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+

TEST BANK for Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene
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4th Edition by Kristin Minihan- Anderson
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All Chapters Included 1-10| Explanations for Exam Practices| A+
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PASS GUARANTEED
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, Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism n n n n




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1. When was the inception of the profession of dental hygiene?
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a. In ancient Greece
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b. In the early 1800s
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c. In the early 1900s
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d. In 1979 n




CORRECT ANSWER: C
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The scope of practice of a dental hygienist was first established by law in Connecticut in 1915. Alfred C.
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Fones taught his dental assistant, Irene Newman, to treat patients and to teach them to maintain their
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mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first school for dental hygienists in Bridgeport,
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Connecticut. The first oath written for dental hygienists called upon Apollo and Hygeia, who were the
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Greek god and goddess of health, respectively. A modernized version of the first oath was adopted by
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the Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979.
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DIF: Recall n REF: p. 3 n n OBJ: 1 n




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?
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a. Dentist

b. Dental hygienist n




c. Dental assistant n




d. Receptionist

CORRECT ANSWER: B
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The dental hygienist is the oral preventive therapist in the dental office. The dentists who pioneered this
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special field of endeavor had a vision of the day when dental disease could be prevented by following a
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system of treatment and cleanliness. The dentist is primarily concerned with restorative treatment,
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although he or she also shares in preventing oral disease. The dental assistant assists the dentist and may
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assist the dental hygienist as well. The receptionist greets patients and may help with the business and
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financial aspects of the practice.
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DIF: Recall n REF: p. 4 n n OBJ: 1 n




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,TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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3. The dental hygiene oath is revised by action of which of the following professional organizations?
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a. The American Dental Association (ADA)
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b. The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA)
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c. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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d. The Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention (OSAP)
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e. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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CORRECT ANSWER: B
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The first dental hygiene oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hygienists’
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Association (ADHA) in 1979 and is still in use today. The oath may be seen at the following website
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(www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental Association has an oath for dentists. A
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copy of each oath may be found in the textbook.
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DIF: Recall n REF: p. 3 n n OBJ: 1 n




TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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4. Society recognizes that health care providers are held to a higher standard than legislative mandate.
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These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of ethics and are enforced by the legal
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system.
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a. Both statements are true.
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b. Both statements are false.
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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.
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CORRECT ANSWER: C n n




Health care providers are held to a higher standard than can be expressed exclusively by legislative
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mandate. While it is true that these higher standards are expressed in professional codes of ethics, they
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are enforced by those within the profession rather than by the legal system. Important components of
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this enforcement include self-regulation and submission to peer review.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 n n n OBJ: 1 TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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, 5. Success is measured by financial gain in the corporate world; however, for the health care professional
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the patient’s welfare is placed above profit.
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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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Because the welfare of the patient is more important than profit, society has granted the health care
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professional a certain status that carries prestige, power, and the right to apply special knowledge and
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skills.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 n n n OBJ: 2 TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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6. Which of the following is regarded as the most important aspect of the delivery of health care services?
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a. Technical skill n




b. Appropriate knowledge n




c. Critical judgment n




d. Caring

CORRECT ANSWER: D
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Although all of the choices are important, caring is regarded as the most important. Patients perceive
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this essence of caring and respond to it. Trust is the critical foundation for the relationship between the
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person seeking services and the health care provider. The caring that the patient seeks also gives the
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provider the greatest opportunity for professional service and satisfaction.
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DIF: n n Recall n REF: p. 4 n n n n n n OBJ: 2 n




TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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7. The publication ―Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter‖ set out three
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fundamental principles, including patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the principle of social justice,
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because it is thought this will reinvigorate the value of professionalism.
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a. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
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