COMPLETE TEST BANK- ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE
4TH EDITION BY KRISTIN MINIHAN-ANDERSON- ALL CHAPTERS
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I: ETHICS ........................................................................................................................... 2
CHAPTER 01: RISK MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................... 2
CHAPTER 02: ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM .................................................................. 21
CHAPTER 03: ETHICAL THEORY AND PHILOSOPHY............................................................. 41
CHAPTER 04: ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND VALUES................................................................ 58
CHAPTER 05: CODES OF ETHICS ........................................................................................ 79
CHAPTER 06: ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN DENTAL HYGIENE AND DENTISTRY................ 91
CHAPTER 07: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ............................................................................ 116
SECTION II: LAW.......................................................................................................................... 125
CHAPTER 08: SOCIETY AND THE STATE DENTAL PRACTICE ACT......................................... 125
CHAPTER 09: DENTAL HYGIENIST–PATIENT RELATIONSHIP .............................................. 155
CHAPTER 10: DENTAL HYGIENIST–DENTIST–EMPLOYER RELATIONSHIP ........................... 191
SECTION I: ETHICS
CHAPTER 01: RISK MANAGEMENT
ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE, 4TH EDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A PHILOSOPHY OF RISK
IDENTIFICATION AND SYSTEM OF INJURY PREVENTION?
A. RISK MANAGEMENT
B. FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP
C. VIRTUE
D. DEONTOLOGY
ANSWER: A
,THE TERM RISK MANAGEMENT ALSO IS APPLIED TO OTHER AREAS OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
BUSINESS BUT IS MOST FREQUENTLY USED IN HEALTH CARE. MANAGEMENT, AS PART OF THE
TERM, MEANS THAT ONCE RISK IS IDENTIFIED, IT IS MEASURED FOR THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE
POTENTIAL OUTCOME AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF ITS OCCURRENCE. A STRATEGY IS THEN
CREATED TO HANDLE THE RISK IN SUCH A WAY AS TO MINIMIZE IT OR, IN SOME CASES, TO
ELIMINATE IT ALTOGETHER. A FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP IS PART OF CONTRACT LAW.
CHARACTER OR VIRTUE AND THE GOODNESS OF A PERSON IN LIVING A GOOD LIFE ARE
ACQUIRED BY A PERSON THROUGH LEARNING AND REFLECTION AND REPETITION.
DEONTOLOGY IS NONCONSEQUENTIALIST ETHICS.
DIF: RECALL REF: P. 101 OBJ: 1
TOP: 7.0 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY | 7.4 GENERAL
2. A GENERAL DENTAL PRACTICE MAY NOT PROVIDE COMPLEX ORAL SURGERY
PROCEDURES FOR PATIENTS, BECAUSE THE CLINICIANS HAVE DETERMINED THAT EXTENSIVE
RISK FACTORS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE PROCEDURES.
A. BOTH THE STATEMENT AND REASON ARE CORRECT AND RELATED.
B. BOTH THE STATEMENT AND REASON ARE CORRECT BUT NOT RELATED.
C. THE STATEMENT IS CORRECT, BUT THE REASON IS NOT.
D. THE STATEMENT IS NOT CORRECT, BUT THE REASON IS CORRECT.
E. NEITHER THE STATEMENT NOR THE REASON IS CORRECT.
ANSWER: A
THE LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLEX ORAL SURGERY PROCEDURES MAY BE TOO
SIGNIFICANT, THUS MAKING THE RISK GREATER THAN THE BENEFIT TO THE DENTAL PRACTICE.
IN THESE CASES THE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY IS THE REMOVAL OF SUCH A PROCEDURE
FROM THE SCOPE OF CARE DELIVERY.
DIF: RECALL REF: P. 102 OBJ: 1
TOP: 7.0 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY | 7.4 GENERAL
, 3. ELIMINATING A HIGH-RISK PROCEDURE FROM THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE IS NOT ALWAYS
POSSIBLE OR DESIRABLE. IN SUCH CASES A RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY SHOULD BE
IMPLEMENTED TO CONTROL THE RISK.
