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Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
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Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 4th Edition fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
MULTIPLE CHOICE fr
1. When was the inception of the profession of dental hygiene?
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a. In ancient Greece fr fr
b. In the early 1800s fr fr fr
c. In the early 1900s fr fr fr
d. In 1979 fr
ANS: C f r
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 t
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o maintain their mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first school for dental h
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ygienists 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 v
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ersion of the first oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hygienist
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s’ 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
b. Dental hygienist fr
c. Dental assistant fr
d. Receptionist
ANS: B f r
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 prevent
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ed 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 assist
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ant assists the dentist and may assist the dental hygienist as well. The receptionist greets patient
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s and may help with the business and financial aspects of the practice.
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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 o
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rganizations?
a. The American Dental Association (ADA) fr fr fr fr
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) fr fr fr fr fr
ANS: B f r
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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 followi
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ng website (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental Association has an oa
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th for dentists. A copy of each oath may be found in the textbook.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 frfr fr f r f r
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
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mandate. These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of ethics and are enf
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orced by the legal system. fr fr fr fr
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b. Both statements are false. fr fr fr
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 f r
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 et
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hics, they are enforced by those within the profession rather than by the legal system. Important
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components of this enforcement include self-regulation and submission to peer review.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 f r fr
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 p
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rofessional the patient’s welfare is placed above profit. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
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. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
ANS: A f r
Because the welfare of the patient is more important than profit, society has granted the health ca
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re professional a certain status that carries prestige, power, and the right to apply special knowle
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dge and skills. fr fr
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 f r fr
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 s
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ervices?
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b. Appropriate knowledge fr
c. Critical judgment fr
d. Caring
ANS: D f r
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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 see
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ks 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 o
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ut three fundamental principles, including patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the princip
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le of social justice, 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. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
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. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
d. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
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e. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
ANS: A f r
The Physician Charter sets out three fundamental principles that are not new but reinforce the f
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oundation of the medical profession as one of service to others. The ethical principles of the pri
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macy of patient welfare (beneficence and nonmaleficence) and patient autonomy are listed first;
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the principle of social justice is the third main tenet. The desired goal was to reinvigorate the val
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ue of professionalism that includes social responsibility, the ethic of care, and access to that care
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, for all members of society.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 f r fr
OBJ: 3 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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EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION? fr fr fr fr fr fr
a. Completion of a higher education accredited program fr fr fr fr fr fr
b. Graduation from a college or university fr fr fr fr fr
c. Passed a written national board examination fr fr fr fr fr
d. Passed a clinical national board examination fr fr fr fr fr
ANS: D f r
There is no clinical national board examination. The dental hygiene candidate for licensure mus
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t pass a state or regional clinical examination. Examples of regional boards include the Council
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of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA), the Central Regional Dental Testing Services, Inc. (CRD
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TS), the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA), the Southern Regional Test
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ing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), and the Western Regional Examining Board (WERB).
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 f r fr
OBJ: 3 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
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c. A specialized body of knowledge and skill of value to society
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Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
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Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 4th Edition fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
MULTIPLE CHOICE fr
1. When was the inception of the profession of dental hygiene?
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a. In ancient Greece fr fr
b. In the early 1800s fr fr fr
c. In the early 1900s fr fr fr
d. In 1979 fr
ANS: C f r
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 t
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o maintain their mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first school for dental h
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ygienists 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 v
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ersion of the first oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hygienist
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s’ 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
b. Dental hygienist fr
c. Dental assistant fr
d. Receptionist
ANS: B f r
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 prevent
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ed 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 assist
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ant assists the dentist and may assist the dental hygienist as well. The receptionist greets patient
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s and may help with the business and financial aspects of the practice.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1 frfr fr f r f r
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 o
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rganizations?
a. The American Dental Association (ADA) fr fr fr fr
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) fr fr fr fr fr
ANS: B f r
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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 followi
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ng website (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental Association has an oa
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th for dentists. A copy of each oath may be found in the textbook.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 frfr fr f r f r
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
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mandate. These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of ethics and are enf
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orced by the legal system. fr fr fr fr
a. Both statements are true. fr fr fr
b. Both statements are false. fr fr fr
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 f r
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 et
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hics, they are enforced by those within the profession rather than by the legal system. Important
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components of this enforcement include self-regulation and submission to peer review.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 f r fr
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 p
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rofessional the patient’s welfare is placed above profit. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
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. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
ANS: A f r
Because the welfare of the patient is more important than profit, society has granted the health ca
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re professional a certain status that carries prestige, power, and the right to apply special knowle
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dge and skills. fr fr
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 f r fr
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 s
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ervices?
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b. Appropriate knowledge fr
c. Critical judgment fr
d. Caring
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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 see
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ks also gives the provider the greatest opportunity for professional service and satisfaction.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2 frfr fr f r f r
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 o
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ut three fundamental principles, including patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the princip
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le of social justice, 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. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
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. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
d. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
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e. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
ANS: A f r
The Physician Charter sets out three fundamental principles that are not new but reinforce the f
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oundation of the medical profession as one of service to others. The ethical principles of the pri
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macy of patient welfare (beneficence and nonmaleficence) and patient autonomy are listed first;
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the principle of social justice is the third main tenet. The desired goal was to reinvigorate the val
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ue of professionalism that includes social responsibility, the ethic of care, and access to that care
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, for all members of society.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 f r fr
OBJ: 3 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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EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION? fr fr fr fr fr fr
a. Completion of a higher education accredited program fr fr fr fr fr fr
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d. Passed a clinical national board examination fr fr fr fr fr
ANS: D f r
There is no clinical national board examination. The dental hygiene candidate for licensure mus
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t pass a state or regional clinical examination. Examples of regional boards include the Council
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of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA), the Central Regional Dental Testing Services, Inc. (CRD
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TS), the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA), the Southern Regional Test
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ing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), and the Western Regional Examining Board (WERB).
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 f r fr
OBJ: 3 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 fr
c. A specialized body of knowledge and skill of value to society
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