TEST BANK for Ethics and Law in Dental
Hygiene 4th Edition by Kristin Minihan-
Anderson
All Chapters Included 1-10| Explanations for Exam Practices|
A+ PASS GUARANTEED
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MULTIPLE81CHOICE
1. When81was81the81inception81of81the81profession81of81dental81hygiene?
a. In81ancient81Greece
b. In81the81early811800s
c. In81the81early811900s
d. In81197981CORR
ECT81ANSWER:81C
The81scope81of81practice81of81a81dental81hygienist81was81first81established81by81law81in81Connecticut81i
n811915.81Alfred81C.81Fones81taught81his81dental81assistant,81Irene81Newman,81to81treat81patients81and81
to81teach81them81to81maintain81their81mouths81in81a81clean81state.81In811913,81Fones81established81the81
first81school81for81dental81hygienists81in81Bridgeport,81Connecticut.81The81first81oath81written81for81dent
al81hygienists81called81upon81Apollo81and81Hygeia,81who81were81the81Greek81god81and81goddess81of81h
ealth,81respectively.81A81modernized81version81of81the81first81oath81was81adopted81by81the81Board81of81
Trustees81of81the81American81Dental81Hygienists’81Association81(ADHA)81in811979.
DIF: Recall8 1 REF:8 1 p.813 OBJ:8 1 1
TOP:817.081Professional81Responsibility81|817.181Ethical81Principles,81including81informed81consent
2. Which81member81of81the81dental81team81is81the81primary81oral81preventive81therapist?
a. Dentist
b. Dental81hygienist
c. Dental81assistant
d. Receptionist81CO
RRECT81ANSWER:81B
The81dental81hygienist81is81the81oral81preventive81therapist81in81the81dental81office.81The81dentists81who
81pioneered81this81special81field81of81endeavor81had81a81vision81of81the81day81when81dental81disease81co
uld81be81prevented81by81following81a81system81of81treatment81and81cleanliness.81The81dentist81is81prima
rily81concerned81with81restorative81treatment,81although81he81or81she81also81shares81in81preventing81oral
81disease.81The81dental81assistant81assists81the81dentist81and81may81assist81the81dental81hygienist81as81we
ll.81The81receptionist81greets81patients81and81may81help81with81the81business81and81financial81aspects81o
f81the81practice.
DIF: Recall8 1 REF:8 1 p.814 OBJ:8 1 1
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,TOP:817.081Professional81Responsibility81|817.481General
3. The81dental81hygiene81oath81is81revised81by81action81of81which81of81the81following81professional81organiza
tions?
a. The81American81Dental81Association81(ADA)
b. The81American81Dental81Hygienists’81Association81(ADHA)
c. The81Occupational81Safety81and81Health81Administration81(OSHA)
d. The81Organization81for81Safety,81Asepsis,81and81Prevention81(OSAP)
e. The81Food81and81Drug81Administration81(
FDA)81CORRECT81ANSWER:81B
The81first81dental81hygiene81oath81was81adopted81by81the81Board81of81Trustees81of81the81American81Den
tal81Hygienists’81Association81(ADHA)81in81197981and81is81still81in81use81today.81The81oath81may81be8
1seen81at81the81following81website81(www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm).81The81American81Dental81
Association81has81an81oath81for81dentists.81A81copy81of81each81oath81may81be81found81in81the81textbook
.
DIF: Recall8 1 REF:8 1 p.813 OBJ:8 1 1
TOP:817.081Professional81Responsibility81|817.481General
4. Society81recognizes81that81health81care81providers81are81held81to81a81higher81standard81than81legislati
ve81mandate.81These81higher81standards81are81expressed81in81professional81codes81of81ethics81and81are81
enforced81by81the81legal81system.
a. Both81statements81are81true.
b. Both81statements81are81false.
c. The81first81statement81is81true,81the81second81statement81is81false.
d. The81first81statement81is81false,81the81second81statement81is81true.
CORRECT81ANSWER:81C
Health81care81providers81are81held81to81a81higher81standard81than81can81be81expressed81exclusively81by8
1legislative81mandate.81While81it81is81true81that81these81higher81standards81are81expressed81in81professio
nal81codes81of81ethics,81they81are81enforced81by81those81within81the81profession81rather81than81by81the81l
egal81system.81Important81components81of81this81enforcement81include81self-
regulation81and81submission81to81peer81review.
