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TEST BANK FOR ETHICS AND LAW IN
DENTAL HYGIENE 3RDEDITION BY
BEEMSTERBOER-latest-2023
Chapter2301:23Ethics23and23Professionalism
Beemsterboer:23Ethics23and23Law23in23Dental23Hygiene,233rd23Edition
MULTIPLE23CHOICE
1. When23was23the23inception23of23the23profession23of23dental23hygiene?
a. In23ancient23Greece
b. In23the23early231800s
c. In23the23early231900s
d. In231979
ANS:23 C
The23scope23of23practice23of23a23dental23hygienist23was23first23established23by23law23in23Con
necticut23in231915.23Alfred23C.23Fones23taught23his23dental23assistant,23Irene23Newman,23to23tr
eat23patients23and23to23teach23them23to23maintain23their23mouths23in23a23clean23state.23In23191
3,23Fones23established23the23first23school23for23dental23hygienists23in23Bridgeport,23Connectic
ut.23The23first23oath23written23for23dental23hygienists23called23upon23Apollo23and23Hygeia,23wh
o23were23the23Greek23god23and23goddess23of23health,23respectively.23A23modernized23version
23of23the23first23oath23was23adopted23by23the23Board23of23Trustees23of23the23American23Denta
l23Hygienists’23Association23(ADHA)23in231979.
DIF: Recall REF:2 3 p.233 OBJ:23 1
TOP:2 3 7.023Professional23Responsibility23|237.123Ethical23Principles,23including23informed23consent
2. Which23member23of23the23dental23team23is23the23primary23oral23preventive23therapist?
a. Dentist
b. Dental23hygienist
c. Dental23assistant
d. Receptionist
ANS:2 3 B
The23dental23hygienist23is23the23oral23preventive23therapist23in23the23dental23office.23The23den
tists23who23pioneered23this23special23field23of23endeavor23had23a23vision23of23the23day23when2
3dental23disease23could23be23prevented23by23following23a23system23of23treatment23and23cleanli
ness.23The23dentist23is23primarily23concerned23with23restorative23treatment,23although23he23or23
she23also23shares23in23preventing23oral23disease.23The23dental23assistant23assists23the23dentist23
and23may23assist23the23dental23hygienist23as23well.23The23receptionist23greets23patients23and23
may23help23with23the23business23and23financial23aspects23of23the23practice.
DIF: Recall REF:2 3 p.234 OBJ:23 1
TOP:23 7.023Professional23Responsibility23|237.423General
3. The23dental23hygiene23oath23is23revised23by23action23of23which23of23the23following23
professional23organizations?
a. The23American23Dental23Association23(ADA)
b. The23American23Dental23Hygienists’23Association23(ADHA)
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c. The23Occupational23Safety23and23Health23Administration23(OSHA)
d. The23Organization23for23Safety,23Asepsis,23and23Prevention23(OSAP)
e. The23Food23and23Drug23Administration23(FDA)
ANS:23 B
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The23first23dental23hygiene23oath23was23adopted23by23the23Board23of23Trustees23of23the23Americ
an23Dental
Hygienists’23Association23(ADHA)23in23197923and23is23still23in23use23today.23The23oath23may23
be23seen23at23the23following23website23(www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm).23The23Americ
an23Dental23Association23has23an23oath23for23dentists.23A23copy23of23each23oath23may23be23fo
und23in23the23textbook.
DIF: Recall REF:2 3 p.233 OBJ:23 1
TOP:23 7.023Professional23Responsibility23|237.423General
4. Success23is23measured23by23financial23gain23in23the23corporate23world;23however,23for23the
23health23care23professional23the23patient’s23welfare23is23placed23above23profit.
a. Both23the23statement23and23reason23are23correct23and23related.
b. Both23the23statement23and23reason23are23correct23but23NOT23related.
c. The23statement23is23correct,23but23the23reason23is23NOT.
d. The23statement23is23NOT23correct,23but23the23reason23is23correct.
e. NEITHER23the23statement23NOR23the23reason23is23correct.
ANS:23 A
Because23the23welfare23of23the23patient23is23more23important23than23profit,23society23has23granted
23the23health23care23professional23a23certain23status23that23carries23prestige,23power,23and23the23ri
ght23to23apply23special23knowledge23and23skills.
