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+

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Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
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Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 4th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE C/




1. When was the inception of the profession of dental hygiene?
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a. In ancient Greece C/ C/


b. In the early 1800s C/ C/ C/


c. In the early 1900s C/ C/ C/


d. In 1979 C/




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


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 C/


c. Dental assistant C/


d. Receptionist
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The dental hygienist is the oral preventive therapist in the dental office. The dentists who pi
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oneered this special field of endeavor had a vision of the day when dental disease could be
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prevented by following a system of treatment and cleanliness. The dentist is primarily conce
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rned with restorative treatment, although he or she also shares in preventing oral disease. The
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dental assistant assists the dentist and may assist the dental hygienist as well. The reception
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ist greets patients and may help with the business and financial aspects of the practice.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1 C/C/ C/ C / C /


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 profession
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al 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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ANS: C / B




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The first dental hygiene oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental
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Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979 and is still in use today. The oath may be seen at th
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e following website (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental Associatio
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n has an oath for dentists. A copy of each oath may be found in the textbook.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 C/C/ C/ C / C /


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 legislativ
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e mandate. These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of ethics and are
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enforced by the legal system.
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a. Both statements are true. C/ C/ C/


b. Both statements are false. C/ C/ C/


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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ANS: C / C
Health care providers are held to a higher standard than can be expressed exclusively by legi
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slative mandate. While it is true that these higher standards are expressed in professional cod
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es of ethics, they are enforced by those within the profession rather than by the legal system.
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Important components of this enforcement include self-
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regulation and submission to peer review. C/ C/ C/ C/ C/




DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 C / C/


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 ca
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re professional 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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e. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. C/ C/ C/ C/ C/ C/ C/




ANS: C / A
Because the welfare of the patient is more important than profit, society has granted the healt
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h care professional a certain status that carries prestige, power, and the right to apply special
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knowledge and skills.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 C / C/


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 ca
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re services?
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a. Technical skill C/


b. Appropriate knowledge C/


c. Critical judgment C/


d. Caring
ANS: C / D




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