Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene
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1. The higher standards expressed in a professional code of ethics and enforced by
those within the profession represents
a. self-regulating behavior.
b. a service orientation.
c. a standard of practice.
d. an organized association. - ANSWERS1. ANS: A
Health care professionals are held to a higher standard than can be expressed
exclusively by legislative mandate. This is called self-regulating or self-policing behavior
and represents an increased level of trust on the part of the public.
2. The three fundamental ethical principles of the "Physician Charter" include the
primacy of patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the principle of
a. professionalism.
b. interprofessionalism.
c. social justice.
d. altruism. - ANSWERS2. ANS: C
The principle of social justice is the third main tenet. The desired goal of the publication
"Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter" was to
reinvigorate the value of professionalism that includes social responsibility: the ethic of
care, and access to that care, for all members of society.
3. Which of the following models of professionalism described by Ozar is considered to
be the most desirable?
a. Commercial model
b. Interactive model
c. Guild model - ANSWERS3. ANS: B
The interactive model is preferable because it presents the patient and provider as
partners who make different contributions to the partnership. This equal moral status
creates an obligation for equal respect as partners working together toward attaining
and maintaining oral health.
4. The term interprofessional education (IPE) refers to occasions when students from
two or more health professions
,a. are combined into a single education program, for example, Registered Nurse (R.N.)
and Licensed Practical Nurse (L.P.N.) or Osteopathic Physician (D.O.) and Allopathic
Physician (M.D.).
b. complete the degree requirements for more than one program, for example, an M.D.
and a D.D.S.
c. learn together during part of their professional training.
d. take the same written board examination as part of the licensing process. -
ANSWERS4. ANS: C
The term IPE refers to occasions when students from two or more health professions
learn together during all or part of their professional training with the objective of
cultivating collaborative practice to improve the quality of patient care at the individual
and population level.
5. ____________ are essential skills requiring knowledge, skill, and ability that are
performed by a health care provider.
a. Duties
b. Obligations
c. Basics
d. Competencies - ANSWERS5. ANS: D
For a dental hygienist, competencies are skills regularly used in real practice settings to
meet the oral health needs of patients. These competencies have been examined and
endorsed by dental hygienists, dentists, and dental educators as valid and appropriate.
6. Which of the following is the term used to describe the system that has been
developed in the United States to protect the public welfare and provide standards for
the evaluation of educational programs and schools?
a. Standards
b. Competencies
c. Accreditation
d. Uniformity - ANSWERS6. ANS: C
The Commission on Dental Accreditation is the specialized accrediting agency
recognized by the United States Department of Education to accredit programs that
provide basic preparation for licensure in dentistry, dental hygiene, and all related dental
disciplines.
7. Which of the following is the top stage of competency according to the expert learning
continuum?
a. Competent
b. Master
c. Proficient
d. Beginner
e. Novice - ANSWERS7. ANS: B
,The five stages are novice, beginner, competent, proficient, and master. Becoming an
expert is not an end point, rather it is something a true professional constantly strives for
in practice.
8. Which of the following organizations developed the "Standards for Clinical Dental
Hygiene Practice"?
a. The American Dental Educators Association (ADEA)
b. The American Dental Association (ADA)
c. The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA)
d. The Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) - ANSWERS8.
ANS: C
The ADHA established the Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice in 1985 to
outline the expectations for the practicing dental hygienist. The revised standards were
validated in 2008 and reaffirmed in 2014 to lay out a framework for clinical practice that
focuses on the provision of patient-centered comprehensive care.
9. All of the professional traits of a health care professional are rooted in
a. nonmaleficence.
b. beneficence.
c. veracity.
d. integrity. - ANSWERS9. ANS: B
The professional traits are rooted in beneficence, the core of health care that places the
needs of the patient or client ahead of those of the provider. Society expects and
demands this behavior from individuals who choose to pursue a career in the health
fields.
