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HYGIENE 3RD EDITION BY BEEMSTERBOER
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Chapter01: Ethics and Professionalism
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Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law inDental Hygiene, 3rd Edition
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1. When was the inception of the profession of dental hygiene?
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The scope of practice of a dental hygienist was first established by law in Connecticut in
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1915. Alfred C. Fones taught his dental assistant, Irene Newman, to treat patients and to
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teach them to maintain their mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first
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school for dental hygienists in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The first oath written for dental
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hygienists called upon Apollo and Hygeia, who were the Greek god and goddess of health,
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respectively. A modernized version of the first oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees
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s of the American Dental Hygienists’Association (ADHA) in 1979.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 ss s s
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility |7.1 Ethical Principles, includinginformed 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 ss
c. Dental assistant ss
d. Receptionist
ANS: B
The dental hygienist is the oral preventive therapist in the dental office. The dentists who
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pioneered this special field of endeavor had a vision of the day when dental disease
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could be prevented by following a system of treatment and cleanliness. The dentist is
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primarily concerned with restorative treatment, although he or she also shares in preventing
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oral disease. The dental assistant assists the dentist and may assist the dental hygienist as
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well. The receptionist greets patients and may help with the business and financial aspects
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of the practice.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1 ss s s
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
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a. TheAmerican Dental Association (ADA)
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b. The American DentalHygienists’Association (ADHA)
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c. TheOccupational Safetyand HealthAdministration (OSHA)
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d. TheOrganization for Safety,Asepsis, and Prevention (OSAP)
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e. TheFood and DrugAdministration (FDA)
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ANS: s s B
, 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 the
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following website (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental Association
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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 ss s s
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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4. Success is measured by financial gain in the corporate world; however, for the health care
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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. ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
ANS: s s A
Because the welfare of the patient is more important than profit, society has granted the
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health care professional a certain status that carries prestige, power, and the right to apply
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special knowledge and skills.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 ss OBJ: 2 s
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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5. Society recognizes that health care providers are held to a higher standard than
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legislative mandate. These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of
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ethics and are enforced by the legal system.
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a. Both statements are true. ss ss ss
b. Both statements are false. ss ss ss
c. Thefirst statement is true, the second statement is false.
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d. Thefirst statement is false, the second statement is true.
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ANS: s s C
Health care providers are held to a higher standard than can be expressed exclusively by
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legislative mandate. While it is true that these higher standards are expressed in professional
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codes of ethics, they are enforced by those within the profession rather than by the legal
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system. Important components of this enforcement include self-regulation and submission to
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peer review.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 ss OBJ: 1 s
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
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ss care services?
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c. Critical judgment ss
d. Caring
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perceive this essence of caring and respond to it. Trust is the critical foundation for the
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relationship between the person seeking services and the health care provider. The caring that
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the patient seeks also gives the provider the greatest opportunity for professional service and
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satisfaction.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2 ss s s
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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7. Thepublication “Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter” set
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out three fundamental principles, including patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the
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principle of social justice, because it is thought this will reinvigorate the value of
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professionalism.
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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. ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
ANS: s s A
The Physician Charter sets out three fundamental principles that are not new but
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reinforce the foundation of the medical profession as one of service to others. The
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ethical principles of the primacy of patient welfare (beneficence and nonmaleficence) and
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patient autonomy are listed first; the principle of social justice is the third main tenet. The
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desired goal was to reinvigorate the value of professionalism that includes social
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responsibility, the ethic of care, and access to that care, for all members of society.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 ss OBJ: 3 s
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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8. Each of the following is a requirement for licensure of a dental hygienist in the United
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d. Passed a clinical national board examination ss ss ss ss ss
ANS: s s D
There is no clinical national board examination. The dental hygiene candidate for licensure
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must pass a state or regional clinical examination. Examples of regional boards
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include the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA), the Central Regional Dental
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Testing Services, Inc. (CRDTS), the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments
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(CDCA), the Southern RegionalTesting Agency, Inc. (SRTA), andtheWesternRegional
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Examining Board (WERB).
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 ss OBJ: 3 s
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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9. Which of the following characteristics is used to separate the professional from the layperson?
