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Test Bank For Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene 4th Edition by Kristin Minihan-Anderson||ISBN NO:10,0323761194||ISBN NO:13,978-0323761192||All Chapters||Complete Guide A+

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,Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
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Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 4th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE y




1. When was the inception of the profession of dental hygiene?
y y y y y y y y y


a. In ancient Greece
y y


b. In the early 1800s
y y y


c. In the early 1900s
y y y


d. In 1979 y




ANS: C y


The scope of practice of a dental hygienist was first established by law in Connecticut in
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y


1915. Alfred C. Fones taught his dental assistant, Irene Newman, to treat patients and to teach
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y


them to maintain their mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first school for
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y


dental hygienists in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The first oath written for dental hygienists called
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upon Apollo and Hygeia, who were the Greek god and goddess of health, respectively. A
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modernized version of the first oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American
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Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979.
y y y y y y




DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 y y y


TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.1 Ethical Principles, including informed consent
y y y y y y y y y y




2. Which member of the dental team is the primary oral preventive therapist?
y y y y y y y y y y y


a. Dentist
b. Dental hygienist y


c. Dental assistant y


d. Receptionist

ANS: B y


The dental hygienist is the oral preventive therapist in the dental office. The dentists who
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pioneered this special field of endeavor had a vision of the day when dental disease could be
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prevented by following a system of treatment and cleanliness. The dentist is primarily
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concerned with restorative treatment, although he or she also shares in preventing oral disease.
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The dental assistant assists the dentist and may assist the dental hygienist as well. The
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receptionist greets patients and may help with the business and financial aspects of the
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practice.
y




DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1 y y y


TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
y y y y y y




3. The dental hygiene oath is revised by action of which of the following professional
y y y y y y y y y y y y y


yorganizations?
a. The American Dental Association (ADA)
y y y y


b. The American Dental Hygienists’Association (ADHA)
y y y y y

,c. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
y y y y y y


d. The Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention (OSAP)
y y y y y y y


e. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
y y y y y




ANS: B
y

, 3
The first dental hygiene oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental
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Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979 and is still in use today. The oath may be seen at the
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following website (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental Association
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has an oath for dentists. A copy of each oath may be found in the textbook.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 y y y


TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
y y y y y y




4. Success is measured by financial gain in the corporate world; however, for the health care
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yprofessional the patient’s welfare is placed above profit. y y y y y y y


a. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
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b. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
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c. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
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d. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
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e. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. y y y y y y y




ANS: A y


Because the welfare of the patient is more important than profit, society has granted the health
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care professional a certain status that carries prestige, power, and the right to apply special
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knowledge and skills.
y y y




DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 y y OBJ: 2 y


TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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5. Society recognizes that health care providers are held to a higher standard than legislative
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ymandate. These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of ethics and are
y y y y y y y y y y y y


yenforced by the legal system. y y y y


a. Both statements are true.y y y


b. Both statements are false.
y y y


c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
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d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true.
y y y y y y y y y




ANS: C y


Health care providers are held to a higher standard than can be expressed exclusively by
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legislative mandate. While it is true that these higher standards are expressed in professional
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codes of ethics, they are enforced by those within the profession rather than by the legal
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y


system. Important components of this enforcement include self-regulation and submission to
y y y y y y y y y y y


peer review.
y y




DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 y y OBJ: 1 y


TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
y y y y y y y




6. Which of the following is regarded as the most important aspect of the delivery of health care
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y


yservices?
a. Technical skill y


b. Appropriate knowledge y


c. Critical judgment y


d. Caring

ANS: D y

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