LAW AND ETHICS Final Study Guide
Who regulates the practice of dental hygiene in each state? - ANS State dental practice act and
code of dental practice
What branch of government enacted the state dental practice act? - ANS Legislative
What are the laws called that govern dental hygiene practice in a state? - ANS State statutory
laws
What branch of government enacted the state statutory laws? - ANS Executive branch
What are the recommended personal risk management strategies? - ANS - good working
relationship
- respectful to patients
- never provide tx that we are not qualify for
- adequate professional liability insurance
- monitor social media interactions
What are the 2 universally accepted strategies for overall risk reduction in dental? - ANS Good
documentation and careful communication
What are the three important components of a risk management plan? - ANS 1. management
(potential outcomes)
2. risk identification
3. risk reduction
Discrimination is prohibited in any employment action including, but not limited to: - ANS Hiring,
firing, compensation, salary rises, promotions, benefits, and retirement
This act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related
medical conditions: - ANS Pregnancy discrimination act
This federal law protects men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same
establishment from sex based wage discrimination: - ANS Equal pay act
This federal law prohibits discrimination based on age against any
employee or applicant for employment who is at least 40 years old, and applies to employers
with 20 or more employees: - ANS Age discrimination in employment act
This prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities, applies to employers
with 15 or more employees: - ANS Americans with disabilities act
, This protects civilian job rights and benefits for veterans and members of Reserve components
called to active duty: - ANS Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
This Makes available medically necessary leave to qualified employees; created to balance the
demands of the workplace with the needs of families, to promote the stability and economic
security of families and to
promote national interests in preserving family integrity: - ANS Family medical leave act of 1993
What types of employers does family medical leave act apply to? - ANS Public and private
employers with 50 or more employees
What are the normative principles in healthcare? - ANS Nonmaleficence, beneficence,
autonomy, and justice
This principle declares that a health care providers first obligation to the patient is to do no
harm: - ANS Nonmaleficence
This principle requires that existing harm is removed, focuses on doing good for the patient: -
ANS Beneficence
This principle is self determination and the ability to be self governing and self directing,
chooses thoughts and actions to his or her needs: - ANS Autonomy
This principle is concerned with providing individuals or groups with that is owed, due, or
deserved: - ANS Justice
Nonconsequentialists view _______ as a duty for healthcare providers. - ANS Justice
What sort of things can a DH do to ensure they are doing no harm? - ANS - knowledge and
skills current
- staying up to date on the standard of care
- knowing one's limitations
- prevent harm when standard precautions are observed
- remove harm when possible
What are the main values and concepts emphasized in healthcare? - ANS Paternalism,
informed consent, capacity, veracity, and confidentiality
An example of this term is when the dentist or hygienist takes on the role of a parent and makes
decisions for the patient: - ANS Paternalism
Paternalism is closely related to nonmaleficence and beneficence. Paternalism and autonomy
are in conflict. - ANS Both statements are true
Who regulates the practice of dental hygiene in each state? - ANS State dental practice act and
code of dental practice
What branch of government enacted the state dental practice act? - ANS Legislative
What are the laws called that govern dental hygiene practice in a state? - ANS State statutory
laws
What branch of government enacted the state statutory laws? - ANS Executive branch
What are the recommended personal risk management strategies? - ANS - good working
relationship
- respectful to patients
- never provide tx that we are not qualify for
- adequate professional liability insurance
- monitor social media interactions
What are the 2 universally accepted strategies for overall risk reduction in dental? - ANS Good
documentation and careful communication
What are the three important components of a risk management plan? - ANS 1. management
(potential outcomes)
2. risk identification
3. risk reduction
Discrimination is prohibited in any employment action including, but not limited to: - ANS Hiring,
firing, compensation, salary rises, promotions, benefits, and retirement
This act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related
medical conditions: - ANS Pregnancy discrimination act
This federal law protects men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same
establishment from sex based wage discrimination: - ANS Equal pay act
This federal law prohibits discrimination based on age against any
employee or applicant for employment who is at least 40 years old, and applies to employers
with 20 or more employees: - ANS Age discrimination in employment act
This prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities, applies to employers
with 15 or more employees: - ANS Americans with disabilities act
, This protects civilian job rights and benefits for veterans and members of Reserve components
called to active duty: - ANS Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
This Makes available medically necessary leave to qualified employees; created to balance the
demands of the workplace with the needs of families, to promote the stability and economic
security of families and to
promote national interests in preserving family integrity: - ANS Family medical leave act of 1993
What types of employers does family medical leave act apply to? - ANS Public and private
employers with 50 or more employees
What are the normative principles in healthcare? - ANS Nonmaleficence, beneficence,
autonomy, and justice
This principle declares that a health care providers first obligation to the patient is to do no
harm: - ANS Nonmaleficence
This principle requires that existing harm is removed, focuses on doing good for the patient: -
ANS Beneficence
This principle is self determination and the ability to be self governing and self directing,
chooses thoughts and actions to his or her needs: - ANS Autonomy
This principle is concerned with providing individuals or groups with that is owed, due, or
deserved: - ANS Justice
Nonconsequentialists view _______ as a duty for healthcare providers. - ANS Justice
What sort of things can a DH do to ensure they are doing no harm? - ANS - knowledge and
skills current
- staying up to date on the standard of care
- knowing one's limitations
- prevent harm when standard precautions are observed
- remove harm when possible
What are the main values and concepts emphasized in healthcare? - ANS Paternalism,
informed consent, capacity, veracity, and confidentiality
An example of this term is when the dentist or hygienist takes on the role of a parent and makes
decisions for the patient: - ANS Paternalism
Paternalism is closely related to nonmaleficence and beneficence. Paternalism and autonomy
are in conflict. - ANS Both statements are true
