DH 226 Final Study Guide 2025
Questions and Answers
Which of the following scenarios is most likely?
The dental hygienist is employed by a dental service organization (DSO).
The dental hygienist is employed by a government agency.
The dental hygienist is employed by a dentist.
The dental hygienist is self-employed. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-The dental hygienist is employed by
a dentist.
T/F: Intentional violations of employment laws should be brought to the attention of the employer,
but unintentional violations should not, because the employers did not knowingly intend to break
the law. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-False, True
Word of mouth and networking with fellow professionals regarding obtaining employment is most
likely to occur
by contacting a dental hygiene placement service.
by reading professional publications, such as newsletters and journals.
through classified advertisements in local newspapers.
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,through an electronic posting of available positions on the Internet.
at meetings, continuing education programs, and community service events. - Correct
Answer✔️✔️-at meetings, continuing education programs, and community service events.
T/F: The interview with a prospective employee must be limited to a question-and-answer period. A
so-called working interview is not permitted because the person is not yet an employee. - Correct
Answer✔️✔️-False, False
Each of the following should be found in a professional résumé EXCEPT one. Which one is the
EXCEPTION?
Professional experiences
Marital status
Educational background
Employment history - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Marital status
Which of the following is a question that may legally be asked during the interview process?
What is your native language?
Do you practice a religion?
What languages can you speak?
How many children do you have and how old are they? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-What languages
can you speak?
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,Each of the following interview questions is not permitted EXCEPT one. Which one is the
EXCEPTION?
Have you ever been arrested?
How long have you been married?
How old are you? (to someone who appears to be in his or her 40s)
Have you ever been convicted of a crime?
Are you Hispanic or from the Middle East? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Have you ever been convicted
of a crime?
A dental hygienist can be employed within two general categories of an employment relationship,
known as
voluntary and involuntary.
at will and term.
give and take.
guided and nonguided. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-at will and term.
Which of the following is true of term employment and not at-will employment?
Termination at the will of the employee for no reason
Employment with a definite duration
Termination at the will of the employer for no reason
Employment of indefinite duration - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Employment with a definite duration
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, At-will employment means that
termination of employment requires 2 weeks' notice.
termination of employment requires 4 weeks' notice.
termination of employment can legally occur without notice.
the employment has a definite duration. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-termination of employment can
legally occur without notice.
T/F: An employment contract is associated with at-will rather than term employment, because term
employment is employment with a definite duration. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-False, True
The employment relationship specified by a term cannot be terminated without breaching the
contract unless which of the following is present?
A problematic situation
An amicable relationship
Just cause
An acrimonious relationship - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Just cause
Many federal and state employment laws are designed to protect the interests of
neither employees nor employers.
both employees and employers.
employees but not employers.
employers but not employees. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-both employees and employers.
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Questions and Answers
Which of the following scenarios is most likely?
The dental hygienist is employed by a dental service organization (DSO).
The dental hygienist is employed by a government agency.
The dental hygienist is employed by a dentist.
The dental hygienist is self-employed. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-The dental hygienist is employed by
a dentist.
T/F: Intentional violations of employment laws should be brought to the attention of the employer,
but unintentional violations should not, because the employers did not knowingly intend to break
the law. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-False, True
Word of mouth and networking with fellow professionals regarding obtaining employment is most
likely to occur
by contacting a dental hygiene placement service.
by reading professional publications, such as newsletters and journals.
through classified advertisements in local newspapers.
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,through an electronic posting of available positions on the Internet.
at meetings, continuing education programs, and community service events. - Correct
Answer✔️✔️-at meetings, continuing education programs, and community service events.
T/F: The interview with a prospective employee must be limited to a question-and-answer period. A
so-called working interview is not permitted because the person is not yet an employee. - Correct
Answer✔️✔️-False, False
Each of the following should be found in a professional résumé EXCEPT one. Which one is the
EXCEPTION?
Professional experiences
Marital status
Educational background
Employment history - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Marital status
Which of the following is a question that may legally be asked during the interview process?
What is your native language?
Do you practice a religion?
What languages can you speak?
How many children do you have and how old are they? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-What languages
can you speak?
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,Each of the following interview questions is not permitted EXCEPT one. Which one is the
EXCEPTION?
Have you ever been arrested?
How long have you been married?
How old are you? (to someone who appears to be in his or her 40s)
Have you ever been convicted of a crime?
Are you Hispanic or from the Middle East? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Have you ever been convicted
of a crime?
A dental hygienist can be employed within two general categories of an employment relationship,
known as
voluntary and involuntary.
at will and term.
give and take.
guided and nonguided. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-at will and term.
Which of the following is true of term employment and not at-will employment?
Termination at the will of the employee for no reason
Employment with a definite duration
Termination at the will of the employer for no reason
Employment of indefinite duration - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Employment with a definite duration
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, At-will employment means that
termination of employment requires 2 weeks' notice.
termination of employment requires 4 weeks' notice.
termination of employment can legally occur without notice.
the employment has a definite duration. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-termination of employment can
legally occur without notice.
T/F: An employment contract is associated with at-will rather than term employment, because term
employment is employment with a definite duration. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-False, True
The employment relationship specified by a term cannot be terminated without breaching the
contract unless which of the following is present?
A problematic situation
An amicable relationship
Just cause
An acrimonious relationship - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Just cause
Many federal and state employment laws are designed to protect the interests of
neither employees nor employers.
both employees and employers.
employees but not employers.
employers but not employees. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-both employees and employers.
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