A. BOTH STATEMENTS ARE TRUE.
B. BOTH STATEMENTS ARE FALSE.
C. THE FIRST STATEMENT IS TRUE, THE SECOND STATEMENT IS FALSE.
D. THE FIRST STATEMENT IS FALSE, THE SECOND STATEMENT IS TRUE.
ANSWER: A
94
THE DEVELOPMENT OF WELL-TARGETED PROCEDURES FOR MINIMIZING ADVERSE OUTCOMES
REQUIRES AN AWARENESS OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY OCCURRING NEGATIVE INCIDENTS.
STRATEGIES FOR IDENTIFYING RISK INCLUDE INCIDENT REPORTING AND A QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
DIF: RECALL REF: P. 102 OBJ: 1
TOP: 7.0 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY | 7.4 GENERAL
4. EACH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE FOR A SYSTEM OF INCIDENT REPORTING EXCEPT
ONE. WHICH ONE IS THE EXCEPTION?
A. COMPLETE A REPORT FOR ALL ACCIDENTS OR UNUSUAL INCIDENTS.
B. REPORTING SHOULD INCLUDE PATIENT CARE PROBLEMS, PATIENT MANAGEMENT
ISSUES, AND PATIENT COMPLAINTS.
C. THE REPORT SHOULD FOCUS ON FACTS RATHER THAN SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS AND
PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE EVENT.
D. THE REPORTS SHOULD BE RETAINED IN THE PATIENT RECORD.
ANSWER: D
THESE REPORTS SHOULD NOT BE RETAINED IN THE PATIENT RECORD BUT RATHER FILED IN A
RISK MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO. AN INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM PERMITS THE SYSTEMIC
TRACKING OF ADVERSE EVENTS. A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE RISK EXPOSURE OF A
PRACTICE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TARGETED PROBLEM SOLVING.
4TH EDITION BY KRISTIN MINIHAN-ANDERSON- ALL CHAPTERS
1-10 COVERED| LATEST EDITION- 2026 - DISTINCTION
GUARANTEED
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I: ETHICS ........................................................................................................................... 2
CHAPTER 01: RISK MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................... 2
CHAPTER 02: ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM .................................................................. 21
CHAPTER 03: ETHICAL THEORY AND PHILOSOPHY............................................................. 41
CHAPTER 04: ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND VALUES................................................................ 58
CHAPTER 05: CODES OF ETHICS ........................................................................................ 79
CHAPTER 06: ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN DENTAL HYGIENE AND DENTISTRY................ 91
CHAPTER 07: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ............................................................................ 116
SECTION II: LAW.......................................................................................................................... 125
CHAPTER 08: SOCIETY AND THE STATE DENTAL PRACTICE ACT......................................... 125
CHAPTER 09: DENTAL HYGIENIST–PATIENT RELATIONSHIP .............................................. 155
CHAPTER 10: DENTAL HYGIENIST–DENTIST–EMPLOYER RELATIONSHIP ........................... 191
SECTION I: ETHICS
CHAPTER 01: RISK MANAGEMENT
ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE, 4TH EDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A PHILOSOPHY OF RISK
IDENTIFICATION AND SYSTEM OF INJURY PREVENTION?
A. RISK MANAGEMENT
B. FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP
C. VIRTUE
D. DEONTOLOGY
ANSWER: A
,THE TERM RISK MANAGEMENT ALSO IS APPLIED TO OTHER AREAS OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
BUSINESS BUT IS MOST FREQUENTLY USED IN HEALTH CARE. MANAGEMENT, AS PART OF THE
TERM, MEANS THAT ONCE RISK IS IDENTIFIED, IT IS MEASURED FOR THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE
POTENTIAL OUTCOME AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF ITS OCCURRENCE. A STRATEGY IS THEN
CREATED TO HANDLE THE RISK IN SUCH A WAY AS TO MINIMIZE IT OR, IN SOME CASES, TO
ELIMINATE IT ALTOGETHER. A FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP IS PART OF CONTRACT LAW.
