ETHICS AND LAW
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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
ANSWER: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
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INFORMED CONSENT
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2. WHICH MEMBER OF THE DENTAL TEAM IS THE PRIMARY ORAL PREVENTIVE
THERAPIST?
A. DENTIST
B. DENTAL HYGIENIST
C. DENTAL ASSISTANT
D. RECEPTIONIST
ANSWER: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 RESTORATIVE TREATMENT, ALTHOUGH HE OR SHE
ALSO SHARES IN PREVENTING ORAL DISEASE. THE DENTAL ASSISTANT ASSISTS THE
DENTIST AND MAY ASSIST THE DENTAL HYGIENIST AS WELL. THE RECEPTIONIST
GREETS PATIENTS AND MAY HELP WITH THE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS
OF THE PRACTICE.
DIF: RECALL REF: P. 4 OBJ: 1
TOP: 7.0 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY | 7.4 GENERAL
3. THE DENTAL HYGIENE OATH IS REVISED BY ACTION OF WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS?
A. THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION (ADA)
B. THE AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS’ ASSOCIATION (ADHA)
C. THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA)
D. THE ORGANIZATION FOR SAFETY, ASEPSIS, AND PREVENTION (OSAP)
E. THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)
TEST BANK FOR
ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE 3RD
EDITION BEEMSTERBOER
/ COMPLETE ANSWERS
,ETHICS AND LAW
, ETHICS AND LAW
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
ANSWER: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
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2. WHICH MEMBER OF THE DENTAL TEAM IS THE PRIMARY ORAL PREVENTIVE
THERAPIST?
A. DENTIST
B. DENTAL HYGIENIST
C. DENTAL ASSISTANT
D. RECEPTIONIST
ANSWER: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 RESTORATIVE TREATMENT, ALTHOUGH HE OR SHE
ALSO SHARES IN PREVENTING ORAL DISEASE. THE DENTAL ASSISTANT ASSISTS THE
DENTIST AND MAY ASSIST THE DENTAL HYGIENIST AS WELL. THE RECEPTIONIST
GREETS PATIENTS AND MAY HELP WITH THE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS
OF THE PRACTICE.
DIF: RECALL REF: P. 4 OBJ: 1
TOP: 7.0 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY | 7.4 GENERAL
3. THE DENTAL HYGIENE OATH IS REVISED BY ACTION OF WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS?
A. THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION (ADA)
B. THE AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS’ ASSOCIATION (ADHA)
C. THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA)
D. THE ORGANIZATION FOR SAFETY, ASEPSIS, AND PREVENTION (OSAP)
E. THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)
