Test Bank For Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition
Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
Practice Quiz
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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,Test Bank For Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition
Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
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
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
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)
9. All of the professional traits of a health care professional are rooted in
a. nonmaleficence.
b. beneficence.
c. veracity.
d. integrity.
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
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
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,Test Bank For Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition
Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
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
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.
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.
15. Which of the following states does not require a license to practice as a dental
hygienist?
a. New Mexico
b. Alabama
c. Connecticut
d. None of the above. All states grant a license to practice.
ANSWERS
1. 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.
REF: Ethics and Professionalism, p. 4
2. 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.
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Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
REF: The Health Care Provider, p. 5
3. 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.
REF: Interactive Model, p. 7
4. 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.
REF: Interprofessionalism, p. 7
5. 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.
REF: Competency in Dental Hygiene, p. 8
6. 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.
REF: Competency in Dental Hygiene, p. 9
7. 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.
REF: Competency in Dental Hygiene, p. 9
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Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
Practice Quiz
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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,Test Bank For Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition
Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
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
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
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)
9. All of the professional traits of a health care professional are rooted in
a. nonmaleficence.
b. beneficence.
c. veracity.
d. integrity.
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
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
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,Test Bank For Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition
Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
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
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.
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.
15. Which of the following states does not require a license to practice as a dental
hygienist?
a. New Mexico
b. Alabama
c. Connecticut
d. None of the above. All states grant a license to practice.
ANSWERS
1. 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.
REF: Ethics and Professionalism, p. 4
2. 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.
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, Test Bank For Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition
Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
REF: The Health Care Provider, p. 5
3. 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.
REF: Interactive Model, p. 7
4. 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.
REF: Interprofessionalism, p. 7
5. 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.
REF: Competency in Dental Hygiene, p. 8
6. 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.
REF: Competency in Dental Hygiene, p. 9
7. 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.
REF: Competency in Dental Hygiene, p. 9
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