TEST BANK FOR ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE 3RD EDITION BY BEEMSTERBOER, ALL CHAPTERS COVERED, A+ guide.

TEST BANK FOR ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE 3RD EDITION BY BEEMSTERBOER, ALL CHAPTERS COVERED: ISBN-10 5463 ISBN-13 978-3, A+ guide. Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When was the inception of the profession of dental hygiene? a. In ancient Greece b. In the early 1800s c. In the early 1900s d. In 1979 ANS: C The scope of practice of a dental hygienist was first established by law in Connecticut in 1915. Alfred C. Fones taught his dental assistant, Irene Newman, to treat patients and to teach them to maintain their mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first school for dental hygienists in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The first oath written for dental hygienists called upon Apollo and Hygeia, who were the Greek god and goddess of health, respectively. A modernized version of the first oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979. DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.1 Ethical Principles, including informed consent 2. Which member of the dental team is the primary oral preventive therapist? a. Dentist b. Dental hygienist c. Dental assistant d. Receptionist ANS: B The dental hygienist is the oral preventive therapist in the dental office. The dentists who pioneered this special field of endeavor had a vision of the day when dental disease could be prevented by following a system of treatment and cleanliness. The dentist is primarily concerned with restor ...