DIF: Comprehension REF:2 3 p.234
OBJ:23223TOP:2 3 7.023Professional23Responsibility23|237.423Gene
ral
5. Society23recognizes23that23health23care23providers23are23held23to23a23higher23standard23tha
n23legislative23mandate.23These23higher23standards23are23expressed23in23professional23co
des23of23ethics23and23are23enforced23by23the23legal23system.
a. Both23statements23are23true.
b. Both23statements23are23false.
c. The23first23statement23is23true,23the23second23statement23is23false.
d. The23first23statement23is23false,23the23second23statement23is23true.
ANS:23 C
Health23care23providers23are23held23to23a23higher23standard23than23can23be23expressed23exclus
ively23by23legislative23mandate.23While23it23is23true23that23these23higher23standards23are23expr
essed23in23professional23codes23of23ethics,23they23are23enforced23by23those23within23the23prof
ession23rather23than23by23the23legal23system.23Important23components23of23this23enforcement23
include23self-regulation23and23submission23to23peer23review.
DIF: Comprehension REF:2 3 p.234
OBJ:23123TOP:2 3 7.023Professional23Responsibility23|237.423Gene
ral
6. Which23of23the23following23is23regarded23as23the23most23important23aspect23of23the23delivery2
3of23health23care23services?
a. Technical23skill
b. Appropriate23knowledge
c. Critical23judgment
d. Caring
ANS:23 D
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Although23all23of23the23choices23are23important,23caring23is23regarded23as23the23most23import
ant.23Patients23perceive23this23essence23of23caring23and23respond23to23it.23Trust23is23the23critic
al23foundation23for23the23relationship23between23the23person23seeking23services23and23the23heal
th23care23provider.23The23caring23that23the23patient23seeks23also23gives23the23provider23the23gre
atest23opportunity23for23professional23service23and23satisfaction.
DIF: Recall REF:2 3 p.234 OBJ:23 2
TOP:23 7.023Professional23Responsibility23|237.423General
7. The23publication23“Medical23Professionalism23in23the23New23Millennium:23A23Physician23Ch
arter”23set23out23three23fundamental23principles,23including23patient23welfare,23patient23aut
onomy,23and23the23principle23of23social23justice,23because23it23is23thought23this23will23reinv
igorate23the23value23of23professionalism.
a. Both23the23statement23and23reason23are23correct23and23related.
b. Both23the23statement23and23reason23are23correct23but23NOT23related.
c. The23statement23is23correct,23but23the23reason23is23NOT.
d. The23statement23is23NOT23correct,23but23the23reason23is23correct.
e. NEITHER23the23statement23NOR23the23reason23is23correct.
ANS:23 A
The23Physician23Charter23sets23out23three23fundamental23principles23that23are23not23new23but23
reinforce23the23foundation23of23the23medical23profession23as23one23of23service23to23others.23T
he23ethical23principles23of23the23primacy23of23patient23welfare23(beneficence23and23nonmalefi
cence)23and23patient23autonomy23are23listed23first;23the23principle23of23social23justice23is23the23t
hird23main23tenet.23The23desired23goal23was23to23reinvigorate23the23value23of23professionalism2
3that23includes23social23responsibility,23the23ethic23of23care,23and23access23to23that23care,23for23
all23members23of23society.
DIF: Comprehension REF:2 3 p.235
OBJ:23323TOP:2 3 7.023Professional23Responsibility23|237.423Gene
ral
8. Each23of23the23following23is23a23requirement23for23licensure23of23a23dental23hygienist23in23the
23United23States23EXCEPT23one.23Which23one23is23the23EXCEPTION?
a. Completion23of23a23higher23education23accredited23program
b. Graduation23from23a23college23or23university
c. Passed23a23written23national23board23examination
d. Passed23a23clinical23national23board23examination
ANS:23 D
There23is23no23clinical23national23board23examination.23The23dental23hygiene23candidate23for2
3licensure23must23pass23a23state23or23regional23clinical23examination.23Examples23of23regional
23boards23include23the23Council23of23Interstate23Testing23Agencies23(CITA),23the23Central23Reg
ional23Dental23Testing23Services,23Inc.23(CRDTS),23the23Commission23on23Dental23Competen
cy23Assessments23(CDCA),23the23Southern23Regional23Testing23Agency,23Inc.23(SRTA),23and23
the23Western23Regional23Examining23Board23(WERB).
