TEST BANK FOR ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE 3RDEDITION BY BEEMSTERBOER-latest-2025

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TEST BANK FOR ETHICS AND LAW IN
DENTAL HYGIENE 3RDEDITION BY
BEEMSTERBOER-latest-2025


Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
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Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition
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MULTIPLEHCHOICE

1. WhenHwasHtheHinceptionHofHtheHprofessionHofHdentalHhygiene?
a. InHancientHGreece
b. InHtheHearlyH1800s
c. InHtheHearlyH1900s
d. InH1979
ANS:H C
TheHscopeHofHpracticeHofHaHdentalHhygienistHwasHfirstHestablishedHbyHlawHinHConnecticutHinH19
15.HAlfredHC.HFonesHtaughtHhisHdentalHassistant,HIreneHNewman,HtoHtreatHpatientsHandHtoHteachHt
hemHtoHmaintainHtheirHmouthsHinHaHcleanHstate.HInH1913,HFonesHestablishedHtheHfirstHschoolHfor
HdentalHhygienistsHinHBridgeport,HConnecticut. HTheHfirstHoathHwrittenHforHdentalHhygienistsHcall

edHuponHApolloHandHHygeia,HwhoHwereHtheHGreekHgodHandHgoddessHofHhealth,Hrespectively.H
AHmodernizedHversionHofHtheHfirstHoathHwasHadoptedHbyHtheHBoardHofHTrusteesHofHtheHAmeric
anHDentalHHygienists’HAssociationH(ADHA)HinH1979.

DIF: Recall REF:H p.H3 OBJ:H1
TOP:H 7.0HProfessionalHResponsibilityH|H7.1HEthicalHPrinciples,HincludingHinformedHconsent

2. WhichHmemberHofHtheHdentalHteamHisHtheHprimaryHoralHpreventiveHtherapist?
a. Dentist
b. DentalHhygienist
c. DentalHassistant
d. Receptionist
ANS:H B
TheHdentalHhygienistHisHtheHoralHpreventiveHtherapistHinHtheHdentalHoffice.HTheHdentistsHwhoHpi
oneeredHthisHspecialHfieldHofHendeavorHhadHaHvisionHofHtheHdayHwhenHdentalHdiseaseHcouldHbeH
preventedHbyHfollowingHaHsystemHofHtreatmentHandHcleanliness.HTheHdentistHisHprimarilyHconce
rnedHwithHrestorativeHtreatment,HalthoughHheHorHsheHalsoHsharesHinHpreventingHoralHdisease.HThe
HdentalHassistantHassistsHtheHdentistHandHmayHassist HtheHdentalHhygienistHasHwell.HTheHreception

istHgreetsHpatientsHandHmayHhelpHwithHtheHbusinessHandHfinancialHaspectsHofHtheHpractice.

DIF: Recall REF:H p.H4 OBJ:H1
TOP:H 7.0HProfessionalHResponsibilityH|H7.4HGeneral

3. TheHdentalHhygieneHoathHisHrevisedHbyHactionHofHwhichHofHtheHfollowingHprofession
alHorganizations?
a. TheHAmericanHDentalHAssociationH(ADA)
b. TheHAmericanHDentalHHygienists’HAssociationH(ADHA)

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c. TheHOccupationalHSafetyHandHHealthHAdministrationH(OSHA)
d. TheHOrganizationHforHSafety,HAsepsis,HandHPreventionH(OSAP)
e. TheHFoodHandHDrugHAdministrationH(FDA)

ANS:H B

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TheHfirstHdentalHhygieneHoathHwasHadoptedHbyHtheHBoardHofHTrusteesHofHtheHAmericanHDental
Hygienists’HAssociationH(ADHA)HinH1979HandHisHstillHinHuseHtoday.HTheHoathHmayHbeHseenHatHt
heHfollowingHwebsiteH(www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm).HTheHAmericanHDentalHAssocia
tionHhasHanHoathHforHdentists.HAHcopyHofHeachHoathHmayHbeHfoundHinHtheHtextbook.

DIF: Recall REF:H p.H3 OBJ:H1
TOP:H 7.0HProfessionalHResponsibilityH|H7.4HGeneral

4. SuccessHisHmeasuredHbyHfinancialHgainHinHtheHcorporateHworld;Hhowever,HforHtheHhealthHca
reHprofessionalHtheHpatient’sHwelfareHisHplacedHaboveHprofit.
a. BothHtheHstatementHandHreasonHareHcorrectHandHrelated.
b. BothHtheHstatementHandHreasonHareHcorrectHbutHNOTHrelated.
c. TheHstatementHisHcorrect,HbutHtheHreasonHisHNOT.
d. TheHstatementHisHNOTHcorrect,HbutHtheHreasonHisHcorrect.
e. NEITHERHtheHstatementHNORHtheHreasonHisHcorrect.
ANS:H A
BecauseHtheHwelfareHofHtheHpatientHisHmoreHimportantHthanHprofit,HsocietyHhasHgrantedHtheHhealthH
careHprofessionalHaHcertainHstatusHthatHcarriesHprestige,Hpower,HandHtheHrightHtoHapplyHspecialHkno
wledgeHandHskills.

