RDHAP Law and Ethics 2024/2025 Tested and Verified

RDHAP Law and Ethics 2024/2025 Tested and Verified Committee refers to - CORRECT ANSWER-Dental Hygiene Committee of California Dental Board refers to - CORRECT ANSWER-Dental Board of California General Supervision - CORRECT ANSWER-supervision of dental procedures based on instructions given by a dentist, who DO NOT HAVE TO BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT, but does have to be in the building Direct Supervision - CORRECT ANSWER-supervision of dental procedures based on instructions given by a dentist, who is PHYSICALLY PRESENT Oral Prophylaxis - CORRECT ANSWER-preventive and therapeutic dental procedures that include bacterial debridement with complete removal of sub/supra calc, soft deposits, plaque and stain, and smoothing root surfaces Objective for oral phophylaxis - CORRECT ANSWER-To create an environment in which the patient can maintain healthy hard and soft tissues Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER-Self determination and the ability to be self governing and self directing (making a decision for your own self) Beneficence - CORRECT ANSWER-Requires that existing harm be removed "DOING GOOD" for the patient taking actions that serve the best interests of the patient Nonmaleficence - CORRECT ANSWER-Do no harm Justice/fairness - CORRECT ANSWER-Providing individuals with what is owed, due, deserved No descrimination Veracity - CORRECT ANSWER-being honest and telling the truth Paternalism/parentalism - CORRECT ANSWER-dentist or hygienist take on the role of a parent and make decisions for the patient Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER-Right to privacy malpractice - CORRECT ANSWER-professional services done by a dentist or DH without reasonable care or skill or in violation of ethics Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER-lack of reasonable care resulting in harm Informed Consent - CORRECT ANSWER-Providing the patient with all the relevant information needed to make a decision scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER-Board range of duties legally defined for a particular health care provider Benevolent Deception - CORRECT ANSWER-the practice of withholding information from a patient because of the clinician's belief that the information may harm the individual. Informed Refusal - CORRECT ANSWER-The right for a patient to assess all the information provided by the professional yet still make a decision that is NOT the most valued by the professional Capacity - CORRECT ANSWER-A person's ability to understand their health care conditions, treatment options, and ability to make their own decisions Universality - CORRECT ANSWER-a characteristic that states that if two or more people consider the same action in the same situation, the same conclusion would be made Complementarity - CORRECT ANSWER-Doing the greatest good for the greatest number of people Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER-general standards of right and wrong that guide behavior with society community - CORRECT ANSWER-the bond between individuals, the community and the society in general Responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER-Guidelines for making ethical choices and accept responsibility for knowing and applying them and accepting the consequences to our actions social trust - CORRECT ANSWER-we value client trust and understand that public trust in our profession is based on our actions and behavior mutual trust between the profession and the larger public Professional code of conduct - CORRECT ANSWER-is to bind the members of a group together by expressing their goals and aspirations, as well as defin