Teslets and Case Studies for Law and
Ethics Questions with Correct
Answers
Virginia is a dental hygienist in a busy practice with three dentists, one other hygienist,
and six dental assis-tants. The office also supports an administrative staff of four. Oak
Grove Dentistry is a high-volume prac-lice, with 250 to 300 patient visits per week
among the clinical practitioners. New patients to the practice are seen first by the dental
hygienists, who take the medical history and perform the initial examination, including
the current periodontal status and restorative needs. - ANSWERSNext 4 questions:
1. This case presents issues that may be
a. unethical.
b. illegal.
c. grounds for malpractice.
d. all the above.
e. none of the above. - ANSWERSd. all the above.
2. The main principle involved in this case is
a. autonomy.
b. beneficence.
c. nonmaleficence.
d. justice.
e. veracity. - ANSWERSc. nonmaleficence.
3. Does Virginia have any responsibility to the patients in this practice?
a. No; she is an employee, not the owner, of the practice.
b. Yes; she must adhere to the ADHA Code of Ethics. - ANSWERSb. Yes; she must
adhere to the ADHA Code of Ethics.
4. What section of the ADHA Code of Ethics "Stan-dards" applies to this situation?
a. "To ourselves as professionals"
b. "To clients"
c. "To employees and employers"
d. "To the dental hygiene profession"
e. "To the community and society" - ANSWERSb. "To clients"
Teslet 2
A patient assigned to Sarah Smith in the periodontal practice at which she works has a
severe case of what she thinks is type IV periodontal disease. The dentist employer
initially examined the patient, and because of the amount of calculus present, sent her
, for scaling and debridement. The patient is elderly, somewhat shy, and keeps saying
that she wants Sarah to do
"whatever is necessary" so she can keep her teeth.
Sarah is concerned that the patient does not fully understand her dise - ANSWERSNext
4 questions:
1. What health care obligation is most important in this case?
a. Confidentiality
b. Informed consent
c. Paternalism
d. Veracity - ANSWERSb. Informed consent
2. Making sure the patient understands the course of treatment is honoring the ethical
principle of
a. autonomy.
b. beneficence.
c. justice.
d. nonmaleficence.
e. veracity. - ANSWERSa. autonomy.
3. Sarah should be concerned about this situation because the patient is
a. elderly and shy.
b. too trusting.
c. yet to be diagnosed by the dentist.
d. not well informed about her oral health. - ANSWERSd. not well informed about her
oral health.
4. What section of the ADHA Code of Ethics "Stan-dards" applies to this situation?
a. "To ourselves as professionals"
b. "To clients"
c. "To employees and employers"
d. "To the dental hygiene profession
e. "To the community and society" - ANSWERSb. "To clients"
Teslet 3
A new patient, Susan, is a 15-year-old single young woman who is seeing a dental
hygienist for dental care for the first time. In this practice, radiographs are taken of every
new patient as part of the diagnostic data gathering. As a safety precaution before
taking radiographs, women of childbearing age are asked whether they could be
pregnant. Susan, aware that her mother is in the waiting room, very quietly tells the
hygienist that she is pregnant. She also says that her parents are - ANSWERSNext 4
questions:
1. Which main ethical principles are involved for the dental hygienist in this case?
a. Autonomy and nonmaleficence
b. Beneficence and justice
Ethics Questions with Correct
Answers
Virginia is a dental hygienist in a busy practice with three dentists, one other hygienist,
and six dental assis-tants. The office also supports an administrative staff of four. Oak
Grove Dentistry is a high-volume prac-lice, with 250 to 300 patient visits per week
among the clinical practitioners. New patients to the practice are seen first by the dental
hygienists, who take the medical history and perform the initial examination, including
the current periodontal status and restorative needs. - ANSWERSNext 4 questions:
1. This case presents issues that may be
a. unethical.
b. illegal.
c. grounds for malpractice.
d. all the above.
e. none of the above. - ANSWERSd. all the above.
2. The main principle involved in this case is
a. autonomy.
b. beneficence.
c. nonmaleficence.
d. justice.
e. veracity. - ANSWERSc. nonmaleficence.
3. Does Virginia have any responsibility to the patients in this practice?
a. No; she is an employee, not the owner, of the practice.
b. Yes; she must adhere to the ADHA Code of Ethics. - ANSWERSb. Yes; she must
adhere to the ADHA Code of Ethics.
4. What section of the ADHA Code of Ethics "Stan-dards" applies to this situation?
a. "To ourselves as professionals"
b. "To clients"
c. "To employees and employers"
d. "To the dental hygiene profession"
e. "To the community and society" - ANSWERSb. "To clients"
Teslet 2
A patient assigned to Sarah Smith in the periodontal practice at which she works has a
severe case of what she thinks is type IV periodontal disease. The dentist employer
initially examined the patient, and because of the amount of calculus present, sent her
, for scaling and debridement. The patient is elderly, somewhat shy, and keeps saying
that she wants Sarah to do
"whatever is necessary" so she can keep her teeth.
Sarah is concerned that the patient does not fully understand her dise - ANSWERSNext
4 questions:
1. What health care obligation is most important in this case?
a. Confidentiality
b. Informed consent
c. Paternalism
d. Veracity - ANSWERSb. Informed consent
2. Making sure the patient understands the course of treatment is honoring the ethical
principle of
a. autonomy.
b. beneficence.
c. justice.
d. nonmaleficence.
e. veracity. - ANSWERSa. autonomy.
3. Sarah should be concerned about this situation because the patient is
a. elderly and shy.
b. too trusting.
c. yet to be diagnosed by the dentist.
d. not well informed about her oral health. - ANSWERSd. not well informed about her
oral health.
4. What section of the ADHA Code of Ethics "Stan-dards" applies to this situation?
a. "To ourselves as professionals"
b. "To clients"
c. "To employees and employers"
d. "To the dental hygiene profession
e. "To the community and society" - ANSWERSb. "To clients"
Teslet 3
A new patient, Susan, is a 15-year-old single young woman who is seeing a dental
hygienist for dental care for the first time. In this practice, radiographs are taken of every
new patient as part of the diagnostic data gathering. As a safety precaution before
taking radiographs, women of childbearing age are asked whether they could be
pregnant. Susan, aware that her mother is in the waiting room, very quietly tells the
hygienist that she is pregnant. She also says that her parents are - ANSWERSNext 4
questions:
1. Which main ethical principles are involved for the dental hygienist in this case?
a. Autonomy and nonmaleficence
b. Beneficence and justice