DIF: Comprehension REF:2 3 p.235
OBJ:23323TOP:2 3 7.023Professional23Responsibility23|237.423Gene
ral
9. Which23of23the23following23characteristics23is23used23to23separate23the23professional23from23the23l
ayperson?
a. Competency
b. Quality23performance
c. A23specialized23body23of23knowledge23and23skill23of23value23to23society
TEST BANK FOR ETHICS AND LAW IN
DENTAL HYGIENE 3RDEDITION BY
BEEMSTERBOER-latest-2023
Chapter2301:23Ethics23and23Professionalism
Beemsterboer:23Ethics23and23Law23in23Dental23Hygiene,233rd23Edition
MULTIPLE23CHOICE
1. When23was23the23inception23of23the23profession23of23dental23hygiene?
a. In23ancient23Greece
b. In23the23early231800s
c. In23the23early231900s
d. In231979
ANS:23 C
The23scope23of23practice23of23a23dental23hygienist23was23first23established23by23law23in23Con
necticut23in231915.23Alfred23C.23Fones23taught23his23dental23assistant,23Irene23Newman,23to23tr
eat23patients23and23to23teach23them23to23maintain23their23mouths23in23a23clean23state.23In23191
3,23Fones23established23the23first23school23for23dental23hygienists23in23Bridgeport,23Connectic
ut.23The23first23oath23written23for23dental23hygienists23called23upon23Apollo23and23Hygeia,23wh
o23were23the23Greek23god23and23goddess23of23health,23respectively.23A23modernized23version
23of23the23first23oath23was23adopted23by23the23Board23of23Trustees23of23the23American23Denta
l23Hygienists’23Association23(ADHA)23in231979.
DIF: Recall REF:2 3 p.233 OBJ:23 1
TOP:2 3 7.023Professional23Responsibility23|237.123Ethical23Principles,23including23informed23consent
2. Which23member23of23the23dental23team23is23the23primary23oral23preventive23therapist?
a. Dentist
b. Dental23hygienist
c. Dental23assistant
d. Receptionist
ANS:2 3 B
The23dental23hygienist23is23the23oral23preventive23therapist23in23the23dental23office.23The23den
tists23who23pioneered23this23special23field23of23endeavor23had23a23vision23of23the23day23when2
3dental23disease23could23be23prevented23by23following23a23system23of23treatment23and23cleanli
ness.23The23dentist23is23primarily23concerned23with23restorative23treatment,23although23he23or23
she23also23shares23in23preventing23oral23disease.23The23dental23assistant23assists23the23dentist23
and23may23assist23the23dental23hygienist23as23well.23The23receptionist23greets23patients23and23
may23help23with23the23business23and23financial23aspects23of23the23practice.
DIF: Recall REF:2 3 p.234 OBJ:23 1
TOP:23 7.023Professional23Responsibility23|237.423General
3. The23dental23hygiene23oath23is23revised23by23action23of23which23of23the23following23
professional23organizations?
a. The23American23Dental23Association23(ADA)
b. The23American23Dental23Hygienists’23Association23(ADHA)
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c. The23Occupational23Safety23and23Health23Administration23(OSHA)
d. The23Organization23for23Safety,23Asepsis,23and23Prevention23(OSAP)
e. The23Food23and23Drug23Administration23(FDA)
ANS:23 B
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The23first23dental23hygiene23oath23was23adopted23by23the23Board23of23Trustees23of23the23Americ
an23Dental
Hygienists’23Association23(ADHA)23in23197923and23is23still23in23use23today.23The23oath23may23
be23seen23at23the23following23website23(www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm).23The23Americ
an23Dental23Association23has23an23oath23for23dentists.23A23copy23of23each23oath23may23be23fo
und23in23the23textbook.
DIF: Recall REF:2 3 p.233 OBJ:23 1
TOP:23 7.023Professional23Responsibility23|237.423General
4. Success23is23measured23by23financial23gain23in23the23corporate23world;23however,23for23the
23health23care23professional23the23patient’s23welfare23is23placed23above23profit.
a. Both23the23statement23and23reason23are23correct23and23related.
b. Both23the23statement23and23reason23are23correct23but23NOT23related.
c. The23statement23is23correct,23but23the23reason23is23NOT.
d. The23statement23is23NOT23correct,23but23the23reason23is23correct.
e. NEITHER23the23statement23NOR23the23reason23is23correct.
ANS:23 A
Because23the23welfare23of23the23patient23is23more23important23than23profit,23society23has23granted
23the23health23care23professional23a23certain23status23that23carries23prestige,23power,23and23the23ri
ght23to23apply23special23knowledge23and23skills.