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Hygiene 4th Edition by Kristin Minihan-
Anderson
All Chapters Included 1-10| Explanations for Exam Practices|
A+ PASS GUARANTEED
181|81P81a8
1 g81 e
, Chapter8101:81Ethics81and81Professionalism81
MULTIPLE81CHOICE
1. When81was81the81inception81of81the81profession81of81dental81hygiene?
a. In81ancient81Greece
b. In81the81early811800s
c. In81the81early811900s
d. In81197981CORR
ECT81ANSWER:81C
The81scope81of81practice81of81a81dental81hygienist81was81first81established81by81law81in81Connecticut81i
n811915.81Alfred81C.81Fones81taught81his81dental81assistant,81Irene81Newman,81to81treat81patients81and81
to81teach81them81to81maintain81their81mouths81in81a81clean81state.81In811913,81Fones81established81the81
first81school81for81dental81hygienists81in81Bridgeport,81Connecticut.81The81first81oath81written81for81dent
al81hygienists81called81upon81Apollo81and81Hygeia,81who81were81the81Greek81god81and81goddess81of81h
ealth,81respectively.81A81modernized81version81of81the81first81oath81was81adopted81by81the81Board81of81
Trustees81of81the81American81Dental81Hygienists’81Association81(ADHA)81in811979.
DIF: Recall8 1 REF:8 1 p.813 OBJ:8 1 1
TOP:817.081Professional81Responsibility81|817.181Ethical81Principles,81including81informed81consent
2. Which81member81of81the81dental81team81is81the81primary81oral81preventive81therapist?
a. Dentist
b. Dental81hygienist
c. Dental81assistant
d. Receptionist81CO
RRECT81ANSWER:81B
The81dental81hygienist81is81the81oral81preventive81therapist81in81the81dental81office.81The81dentists81who
81pioneered81this81special81field81of81endeavor81had81a81vision81of81the81day81when81dental81disease81co
uld81be81prevented81by81following81a81system81of81treatment81and81cleanliness.81The81dentist81is81prima
rily81concerned81with81restorative81treatment,81although81he81or81she81also81shares81in81preventing81oral
81disease.81The81dental81assistant81assists81the81dentist81and81may81assist81the81dental81hygienist81as81we
ll.81The81receptionist81greets81patients81and81may81help81with81the81business81and81financial81aspects81o
f81the81practice.
DIF: Recall8 1 REF:8 1 p.814 OBJ:8 1 1
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,TOP:817.081Professional81Responsibility81|817.481General
3. The81dental81hygiene81oath81is81revised81by81action81of81which81of81the81following81professional81organiza
tions?
a. The81American81Dental81Association81(ADA)
b. The81American81Dental81Hygienists’81Association81(ADHA)
c. The81Occupational81Safety81and81Health81Administration81(OSHA)
d. The81Organization81for81Safety,81Asepsis,81and81Prevention81(OSAP)
e. The81Food81and81Drug81Administration81(
FDA)81CORRECT81ANSWER:81B
The81first81dental81hygiene81oath81was81adopted81by81the81Board81of81Trustees81of81the81American81Den
tal81Hygienists’81Association81(ADHA)81in81197981and81is81still81in81use81today.81The81oath81may81be8
1seen81at81the81following81website81(www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm).81The81American81Dental81
Association81has81an81oath81for81dentists.81A81copy81of81each81oath81may81be81found81in81the81textbook
.
DIF: Recall8 1 REF:8 1 p.813 OBJ:8 1 1
TOP:817.081Professional81Responsibility81|817.481General
4. Society81recognizes81that81health81care81providers81are81held81to81a81higher81standard81than81legislati
ve81mandate.81These81higher81standards81are81expressed81in81professional81codes81of81ethics81and81are81
enforced81by81the81legal81system.
a. Both81statements81are81true.
b. Both81statements81are81false.
c. The81first81statement81is81true,81the81second81statement81is81false.
d. The81first81statement81is81false,81the81second81statement81is81true.
CORRECT81ANSWER:81C
Health81care81providers81are81held81to81a81higher81standard81than81can81be81expressed81exclusively81by8
1legislative81mandate.81While81it81is81true81that81these81higher81standards81are81expressed81in81professio
nal81codes81of81ethics,81they81are81enforced81by81those81within81the81profession81rather81than81by81the81l
egal81system.81Important81components81of81this81enforcement81include81self-
regulation81and81submission81to81peer81review.
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