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a. Competency
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HYGIENE 3RD EDITION BY BEEMSTERBOER
pp pp pp pp
Chapter01: Ethics and Professionalism
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Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law inDental Hygiene, 3rd Edition
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,MULTIPLE CHOICE ss
1. When was the inception of the profession of dental hygiene?
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a. In ancient Greece ss ss
b. In the early 1800s ss ss ss
c. In the early 1900s ss ss ss
d. In 1979 ss
ANS: s s C
The scope of practice of a dental hygienist was first established by law in Connecticut in
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1915. Alfred C. Fones taught his dental assistant, Irene Newman, to treat patients and to
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teach them to maintain their mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first
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school for dental hygienists in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The first oath written for dental
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hygienists called upon Apollo and Hygeia, who were the Greek god and goddess of health,
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respectively. A modernized version of the first oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees
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s of the American Dental Hygienists’Association (ADHA) in 1979.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 ss s s
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility |7.1 Ethical Principles, includinginformed 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 ss
c. Dental assistant ss
d. Receptionist
ANS: B
The dental hygienist is the oral preventive therapist in the dental office. The dentists who
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pioneered this special field of endeavor had a vision of the day when dental disease
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could be prevented by following a system of treatment and cleanliness. The dentist is
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primarily concerned with restorative treatment, although he or she also shares in preventing
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oral disease. The dental assistant assists the dentist and may assist the dental hygienist as
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well. The receptionist greets patients and may help with the business and financial aspects
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of the practice.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1 ss s s
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
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ss professional organizations? ss
a. TheAmerican Dental Association (ADA)
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b. The American DentalHygienists’Association (ADHA)
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c. TheOccupational Safetyand HealthAdministration (OSHA)
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d. TheOrganization for Safety,Asepsis, and Prevention (OSAP)
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e. TheFood and DrugAdministration (FDA)
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ANS: s s B
, 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 the
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following website (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental Association
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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 ss s s
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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4. Success is measured by financial gain in the corporate world; however, for the health care
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ss professional the patient’s welfare is placed above profit. ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
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. ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
ANS: s s A
Because the welfare of the patient is more important than profit, society has granted the
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health care professional a certain status that carries prestige, power, and the right to apply
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special knowledge and skills.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 ss OBJ: 2 s
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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5. Society recognizes that health care providers are held to a higher standard than
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legislative mandate. These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of
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ethics and are enforced by the legal system.
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a. Both statements are true. ss ss ss
b. Both statements are false. ss ss ss
c. Thefirst statement is true, the second statement is false.
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d. Thefirst statement is false, the second statement is true.
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ANS: s s C
Health care providers are held to a higher standard than can be expressed exclusively by
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legislative mandate. While it is true that these higher standards are expressed in professional
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codes of ethics, they are enforced by those within the profession rather than by the legal
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system. Important components of this enforcement include self-regulation and submission to
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peer review.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 4 ss OBJ: 1 s
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
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ss care services?
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a. Technical skill ss
b. Appropriate knowledge ss
c. Critical judgment ss
d. Caring
ANS: s s D
, Although all of the choices are important, caring is regarded as the most important. Patients
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perceive this essence of caring and respond to it. Trust is the critical foundation for the
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relationship between the person seeking services and the health care provider. The caring that
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the patient seeks also gives the provider the greatest opportunity for professional service and
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satisfaction.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2 ss s s
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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7. Thepublication “Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter” set
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out three fundamental principles, including patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the
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principle of social justice, because it is thought this will reinvigorate the value of
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professionalism.
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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. ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
ANS: s s A
The Physician Charter sets out three fundamental principles that are not new but
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reinforce the foundation of the medical profession as one of service to others. The
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ethical principles of the primacy of patient welfare (beneficence and nonmaleficence) and
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patient autonomy are listed first; the principle of social justice is the third main tenet. The
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desired goal was to reinvigorate the value of professionalism that includes social
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responsibility, the ethic of care, and access to that care, for all members of society.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 ss OBJ: 3 s
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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8. Each of the following is a requirement for licensure of a dental hygienist in the United
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ss States EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
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a. Completion of a higher education accredited program ss ss ss ss ss ss
b. Graduation from a college or university ss ss ss ss ss
c. Passed a written national board examination ss ss ss ss ss
d. Passed a clinical national board examination ss ss ss ss ss
ANS: s s D
There is no clinical national board examination. The dental hygiene candidate for licensure
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must pass a state or regional clinical examination. Examples of regional boards
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include the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA), the Central Regional Dental
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Testing Services, Inc. (CRDTS), the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments
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(CDCA), the Southern RegionalTesting Agency, Inc. (SRTA), andtheWesternRegional
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Examining Board (WERB).
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DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 ss OBJ: 3 s
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
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9. Which of the following characteristics is used to separate the professional from the layperson?
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a. Competency
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