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,Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
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MULTIPLEbCHOICE

1. Whenbwasbthebinceptionbofbthebprofessionbofbdentalbhygiene?
a. InbancientbGreece
b. Inbthebearlyb1800s
c. Inbthebearlyb1900s
d. Inb1979
ANS:b C
ThebscopebofbpracticebofbabdentalbhygienistbwasbfirstbestablishedbbyblawbinbConnecticutbinb1915.b
AlfredbC.bFonesbtaughtbhisbdentalbassistant,bIrenebNewman,btobtreatbpatientsbandbtobteachbthembto
bmaintainbtheirbmouthsbinbabcleanbstate.bInb1913,bFonesbestablishedbthebfirstbschoolbforbdentalbhy

gienistsbinbBridgeport,bConnecticut.bThebfirstboathbwrittenbforbdentalbhygienistsbcalledbuponbApol
lobandbHygeia,bwhobwerebthebGreekbgodbandbgoddessbofbhealth,brespectively.bAbmodernizedbver
sionbofbthebfirstboathbwasbadoptedbbybthebBoardbofbTrusteesbofbthebAmericanbDentalbHygienists’b
Associationb(ADHA)binb1979.

DIF: Recall REF:bbbp.b3 OBJ:b 1
TOP:b 7.0bProfessionalbResponsibilityb|b7.1bEthicalbPrinciples,bincludingbinformedbconsent

2. Whichbmemberbofbthebdentalbteambisbthebprimaryboralbpreventivebtherapist?
a. Dentist
b. Dentalbhygienist
c. Dentalbassistant
d. Receptionist
ANS:b B
Thebdentalbhygienistbisbtheboralbpreventivebtherapistbinbthebdentalboffice.bThebdentistsbwhobpione
eredbthisbspecialbfieldbofbendeavorbhadbabvisionbofbthebdaybwhenbdentalbdiseasebcouldbbebprevente
dbbybfollowingbabsystembofbtreatmentbandbcleanliness.bThebdentistbisbprimarilybconcernedbwithbre
storativebtreatment,balthoughbheborbshebalsobsharesbinbpreventingboralbdisease.bThebdentalbassistan
tbassistsbthebdentistbandbmaybassistbthebdentalbhygienistbasbwell.bThebreceptionistbgreetsbpatientsba
ndbmaybhelpbwithbthebbusinessbandbfinancialbaspectsbofbthebpractice.

DIF: Recall REF:bbbp.b4 OBJ:b 1
TOP:b 7.0bProfessionalbResponsibilityb|b7.4bGeneral

3. Thebdentalbhygieneboathbisbrevisedbbybactionbofbwhichbofbthebfollowingbprofessionalbo
rganizations?
a. ThebAmericanbDentalbAssociationb(ADA)
b. ThebAmericanbDentalbHygienists’bAssociationb(ADHA)
c. ThebOccupationalbSafetybandbHealthbAdministrationb(OSHA)
d. ThebOrganizationbforbSafety,bAsepsis,bandbPreventionb(OSAP)
e. ThebFoodbandbDrugbAdministrationb(FDA)
ANS:b B

, ThebfirstbdentalbhygieneboathbwasbadoptedbbybthebBoardbofbTrusteesbofbthebAmericanbDentalbHyg
ienists’bAssociationb(ADHA)binb1979bandbisbstillbinbusebtoday.bTheboathbmaybbebseenbatbthebfollow
ingbwebsiteb(www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm).bThebAmericanbDentalbAssociationbhasbanb
oathbforbdentists.bAbcopybofbeachboathbmaybbebfoundbinbthebtextbook.

DIF: Recall REF:bbbp.b3 OBJ:b 1
TOP:b 7.0bProfessionalbResponsibilityb|b7.4bGeneral

4. Societybrecognizesbthatbhealthbcarebprovidersbarebheldbtobabhigherbstandardbthanblegislativeb
mandate.bThesebhigherbstandardsbarebexpressedbinbprofessionalbcodesbofbethicsbandbarebenf
orcedbbybtheblegalbsystem.
a. Bothbstatementsbarebtrue.
b. Bothbstatementsbarebfalse.
c. Thebfirstbstatementbisbtrue,bthebsecondbstatementbisbfalse.
d. Thebfirstbstatementbisbfalse,bthebsecondbstatementbisbtrue.
ANS:b C
Healthbcarebprovidersbarebheldbtobabhigherbstandardbthanbcanbbebexpressedbexclusivelybbyblegisl
ativebmandate.bWhilebitbisbtruebthatbthesebhigherbstandardsbarebexpressedbinbprofessionalbcodesb
ofbethics,btheybarebenforcedbbybthosebwithinbthebprofessionbratherbthanbbybtheblegalbsystem.bImp
ortantbcomponentsbofbthisbenforcementbincludebself-regulationbandbsubmissionbtobpeerbreview.