DIF: Comprehension REF:2 3 p.234
OBJ:23223TOP:2 3 7.023Professional23Responsibility23|237.423Gene
ral
5. Society23recognizes23that23health23care23providers23are23held23to23a23higher23standard23tha
n23legislative23mandate.23These23higher23standards23are23expressed23in23professional23co
des23of23ethics23and23are23enforced23by23the23legal23system.
a. Both23statements23are23true.
b. Both23statements23are23false.
c. The23first23statement23is23true,23the23second23statement23is23false.
d. The23first23statement23is23false,23the23second23statement23is23true.
ANS:23 C
Health23care23providers23are23held23to23a23higher23standard23than23can23be23expressed23exclus
ively23by23legislative23mandate.23While23it23is23true23that23these23higher23standards23are23expr
essed23in23professional23codes23of23ethics,23they23are23enforced23by23those23within23the23prof
ession23rather23than23by23the23legal23system.23Important23components23of23this23enforcement23
include23self-regulation23and23submission23to23peer23review.
DIF: Comprehension REF:2 3 p.234
OBJ:23123TOP:2 3 7.023Professional23Responsibility23|237.423Gene
ral
6. Which23of23the23following23is23regarded23as23the23most23important23aspect23of23the23delivery2
3of23health23care23services?
a. Technical23skill
b. Appropriate23knowledge
c. Critical23judgment
d. Caring
ANS:23 D
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Although23all23of23the23choices23are23important,23caring23is23regarded23as23the23most23import
ant.23Patients23perceive23this23essence23of23caring23and23respond23to23it.23Trust23is23the23critic
al23foundation23for23the23relationship23between23the23person23seeking23services23and23the23heal
th23care23provider.23The23caring23that23the23patient23seeks23also23gives23the23provider23the23gre
atest23opportunity23for23professional23service23and23satisfaction.
DIF: Recall REF:2 3 p.234 OBJ:23 2
TOP:23 7.023Professional23Responsibility23|237.423General
7. The23publication23“Medical23Professionalism23in23the23New23Millennium:23A23Physician23Ch
arter”23set23out23three23fundamental23principles,23including23patient23welfare,23patient23aut
onomy,23and23the23principle23of23social23justice,23because23it23is23thought23this23will23reinv
igorate23the23value23of23professionalism.
a. Both23the23statement23and23reason23are23correct23and23related.
b. Both23the23statement23and23reason23are23correct23but23NOT23related.
c. The23statement23is23correct,23but23the23reason23is23NOT.
d. The23statement23is23NOT23correct,23but23the23reason23is23correct.
e. NEITHER23the23statement23NOR23the23reason23is23correct.
ANS:23 A
The23Physician23Charter23sets23out23three23fundamental23principles23that23are23not23new23but23
reinforce23the23foundation23of23the23medical23profession23as23one23of23service23to23others.23T
he23ethical23principles23of23the23primacy23of23patient23welfare23(beneficence23and23nonmalefi
cence)23and23patient23autonomy23are23listed23first;23the23principle23of23social23justice23is23the23t
hird23main23tenet.23The23desired23goal23was23to23reinvigorate23the23value23of23professionalism2
3that23includes23social23responsibility,23the23ethic23of23care,23and23access23to23that23care,23for23
all23members23of23society.
DIF: Comprehension REF:2 3 p.235
OBJ:23323TOP:2 3 7.023Professional23Responsibility23|237.423Gene
ral
8. Each23of23the23following23is23a23requirement23for23licensure23of23a23dental23hygienist23in23the
23United23States23EXCEPT23one.23Which23one23is23the23EXCEPTION?
a. Completion23of23a23higher23education23accredited23program
b. Graduation23from23a23college23or23university
c. Passed23a23written23national23board23examination
d. Passed23a23clinical23national23board23examination
ANS:23 D
There23is23no23clinical23national23board23examination.23The23dental23hygiene23candidate23for2
3licensure23must23pass23a23state23or23regional23clinical23examination.23Examples23of23regional
23boards23include23the23Council23of23Interstate23Testing23Agencies23(CITA),23the23Central23Reg
ional23Dental23Testing23Services,23Inc.23(CRDTS),23the23Commission23on23Dental23Competen
cy23Assessments23(CDCA),23the23Southern23Regional23Testing23Agency,23Inc.23(SRTA),23and23
the23Western23Regional23Examining23Board23(WERB).
DIF: Comprehension REF:2 3 p.235
OBJ:23323TOP:2 3 7.023Professional23Responsibility23|237.423Gene
ral
9. Which23of23the23following23characteristics23is23used23to23separate23the23professional23from23the23l
ayperson?
a. Competency
b. Quality23performance
c. A23specialized23body23of23knowledge23and23skill23of23value23to23society