CHARACTER OR VIRTUE AND THE GOODNESS OF A PERSON IN LIVING A GOOD LIFE ARE
ACQUIRED BY A PERSON THROUGH LEARNING AND REFLECTION AND REPETITION.
DEONTOLOGY IS NONCONSEQUENTIALIST ETHICS.
DIF: RECALL REF: P. 101 OBJ: 1
TOP: 7.0 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY | 7.4 GENERAL
2. A GENERAL DENTAL PRACTICE MAY NOT PROVIDE COMPLEX ORAL SURGERY
PROCEDURES FOR PATIENTS, BECAUSE THE CLINICIANS HAVE DETERMINED THAT EXTENSIVE
RISK FACTORS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE PROCEDURES.
A. BOTH THE STATEMENT AND REASON ARE CORRECT AND RELATED.
B. BOTH THE STATEMENT AND REASON ARE CORRECT BUT NOT RELATED.
C. THE STATEMENT IS CORRECT, BUT THE REASON IS NOT.
D. THE STATEMENT IS NOT CORRECT, BUT THE REASON IS CORRECT.
E. NEITHER THE STATEMENT NOR THE REASON IS CORRECT.
ANSWER: A
THE LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLEX ORAL SURGERY PROCEDURES MAY BE TOO
SIGNIFICANT, THUS MAKING THE RISK GREATER THAN THE BENEFIT TO THE DENTAL PRACTICE.
IN THESE CASES THE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY IS THE REMOVAL OF SUCH A PROCEDURE
FROM THE SCOPE OF CARE DELIVERY.
DIF: RECALL REF: P. 102 OBJ: 1
TOP: 7.0 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY | 7.4 GENERAL
, 3. ELIMINATING A HIGH-RISK PROCEDURE FROM THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE IS NOT ALWAYS
POSSIBLE OR DESIRABLE. IN SUCH CASES A RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY SHOULD BE
IMPLEMENTED TO CONTROL THE RISK.
A. BOTH STATEMENTS ARE TRUE.
B. BOTH STATEMENTS ARE FALSE.
C. THE FIRST STATEMENT IS TRUE, THE SECOND STATEMENT IS FALSE.
D. THE FIRST STATEMENT IS FALSE, THE SECOND STATEMENT IS TRUE.
ANSWER: A
94
THE DEVELOPMENT OF WELL-TARGETED PROCEDURES FOR MINIMIZING ADVERSE OUTCOMES
REQUIRES AN AWARENESS OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY OCCURRING NEGATIVE INCIDENTS.
STRATEGIES FOR IDENTIFYING RISK INCLUDE INCIDENT REPORTING AND A QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
DIF: RECALL REF: P. 102 OBJ: 1
TOP: 7.0 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY | 7.4 GENERAL
4. EACH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE FOR A SYSTEM OF INCIDENT REPORTING EXCEPT
ONE. WHICH ONE IS THE EXCEPTION?
A. COMPLETE A REPORT FOR ALL ACCIDENTS OR UNUSUAL INCIDENTS.
B. REPORTING SHOULD INCLUDE PATIENT CARE PROBLEMS, PATIENT MANAGEMENT
ISSUES, AND PATIENT COMPLAINTS.
C. THE REPORT SHOULD FOCUS ON FACTS RATHER THAN SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS AND
PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE EVENT.
D. THE REPORTS SHOULD BE RETAINED IN THE PATIENT RECORD.
ANSWER: D
THESE REPORTS SHOULD NOT BE RETAINED IN THE PATIENT RECORD BUT RATHER FILED IN A
RISK MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO. AN INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM PERMITS THE SYSTEMIC
TRACKING OF ADVERSE EVENTS. A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE RISK EXPOSURE OF A
PRACTICE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TARGETED PROBLEM SOLVING.