DIF: Comprehension REF:bbbp.b4
OBJ:b1bTOP:b 7.0bProfessionalbResponsibilityb|b7.4bGeneral

5. Successbisbmeasuredbbybfinancialbgainbinbthebcorporatebworld;bhowever,bforbthebhealthbcarebp
rofessionalbthebpatient’sbwelfarebisbplacedbabovebprofit.
a. Bothbthebstatementbandbreasonbarebcorrectbandbrelated.
b. BothbthebstatementbandbreasonbarebcorrectbbutbNOTbrelated.
c. Thebstatementbisbcorrect,bbutbthebreasonbisbNOT.
d. ThebstatementbisbNOTbcorrect,bbutbthebreasonbisbcorrect.
e. NEITHERbthebstatementbNORbthebreasonbisbcorrect.
ANS:b A
Becausebthebwelfarebofbthebpatientbisbmorebimportantbthanbprofit,bsocietybhasbgrantedbthebhealthbcare
bprofessionalbabcertain bstatusbthatbcarries bprestige,bpower,bandbthebright btobapplybspecialbknowledgeb

andbskills.

DIF: Comprehension REF:bbbp.b4
OBJ:b2bTOP:b 7.0bProfessionalbResponsibilityb|b7.4bGeneral

6. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbregardedbasbthebmostbimportantbaspectbofbthebdeliverybofbhealthbcarebs
ervices?
a. Technicalbskill
b. Appropriatebknowledge
c. Criticalbjudgment
d. Caring
ANS:b D

, Althoughballbofbthebchoicesbarebimportant,bcaringbisbregardedbasbthebmostbimportant.bPatientsbper
ceivebthisbessencebofbcaringbandbrespondbtobit.bTrustbisbthebcriticalbfoundationbforbthebrelationship
bbetweenbthebpersonbseekingbservicesbandbthebhealthbcarebprovider.bThebcaringbthatbthebpatient bsee

ksbalsobgivesbthebproviderbthebgreatestbopportunitybforbprofessionalbservicebandbsatisfaction.

DIF: Recall REF:bbbp.b4 OBJ:b 2
TOP:b 7.0bProfessionalbResponsibilityb|b7.4bGeneral

7. Thebpublicationb“MedicalbProfessionalismbinbthebNewbMillennium:bAbPhysicianbCharter”bsetbo
utbthreebfundamentalbprinciples,bincludingbpatientbwelfare,bpatientbautonomy,bandbthebprincipl
ebofbsocialbjustice,bbecausebitbisbthoughtbthisbwillbreinvigoratebthebvaluebofbprofessionalism.
a. Bothbthebstatementbandbreasonbarebcorrectbandbrelated.
b. BothbthebstatementbandbreasonbarebcorrectbbutbNOTbrelated.
c. Thebstatementbisbcorrect,bbutbthebreasonbisbNOT.
d. ThebstatementbisbNOTbcorrect,bbutbthebreasonbisbcorrect.
e. NEITHERbthebstatementbNORbthebreasonbisbcorrect.
ANS:b A
ThebPhysicianbCharterbsetsboutbthreebfundamentalbprinciplesbthatbarebnotbnewbbutbreinforcebthebf
oundationbofbthebmedicalbprofessionbasbonebofbservicebtobothers.bThebethicalbprinciplesbofbthebpri
macybofbpatientbwelfareb(beneficencebandbnonmaleficence)bandbpatientbautonomybareblistedbfirst
;bthebprinciplebofbsocialbjusticebisbthebthirdbmainbtenet.bThebdesiredbgoalbwasbtobreinvigoratebthebva
luebofbprofessionalismbthatbincludesbsocialbresponsibility,bthebethicbofbcare,bandbaccessbtobthatbcar
e,bforballbmembersbofbsociety.

DIF: Comprehension REF:bbbp.b5
OBJ:b3bTOP:b 7.0bProfessionalbResponsibilityb|b7.4bGeneral

8. EachbofbthebfollowingbisbabrequirementbforblicensurebofbabdentalbhygienistbinbthebUnitedbStatesbE
XCEPTbone.bWhichbonebisbthebEXCEPTION?
a.Completionbofbabhigherbeducationbaccreditedbprogram
b.Graduationbfrombabcollegeborbuniversity
c.Passedbabwrittenbnationalbboardbexamination
d.Passedbabclinicalbnationalbboardbexamination
ANS:b D
Therebisbnobclinicalbnationalbboardbexamination.bThebdentalbhygienebcandidatebforblicensurebmus
tbpassbabstateborbregionalbclinicalbexamination.bExamplesbofbregionalbboardsbincludebthebCouncilb
ofbInterstatebTestingbAgenciesb(CITA),bthebCentralbRegionalbDentalbTestingbServices,bInc.b(CR
DTS),bthebCommissionbonbDentalbCompetencybAssessmentsb(CDCA),bthebSouthernbRegionalbT
estingbAgency,bInc.b(SRTA),bandbthebWesternbRegionalbExaminingbBoardb(WERB).

DIF: Comprehension REF:bbbp.b5
OBJ:b3bTOP:b 7.0bProfessionalbResponsibilityb|b7.4bGeneral

9. Whichbofbthebfollowingbcharacteristicsbisbusedbtobseparatebthebprofessionalbfrombtheblayperson?
a. Competency
b. Qualitybperformance
c. Abspecializedbbodybofbknowledgebandbskillbofbvaluebtobsociety