10. Which of the following "Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice" requires
interpretation of assessments in order to reach conclusions about the dental hygiene
treatment needs?
a. Evaluation
b. Planning
c. Dental hygiene diagnosis
d. Implementation - ANSWERS10. ANS: C
The dental hygiene diagnosis is the identification of an individual's health behaviors,
attitudes, and oral health care needs for which the hygienist is educationally qualified
and licensed to treat. This aspect of practice requires evidence-based critical analysis
and interpretation of assessments in order to reach conclusions about the dental
hygiene treatment needs.
11. According to the ethicist Laurence McCullough, which of the following is one of the
two virtues required in a professional person?
a. Self-effacement
b. Integrity
, c. Honesty
d. Patience - ANSWERS11. ANS: A
The first virtue is self-effacement, which means putting aside all notions of self as better
educated, socially superior, or more economically well off and focusing on the needs of
the patient. The second is self-sacrifice, or putting aside or giving up one's own interests
and concerns.
12. Maintaining current knowledge of dental hygiene theory and technique is one facet
of which of the following professional traits of a dental hygienist?
a. Loyalty
b. Maturity and Self-Analysis
c. Reliability and Responsibility
d. Honesty and Integrity - ANSWERS12. ANS: C
Most states have a legal requirement for continuing education for those who hold a
dental hygiene license or dental license.
13. Tolerance for others goes beyond the legal warning to not discriminate, because it
means caring for all individuals who seek treatment whether or not they are likeable.
a. Both that 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. - ANSWERS13. ANS: A
Patients occasionally will prove difficult and hostile during the course of treatment, but
the dental hygienist must still treat them to the best of his or her ability.
14. The responsibility and power for legislative protection of the public rest with the
dental schools and dental hygiene programs. The primary purpose of licensure is to
protect the health and safety of the public.
a. Both statements are true.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is true, and the second statement is false.
d. The first statement is false, and the second statement is true. - ANSWERS14. ANS:
D
Legislative protection of the public rests with each individual state or territory, not dental
schools or dental hygiene programs. Licensure is designed to enforce practice codes,
establish standards, and sanction incompetent practitioners, all for the purpose of
protecting the health and safety of the public.
15. Which of the following states does not require a license to practice as a dental
hygienist?
a. New Mexico
Practice Quiz Questions with 100%
Answers Correct
1. The higher standards expressed in a professional code of ethics and enforced by
those within the profession represents
a. self-regulating behavior.
b. a service orientation.
c. a standard of practice.
d. an organized association. - ANSWERS1. ANS: A
Health care professionals are held to a higher standard than can be expressed
exclusively by legislative mandate. This is called self-regulating or self-policing behavior
and represents an increased level of trust on the part of the public.
2. The three fundamental ethical principles of the "Physician Charter" include the
primacy of patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the principle of
a. professionalism.
b. interprofessionalism.
c. social justice.
d. altruism. - ANSWERS2. ANS: C
The principle of social justice is the third main tenet. The desired goal of the publication
"Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter" was to
reinvigorate the value of professionalism that includes social responsibility: the ethic of
care, and access to that care, for all members of society.
3. Which of the following models of professionalism described by Ozar is considered to
be the most desirable?
a. Commercial model
b. Interactive model
c. Guild model - ANSWERS3. ANS: B
The interactive model is preferable because it presents the patient and provider as
partners who make different contributions to the partnership. This equal moral status
creates an obligation for equal respect as partners working together toward attaining
and maintaining oral health.
4. The term interprofessional education (IPE) refers to occasions when students from
two or more health professions
,a. are combined into a single education program, for example, Registered Nurse (R.N.)
and Licensed Practical Nurse (L.P.N.) or Osteopathic Physician (D.O.) and Allopathic
Physician (M.D.).
b. complete the degree requirements for more than one program, for example, an M.D.
and a D.D.S.
c. learn together during part of their professional training.
d. take the same written board examination as part of the licensing process. -
ANSWERS4. ANS: C
The term IPE refers to occasions when students from two or more health professions
learn together during all or part of their professional training with the objective of
cultivating collaborative practice to improve the quality of patient care at the individual
and population level.
