h3 OBJ:hh1
TOP:h 7.0hProfessionalhResponsibilityh|h7.1hEthicalhPrinciples,hincludinghinformedhconsent

2. Whichhmemberhofhthehdentalhteamhishthehprimaryhoralhpreventivehtherapist?
a. Dentist
b. Dentalhhygienist
c. Dentalhassistant
d. Receptionist


ANS:hB
Thehdentalhhygienisthishthehoralhpreventivehtherapisthinhthehdentalhoffice.hTheh d
entistshwhohpioneeredhthishspecialhfieldhofhendeavorhhadhahvisionhofhthehdayhwh
enh dentalhdiseasehcouldhbehpreventedhbyhfollowinghahsystemhofh treatmenthand
h cleanliness.hThehdentisthishprimarilyhconcernedhwithhrestorativehtreatment,h alt
houghhhehorhshehalsohshareshinhpreventinghoralhdisease.hThehdentalhassistanth as
sistshthehdentisthandhmayhassisththehdentalhhygienisthashwell.hThehreceptionisth g
reetshpatientshandhmayhhelphwithhthehbusinesshandhfinancialhaspectshofhtheh prac
tice.

DIF: Recall REF:hh p.h4 OBJ:hh1
TOP:h 7.0hProfessionalhResponsibilityh|h7.4hGeneral

3. Thehdentalhhygienehoathhishrevisedhbyhactionhofhwhichhofhthehfollow
ingh professionalhorganizations?
a. ThehAmericanhDentalhAssociationh(ADA)
b. ThehAmericanhDentalhHygienists’hAssociationh(ADHA)
c. ThehOccupationalhSafetyhandhHealthhAdministrationh(OSHA)
d. ThehOrganizationhforhSafety,hAsepsis,handhPreventionh(OSAP)
e. ThehFoodhandhDrughAdministrationh(FDA)

ANS:hB

, ThehfirsthdentalhhygienehoathhwashadoptedhbyhthehBoardhofhTrusteeshofhtheh Am
ericanhDentalhHygienists’hAssociationh(ADHA)hinh1979handhishstillhinhusehtoday.h T
hehoathhmayhbehseenhaththehfollowinghwebsiteh (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoat
h.htm).hThehAmericanhDentalhAssociationhhashanh oathhforhdentists.hAhcopyhofhea
chhoathhmayhbehfoundhinhthehtextbook.

DIF: Recall REF:hh p.h3 OBJ:hh1
TOP:h 7.0hProfessionalhResponsibilityh|h7.4hGeneral

4. Successhishmeasuredhbyhfinancialhgainhinhthehcorporatehworld;hhowever,hforh
theh healthhcarehprofessionalhthehpatient’shwelfarehishplacedhabovehprofit.
a. Bothhthehstatementhandhreasonharehcorrecthandhrelated.
b. BothhthehstatementhandhreasonharehcorrecthbuthNOThrelated.
c. Thehstatementhishcorrect,hbuththehreasonhishNOT.
d. ThehstatementhishNOThcorrect,hbuththehreasonhishcorrect.
e. NEITHERhthehstatementhNORhthehreasonhishcorrect.

ANS:hA
Becausehthehwelfarehofhthehpatienthishmorehimportanththanhprofit,hsocietyhhash gr
antedhthehhealthhcarehprofessionalhahcertainhstatushthathcarrieshprestige,hpower,
h andhthehrighthtohapplyhspecialhknowledgehandhskills.


DIF: Comprehension REF:hh p.h4
OBJ:h2h TOP:h 7.0hProfessionalhResponsibilityh|h7.4hGener
al

5. Societyhrecognizeshthathhealthhcarehprovidersharehheldhtohahhigherhstand
ardh thanhlegislativehmandate.hThesehhigherhstandardsharehexpressedhinh
professionalhcodeshofhethicshandharehenforcedhbyhthehlegalhsystem.
a. Bothhstatementsharehtrue.
b. Bothhstatementsharehfalse.
c. Thehfirsthstatementhishtrue,hthehsecondhstatementhishfalse.
d. Thehfirsthstatementhishfalse,hthehsecondhstatementhishtrue.


ANS:hC
Healthhcarehprovidersharehheldhtohahhigherhstandardhthanhcanhbehexpressedh ex
clusivelyhbyhlegislativehmandate.hWhilehithishtruehthaththesehhigherhstandardshar
eh expressedhinhprofessionalhcodeshofhethics,htheyharehenforcedhbyhthosehwithin
htheh professionhratherhthanhbyhthehlegalhsystem.hImportanthcomponentshofhthish
enforcementhincludehself-regulationhandhsubmissionhtohpeerhreview.

DIF: Comprehension REF:hh p.h4
OBJ:h1h TOP:h 7.0hProfessionalhResponsibilityh|h7.4hGener
al


6. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishregardedhashthehmosthimportanthaspecthofhthehdeliver
yhofh healthhcarehservices?
a. Technicalhskill
b. Appropriatehknowledge
c. Criticalhjudgment
d. Caring

ANS:hD

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