TEST BANK FOR ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
HYGIENE 3RD EDITION BY BEEMSTERBOER
pp pp pp pp pp
Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
pp pp pp pp
Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
,MULTIPLE CHOICE pp
1. When was the inception of the profession of dental hygiene?
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
a. In ancient Greecepp pp
b. In the early 1800s
pp pp pp
c. In the early 1900s
pp pp pp
d. In 1979 pp
ANS: C pp
The scope of practice of a dental hygienist was first established by law in Connecticut in
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
1915. Alfred C. Fones taught his dental assistant, Irene Newman, to treat patients and to
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
teach them to maintain their mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
school for dental hygienists in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The first oath written for dental
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
hygienists called upon Apollo and Hygeia, who were the Greek god and goddess of health,
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
respectively. A modernized version of the first oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 p p p p pp pp
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.1 Ethical Principles, including informed consent
p p pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
2. Which member of the dental team is the primary oral preventive therapist?
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
a. Dentist
b. Dental hygienist pp
c. Dental assistant pp
d. Receptionist
ANS: p p B
The dental hygienist is the oral preventive therapist in the dental office. The dentists who
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
pioneered this special field of endeavor had a vision of the day when dental disease could
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
be prevented by following a system of treatment and cleanliness. The dentist is primarily
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
concerned with restorative treatment, although he or she also shares in preventing oral
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
disease. The dental assistant assists the dentist and may assist the dental hygienist as well.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
The receptionist greets patients and may help with the business and financial aspects of the
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
practice.
pp
DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1 p p p p pp pp
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
p p pp pp pp pp pp
3. The dental hygiene oath is revised by action of which of the following
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
professional organizations?
pp pp
a. The American Dental Association (ADA)
pp pp pp pp
b. The American Dental Hygienists’Association (ADHA)
pp pp pp p pp
c. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
pp pp pp pp pp pp
d. The Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention (OSAP)
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
e. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
pp pp pp pp pp
ANS: B pp
, The first dental hygiene oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979 and is still in use today. The oath may be seen at the
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
following website (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental Association
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
has an oath for dentists. A copy of each oath may be found in the textbook.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 p p p p pp pp
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
p p pp pp pp pp pp
4. Success is measured by financial gain in the corporate world; however, for the health care
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp professional the patient’s welfare is placed above profit. pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
a. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
b. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
c. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
d. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
e. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
ANS: A pp
Because the welfare of the patient is more important than profit, society has granted the
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
health care professional a certain status that carries prestige, power, and the right to apply
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
special knowledge and skills.
pp pp pp pp
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 p p pp OBJ: 2 pp
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
pp p p pp pp pp pp pp
5. Society recognizes that health care providers are held to a higher standard than
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
legislative mandate. These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
ethics and are enforced by the legal system.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
a. Both statements are true. pp pp pp
b. Both statements are false. pp pp pp
c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
ANS: C pp
Health care providers are held to a higher standard than can be expressed exclusively by
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
legislative mandate. While it is true that these higher standards are expressed in professional
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
codes of ethics, they are enforced by those within the profession rather than by the legal
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
system. Important components of this enforcement include self-regulation and submission to
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
peer review.
pp pp
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 p p pp OBJ: 1 pp
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
pp p p pp pp pp pp pp
6. Which of the following is regarded as the most important aspect of the delivery of health
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp care services?
pp
a. Technical skill pp
b. Appropriate knowledge pp
c. Critical judgment pp
d. Caring
ANS: D pp
, Although all of the choices are important, caring is regarded as the most important. Patients
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
perceive this essence of caring and respond to it. Trust is the critical foundation for the
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
relationship between the person seeking services and the health care provider. The caring that
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
the patient seeks also gives the provider the greatest opportunity for professional service and
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
satisfaction.
pp
DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2 p p p p pp pp
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
p p pp pp pp pp pp
7. The publication “Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter” set
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
out three fundamental principles, including patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
principle of social justice, because it is thought this will reinvigorate the value of
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
professionalism.
pp
a. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
b. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
c. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
d. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
e. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
ANS: A pp
The Physician Charter sets out three fundamental principles that are not new but reinforce
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
the foundation of the medical profession as one of service to others. The ethical principles
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
of the primacy of patient welfare (beneficence and nonmaleficence) and patient autonomy
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
are listed first; the principle of social justice is the third main tenet. The desired goal was to
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
reinvigorate the value of professionalism that includes social responsibility, the ethic of care,
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
and access to that care, for all members of society.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 p p pp OBJ: 3 pp
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
pp p p pp pp pp pp pp
8. Each of the following is a requirement for licensure of a dental hygienist in the United
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp States EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
a. Completion of a higher education accredited program pp pp pp pp pp pp
b. Graduation from a college or university pp pp pp pp pp
c. Passed a written national board examination
pp pp pp pp pp
d. Passed a clinical national board examination
pp pp pp pp pp
ANS: D pp
There is no clinical national board examination. The dental hygiene candidate for licensure
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
must pass a state or regional clinical examination. Examples of regional boards include
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA), the Central Regional Dental Testing
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Services, Inc. (CRDTS), the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA),
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
the Southern Regional Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), and the Western Regional Examining
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Board (WERB).