5. ____________ are essential skills requiring knowledge, skill, and ability that are
performed by a health care provider.
a. Duties
b. Obligations
c. Basics
d. Competencies - ANSWERS5. ANS: D
For a dental hygienist, competencies are skills regularly used in real practice settings to
meet the oral health needs of patients. These competencies have been examined and
endorsed by dental hygienists, dentists, and dental educators as valid and appropriate.
6. Which of the following is the term used to describe the system that has been
developed in the United States to protect the public welfare and provide standards for
the evaluation of educational programs and schools?
a. Standards
b. Competencies
c. Accreditation
d. Uniformity - ANSWERS6. ANS: C
The Commission on Dental Accreditation is the specialized accrediting agency
recognized by the United States Department of Education to accredit programs that
provide basic preparation for licensure in dentistry, dental hygiene, and all related dental
disciplines.
7. Which of the following is the top stage of competency according to the expert learning
continuum?
a. Competent
b. Master
c. Proficient
d. Beginner
e. Novice - ANSWERS7. ANS: B
,The five stages are novice, beginner, competent, proficient, and master. Becoming an
expert is not an end point, rather it is something a true professional constantly strives for
in practice.
8. Which of the following organizations developed the "Standards for Clinical Dental
Hygiene Practice"?
a. The American Dental Educators Association (ADEA)
b. The American Dental Association (ADA)
c. The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA)
d. The Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) - ANSWERS8.
ANS: C
The ADHA established the Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice in 1985 to
outline the expectations for the practicing dental hygienist. The revised standards were
validated in 2008 and reaffirmed in 2014 to lay out a framework for clinical practice that
focuses on the provision of patient-centered comprehensive care.
9. All of the professional traits of a health care professional are rooted in
a. nonmaleficence.
b. beneficence.
c. veracity.
d. integrity. - ANSWERS9. ANS: B
The professional traits are rooted in beneficence, the core of health care that places the
needs of the patient or client ahead of those of the provider. Society expects and
demands this behavior from individuals who choose to pursue a career in the health
fields.
10. Which of the following "Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice" requires
interpretation of assessments in order to reach conclusions about the dental hygiene
treatment needs?
a. Evaluation
b. Planning
c. Dental hygiene diagnosis
d. Implementation - ANSWERS10. ANS: C
The dental hygiene diagnosis is the identification of an individual's health behaviors,
attitudes, and oral health care needs for which the hygienist is educationally qualified
and licensed to treat. This aspect of practice requires evidence-based critical analysis
and interpretation of assessments in order to reach conclusions about the dental
hygiene treatment needs.
11. According to the ethicist Laurence McCullough, which of the following is one of the
two virtues required in a professional person?
a. Self-effacement
b. Integrity
, c. Honesty
d. Patience - ANSWERS11. ANS: A
The first virtue is self-effacement, which means putting aside all notions of self as better
educated, socially superior, or more economically well off and focusing on the needs of
the patient. The second is self-sacrifice, or putting aside or giving up one's own interests
and concerns.
12. Maintaining current knowledge of dental hygiene theory and technique is one facet
of which of the following professional traits of a dental hygienist?
a. Loyalty
b. Maturity and Self-Analysis
c. Reliability and Responsibility
d. Honesty and Integrity - ANSWERS12. ANS: C
Most states have a legal requirement for continuing education for those who hold a
dental hygiene license or dental license.
13. Tolerance for others goes beyond the legal warning to not discriminate, because it
means caring for all individuals who seek treatment whether or not they are likeable.
a. Both that 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. - ANSWERS13. ANS: A
Patients occasionally will prove difficult and hostile during the course of treatment, but
the dental hygienist must still treat them to the best of his or her ability.
14. The responsibility and power for legislative protection of the public rest with the
dental schools and dental hygiene programs. The primary purpose of licensure is to
protect the health and safety of the public.
a. Both statements are true.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is true, and the second statement is false.
d. The first statement is false, and the second statement is true. - ANSWERS14. ANS:
D
Legislative protection of the public rests with each individual state or territory, not dental
schools or dental hygiene programs. Licensure is designed to enforce practice codes,
establish standards, and sanction incompetent practitioners, all for the purpose of
protecting the health and safety of the public.
15. Which of the following states does not require a license to practice as a dental
hygienist?
a. New Mexico
