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ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE ALL 150 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||LATEST EXAM VERSION!!
Which of the following is the name given to the practice of
withholding information
from a patient because of a belief on the part of the
clinician that the information may
harm the individual?
a. Res gestae
b. Paternalism
c. Therapeutic privilege
d. Autonomy - ANSWER-c. Therapeutic privilege
A major purpose of a professional code of ethics is to bind
the members of a group
together by expressing their goals and aspirations, as well
as define
a. expected standards of behavior.
b. criteria for licensure.
c. continuing education requirements.
d. appropriate fees for licensure. - ANSWER-a. expected
standards of behavior.
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Admissions committees aim to select candidates who are
the best qualified
academically as well as candidates of good character,
because integrity and character are
important criteria for acceptance.
a. Both that statement and reason are correct and related.
b. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT
related.
c. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
d. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
e. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. -
ANSWER-a. Both that statement and reason are correct
and related.
Learning what is expected of a professional person
reinforces ________ in the
developing professional.
a. deference to authority
b. character traits
c. group norms
d. obligation - ANSWER-b. character traits
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After entering professional practice, it becomes the
_________ of those professionals
to help regulate their profession.
a. obligation
b. passion
c. option
d. possibility - ANSWER-a. obligation
It is reasonable to assume that the professions find codes
of ethics and standards of
professional behavior to be
a. extremely valuable.
b. somewhat important.
c. of little value.
d. of no value at all. - ANSWER-a. extremely valuable.
The first ethical code dates back to the time of Greek
physician
a. Plato.
b. Aristotle.
c. Hippocrates.
d. Euripides. - ANSWER-c. Hippocrates.
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Each of the following is true of codes of ethics EXCEPT
one. Which one is the
EXCEPTION?
a. Codes of ethics are aspirational in nature.
b. Codes of ethics typically are powerful ethical
statements.
c. Codes of ethics are legal mandates.
d. State dental boards are sanctioning practitioners for
legal violations as well as ethical
violations. - ANSWER-c. Codes of ethics are legal
mandates.
According to Campbell and Rogers, moral uncertainty
exists when
a. obligations and responsibilities are in conflict.
b. there is frustration from perceived powerlessness when
what is happening appears to
be wrong and you are unable to act ethically.
c. there is a question as to whether a moral obligation
exists.
ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE ALL 150 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||LATEST EXAM VERSION!!
Which of the following is the name given to the practice of
withholding information
from a patient because of a belief on the part of the
clinician that the information may
harm the individual?
a. Res gestae
b. Paternalism
c. Therapeutic privilege
d. Autonomy - ANSWER-c. Therapeutic privilege
A major purpose of a professional code of ethics is to bind
the members of a group
together by expressing their goals and aspirations, as well
as define
a. expected standards of behavior.
b. criteria for licensure.
c. continuing education requirements.
d. appropriate fees for licensure. - ANSWER-a. expected
standards of behavior.
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Admissions committees aim to select candidates who are
the best qualified
academically as well as candidates of good character,
because integrity and character are
important criteria for acceptance.
a. Both that statement and reason are correct and related.
b. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT
related.
c. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
d. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
e. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. -
ANSWER-a. Both that statement and reason are correct
and related.
Learning what is expected of a professional person
reinforces ________ in the
developing professional.
a. deference to authority
b. character traits
c. group norms
d. obligation - ANSWER-b. character traits
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After entering professional practice, it becomes the
_________ of those professionals
to help regulate their profession.
a. obligation
b. passion
c. option
d. possibility - ANSWER-a. obligation
It is reasonable to assume that the professions find codes
of ethics and standards of
professional behavior to be
a. extremely valuable.
b. somewhat important.
c. of little value.
d. of no value at all. - ANSWER-a. extremely valuable.
The first ethical code dates back to the time of Greek
physician
a. Plato.
b. Aristotle.
c. Hippocrates.
d. Euripides. - ANSWER-c. Hippocrates.
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Each of the following is true of codes of ethics EXCEPT
one. Which one is the
EXCEPTION?
a. Codes of ethics are aspirational in nature.
b. Codes of ethics typically are powerful ethical
statements.
c. Codes of ethics are legal mandates.
d. State dental boards are sanctioning practitioners for
legal violations as well as ethical
violations. - ANSWER-c. Codes of ethics are legal
mandates.
According to Campbell and Rogers, moral uncertainty
exists when
a. obligations and responsibilities are in conflict.
b. there is frustration from perceived powerlessness when
what is happening appears to
be wrong and you are unable to act ethically.
c. there is a question as to whether a moral obligation
exists.