pp pp
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 p p pp OBJ: 3 pp
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
pp p p pp pp pp pp pp
9. Which of the following characteristics is used to separate the professional from the layperson?
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
a. Competency
b. Quality performance pp
c. A specialized body of knowledge and skill of value to society
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
HYGIENE 3RD EDITION BY BEEMSTERBOER
pp pp pp pp pp
Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
pp pp pp pp
Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
,MULTIPLE CHOICE pp
1. When was the inception of the profession of dental hygiene?
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
a. In ancient Greecepp pp
b. In the early 1800s
pp pp pp
c. In the early 1900s
pp pp pp
d. In 1979 pp
ANS: C pp
The scope of practice of a dental hygienist was first established by law in Connecticut in
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
1915. Alfred C. Fones taught his dental assistant, Irene Newman, to treat patients and to
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
teach them to maintain their mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
school for dental hygienists in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The first oath written for dental
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
hygienists called upon Apollo and Hygeia, who were the Greek god and goddess of health,
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
respectively. A modernized version of the first oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 p p p p pp pp
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.1 Ethical Principles, including informed consent
p p pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
2. Which member of the dental team is the primary oral preventive therapist?
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
a. Dentist
b. Dental hygienist pp
c. Dental assistant pp
d. Receptionist
ANS: p p B
The dental hygienist is the oral preventive therapist in the dental office. The dentists who
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
pioneered this special field of endeavor had a vision of the day when dental disease could
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
be prevented by following a system of treatment and cleanliness. The dentist is primarily
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
concerned with restorative treatment, although he or she also shares in preventing oral
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
disease. The dental assistant assists the dentist and may assist the dental hygienist as well.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
The receptionist greets patients and may help with the business and financial aspects of the
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
practice.
pp
DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1 p p p p pp pp
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
p p pp pp pp pp pp
3. The dental hygiene oath is revised by action of which of the following
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
professional organizations?
pp pp
a. The American Dental Association (ADA)
pp pp pp pp
b. The American Dental Hygienists’Association (ADHA)
pp pp pp p pp
c. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
pp pp pp pp pp pp
d. The Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention (OSAP)
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
e. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
pp pp pp pp pp
ANS: B pp
, The first dental hygiene oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979 and is still in use today. The oath may be seen at the
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
following website (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental Association
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
has an oath for dentists. A copy of each oath may be found in the textbook.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 p p p p pp pp
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
p p pp pp pp pp pp
4. Success is measured by financial gain in the corporate world; however, for the health care
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp professional the patient’s welfare is placed above profit. pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
a. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
b. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
c. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
d. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
e. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
ANS: A pp
Because the welfare of the patient is more important than profit, society has granted the
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
health care professional a certain status that carries prestige, power, and the right to apply
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
special knowledge and skills.
pp pp pp pp
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 p p pp OBJ: 2 pp
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
pp p p pp pp pp pp pp
5. Society recognizes that health care providers are held to a higher standard than
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
legislative mandate. These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
ethics and are enforced by the legal system.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
a. Both statements are true. pp pp pp
b. Both statements are false. pp pp pp
c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
ANS: C pp
Health care providers are held to a higher standard than can be expressed exclusively by
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
legislative mandate. While it is true that these higher standards are expressed in professional
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
codes of ethics, they are enforced by those within the profession rather than by the legal
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
system. Important components of this enforcement include self-regulation and submission to
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
peer review.
pp pp
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 p p pp OBJ: 1 pp
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
pp p p pp pp pp pp pp
6. Which of the following is regarded as the most important aspect of the delivery of health
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp care services?
pp
a. Technical skill pp
b. Appropriate knowledge pp
c. Critical judgment pp
d. Caring
ANS: D pp
, Although all of the choices are important, caring is regarded as the most important. Patients
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
perceive this essence of caring and respond to it. Trust is the critical foundation for the
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
relationship between the person seeking services and the health care provider. The caring that
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
the patient seeks also gives the provider the greatest opportunity for professional service and
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
satisfaction.
pp
DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2 p p p p pp pp
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
p p pp pp pp pp pp
7. The publication “Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter” set
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
out three fundamental principles, including patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
principle of social justice, because it is thought this will reinvigorate the value of
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
professionalism.
pp
a. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
b. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
c. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
d. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
e. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
ANS: A pp
The Physician Charter sets out three fundamental principles that are not new but reinforce
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
the foundation of the medical profession as one of service to others. The ethical principles
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
of the primacy of patient welfare (beneficence and nonmaleficence) and patient autonomy
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
are listed first; the principle of social justice is the third main tenet. The desired goal was to
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
reinvigorate the value of professionalism that includes social responsibility, the ethic of care,
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
and access to that care, for all members of society.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 p p pp OBJ: 3 pp
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
pp p p pp pp pp pp pp
8. Each of the following is a requirement for licensure of a dental hygienist in the United
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp States EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
a. Completion of a higher education accredited program pp pp pp pp pp pp
b. Graduation from a college or university pp pp pp pp pp
c. Passed a written national board examination
pp pp pp pp pp
d. Passed a clinical national board examination
pp pp pp pp pp
ANS: D pp
There is no clinical national board examination. The dental hygiene candidate for licensure
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
must pass a state or regional clinical examination. Examples of regional boards include
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA), the Central Regional Dental Testing
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Services, Inc. (CRDTS), the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA),
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
the Southern Regional Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), and the Western Regional Examining
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Board (WERB).
pp pp
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 p p pp OBJ: 3 pp
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
pp p p pp pp pp pp pp
9. Which of the following characteristics is used to separate the professional from the layperson?
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
a. Competency
b. Quality performance pp
c. A specialized body of knowledge and skill of value to society
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
