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ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE EXAM NEWEST
2026/2027 COMPLETE ALL 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||JUST
OUT!!!
It is reasonable to assume that the professions find codes of
ethics and standards of
professional behavior to be
a. extremely valuable.
b. somewhat important.
c. of little value.
d. of no value at all. - ANSWER-a. extremely valuable.
The first ethical code dates back to the time of Greek physician
a. Plato.
b. Aristotle.
c. Hippocrates.
d. Euripides. - ANSWER-c. Hippocrates.
Each of the following is true of codes of ethics EXCEPT one.
Which one is the
EXCEPTION?
a. Codes of ethics are aspirational in nature.
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b. Codes of ethics typically are powerful ethical statements.
c. Codes of ethics are legal mandates.
d. State dental boards are sanctioning practitioners for legal
violations as well as ethical
violations. - ANSWER-c. Codes of ethics are legal mandates.
A code of ethics provides an enforceable standard of minimally
decent conduct for
those who fall below that standard. A code of ethics indicates in
general terms some of
the ethical considerations a professional must consider when
deciding on conduct.
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.
- ANSWER-a. Both statements are true.
Some philosophers have noted that most codes of ethics stress
the __________ of
health care professionals rather than describe the __________
of those receiving health
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care services.
a. obligations; obligations
b. obligations; rights
c. rights; obligations
d. rights; rights - ANSWER-b. obligations; rights
The first code of ethics for dental hygienists was created by
a. Alfred Fones.
b. The American Dental Association (ADA).
c. The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA).
d. The National Institutes of Health (NIH). - ANSWER-c. The
American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA).
The code of ethics for dental hygiene can be amended at any
meeting of the ADHA
House of Delegates by a __% vote of that group.
a. 51
b. 66
c. 75
d. 90 - ANSWER-b. 66
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The _____ objectives of the dental hygiene code of ethics are
listed in the beginning
of the code, and these capture the essence of why the code is
important to dental
hygienists and the public.
a. two
b. four
c. six
d. eight - ANSWER-b. four
The code of ethics that was first developed in ____ is more
comprehensive than
earlier versions and provides extensive guidance for the dental
hygienist working in a
variety of health care delivery settings.
a. 1927
b. 1957
c. 1995
d. 2005 - ANSWER-c. 1995
A code of ethics is
ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE EXAM NEWEST
2026/2027 COMPLETE ALL 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||JUST
OUT!!!
It is reasonable to assume that the professions find codes of
ethics and standards of
professional behavior to be
a. extremely valuable.
b. somewhat important.
c. of little value.
d. of no value at all. - ANSWER-a. extremely valuable.
The first ethical code dates back to the time of Greek physician
a. Plato.
b. Aristotle.
c. Hippocrates.
d. Euripides. - ANSWER-c. Hippocrates.
Each of the following is true of codes of ethics EXCEPT one.
Which one is the
EXCEPTION?
a. Codes of ethics are aspirational in nature.
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b. Codes of ethics typically are powerful ethical statements.
c. Codes of ethics are legal mandates.
d. State dental boards are sanctioning practitioners for legal
violations as well as ethical
violations. - ANSWER-c. Codes of ethics are legal mandates.
A code of ethics provides an enforceable standard of minimally
decent conduct for
those who fall below that standard. A code of ethics indicates in
general terms some of
the ethical considerations a professional must consider when
deciding on conduct.
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.
- ANSWER-a. Both statements are true.
Some philosophers have noted that most codes of ethics stress
the __________ of
health care professionals rather than describe the __________
of those receiving health
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care services.
a. obligations; obligations
b. obligations; rights
c. rights; obligations
d. rights; rights - ANSWER-b. obligations; rights
The first code of ethics for dental hygienists was created by
a. Alfred Fones.
b. The American Dental Association (ADA).
c. The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA).
d. The National Institutes of Health (NIH). - ANSWER-c. The
American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA).
The code of ethics for dental hygiene can be amended at any
meeting of the ADHA
House of Delegates by a __% vote of that group.
a. 51
b. 66
c. 75
d. 90 - ANSWER-b. 66
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The _____ objectives of the dental hygiene code of ethics are
listed in the beginning
of the code, and these capture the essence of why the code is
important to dental
hygienists and the public.
a. two
b. four
c. six
d. eight - ANSWER-b. four
The code of ethics that was first developed in ____ is more
comprehensive than
earlier versions and provides extensive guidance for the dental
hygienist working in a
variety of health care delivery settings.
a. 1927
b. 1957
c. 1995
d. 2005 - ANSWER-c. 1995
A code of ethics is