DIF: Comprehension REF:H p.H4
OBJ:H2HTOP:H 7.0HProfessionalHResponsibilityH|H7.4HGeneral

5. SocietyHrecognizesHthatHhealthHcareHprovidersHareHheldHtoHaHhigherHstandardHthanHlegislati
veHmandate.HTheseHhigherHstandardsHareHexpressedHinHprofessionalHcodesHofHethicsHandHa
reHenforcedHbyHtheHlegalHsystem.
a. BothHstatementsHareHtrue.
b. BothHstatementsHareHfalse.
c. TheHfirstHstatementHisHtrue,HtheHsecondHstatementHisHfalse.
d. TheHfirstHstatementHisHfalse,HtheHsecondHstatementHisHtrue.
ANS:H C
HealthHcareHprovidersHareHheldHtoHaHhigherHstandardHthanHcanHbeHexpressedHexclusivelyHbyHleg
islativeHmandate.HWhileHitHisHtrueHthatHtheseHhigherHstandardsHareHexpressedHinHprofessionalHco
desHofHethics,HtheyHareHenforcedHbyHthoseHwithinHtheHprofessionHratherHthanHbyHtheHlegalHsyste
m.HImportantHcomponentsHofHthisHenforcementHincludeHself-
regulationHandHsubmissionHtoHpeerHreview.

DIF: Comprehension REF:H p.H4
OBJ:H1HTOP:H 7.0HProfessionalHResponsibilityH|H7.4HGeneral


6. WhichHofHtheHfollowingHisHregardedHasHtheHmostHimportantHaspectHofHtheHdeliveryHofHhealthHca
reHservices?
a. TechnicalHskill
b. AppropriateHknowledge
c. CriticalHjudgment
d. Caring
ANS:H D

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AlthoughHallHofHtheHchoicesHareHimportant,HcaringHisHregardedHasHtheHmostHimportant.HPatients
HperceiveHthisHessenceHofHcaringHandHrespondHtoHit.HTrustHisHtheHcriticalHfoundationHforHtheHrela

tionshipHbetweenHtheHpersonHseekingHservicesHandHtheHhealthHcareHprovider.HTheHcaringHthatHthe
HpatientHseeksHalsoHgivesHtheHproviderHtheHgreatestHopportunityHforHprofessionalHserviceHandHsa

tisfaction.

DIF: Recall REF:H p.H4 OBJ:H2
TOP:H 7.0HProfessionalHResponsibilityH|H7.4HGeneral

7. TheHpublicationH“MedicalHProfessionalismHinHtheHNewHMillennium:HAHPhysicianHCharter”Hs
etHoutHthreeHfundamentalHprinciples,HincludingHpatientHwelfare,HpatientHautonomy,HandHtheH
principleHofHsocialHjustice,HbecauseHitHisHthoughtHthisHwillHreinvigorateHtheHvalueHofHprofessi
onalism.
a. BothHtheHstatementHandHreasonHareHcorrectHandHrelated.
b. BothHtheHstatementHandHreasonHareHcorrectHbutHNOTHrelated.
c. TheHstatementHisHcorrect,HbutHtheHreasonHisHNOT.
d. TheHstatementHisHNOTHcorrect,HbutHtheHreasonHisHcorrect.
e. NEITHERHtheHstatementHNORHtheHreasonHisHcorrect.
ANS:H A
TheHPhysicianHCharterHsetsHoutHthreeHfundamentalHprinciplesHthatHareHnotHnewHbutHreinforceHth
eHfoundationHofHtheHmedicalHprofessionHasHoneHofHserviceHtoHothers.HTheHethicalHprinciplesHofH
theHprimacyHofHpatientHwelfareH(beneficenceHandHnonmaleficence)HandHpatientHautonomyHareHl
istedHfirst;HtheHprincipleHofHsocialHjusticeHisHtheHthirdHmainHtenet.HTheHdesiredHgoalHwasHtoHreinv
igorateHtheHvalueHofHprofessionalismHthatHincludesHsocialHresponsibility,HtheHethicHofHcare,HandH
accessHtoHthatHcare,HforHallHmembersHofHsociety.

DIF: Comprehension REF:H p.H5
OBJ:H3HTOP:H 7.0HProfessionalHResponsibilityH|H7.4HGeneral

8. EachHofHtheHfollowingHisHaHrequirementHforHlicensureHofHaHdentalHhygienistHinHtheHUnitedHStat
esHEXCEPTHone.HWhichHoneHisHtheHEXCEPTION?
a. CompletionHofHaHhigherHeducationHaccreditedHprogram
b. GraduationHfromHaHcollegeHorHuniversity
c. PassedHaHwrittenHnationalHboardHexamination
d. PassedHaHclinicalHnationalHboardHexamination
ANS:H D
ThereHisHnoHclinicalHnationalHboardHexamination.HTheHdentalHhygieneHcandidateHforHlicensureH
mustHpassHaHstateHorHregionalHclinicalHexamination.HExamplesHofHregionalHboardsHincludeHtheH
CouncilHofHInterstateHTestingHAgenciesH(CITA),HtheHCentralHRegionalHDentalHTestingHServices,
HInc.H(CRDTS),HtheHCommissionHonHDentalHCompetencyHAssessmentsH(CDCA),HtheHSouther

nHRegionalHTestingHAgency,HInc.H(SRTA),HandHtheHWesternHRegionalHExaminingHBoardH(WER
B).

DIF: Comprehension REF:H p.H5
OBJ:H3HTOP:H 7.0HProfessionalHResponsibilityH|H7.4HGeneral

9. WhichHofHtheHfollowingHcharacteristicsHisHusedHtoHseparateHtheHprofessionalHfromHtheHlayperson?
a. Competency
b. QualityHperformance
c. AHspecializedHbodyHofHknowledgeHandHskillHofHvalueHtoHsociety