TEST BANK FOR
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ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE
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3RDEDITION
by@Phyllis@L.@Beemsterboer
, Table of Contents
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Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism ........................................... 3
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Chapter 02: Ethical Theory and Philosophy ................................... 16
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Chapter 03: Ethical Principles and Values ..................................... 26
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Chapter 04: Social Responsibility .................................................. 38
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Chapter 05: Codes of Ethics........................................................... 43
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Chapter 06: Dental Hygienist–Patient Relationship....................... 50
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Chapter 07: Dental Hygienist–Dentist–Employer Relationship ..... 71
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Chapter 08: Risk Management ....................................................... 83
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,Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
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Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition
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MULTIPLE@CHOICE
1. When@was@the@inception@of@the@profession@of@dental@hygiene?
a. In@ancient@Greece
b. In@the@early@1800s
c. In@the@early@1900s
d. In@1979
ANS:@ C
The@scope@of@practice@of@a@dental@hygienist@was@first@established@by@law@in@Connecticut@in
@1915.@Alfred@C.@Fones@taught@his@dental@assistant,@Irene@Newman,@to@treat@patients@and@to@
teach@them@to@maintain@their@mouths@in@a@clean@state.@In@1913,@Fones@established@the@first@
school@for@dental@hygienists@in@Bridgeport,@Connecticut.@The@first@oath@written@for@dental@h
ygienists@called@upon@Apollo@and@Hygeia,@who@were@the@Greek@god@and@goddess@of@health
,@respectively.@A@modernized@version@of@the@first@oath@was@adopted@by@the@Board@of@Trust
ees@of@the@American@Dental@Hygienists’@Association@(ADHA)@in@1979.
DIF: Recall REF:@ p.@3 OBJ:@ 1
TOP:@ 7.0@Professional@Responsibility@|@7.1@Ethical@Principles,@including@informed@consent
2. Which@member@of@the@dental@team@is@the@primary@oral@preventive@therapist?
a. Dentist
b. Dental@hygienist
c. Dental@assistant
d. Receptionist
ANS:@ B
The@dental@hygienist@is@the@oral@preventive@therapist@in@the@dental@office.@The@dentists@who
@pioneered@this@special@field@of@endeavor@had@a@vision@of@the@day@when@ dental@disease@coul
d@be@prevented@by@following@a@system@of@treatment@and@cleanliness.@The@dentist@is@primaril
y@concerned@with@restorative@treatment,@although@he@or@she@also@shares@in@preventing@oral@d
isease.@The@dental@assistant@assists@the@dentist@and@may@assist@the@dental@hygienist@as@well.@
The@receptionist@greets@patients@and@may@help@with@the@business@and@financial@aspects@of@t
he@practice.
DIF: Recall REF:@ p.@4 OBJ:@ 1
TOP:@ 7.0@Professional@Responsibility@|@7.4@General
3. The@dental@hygiene@oath@is@revised@by@action@of@which@of@the@following@professi
onal@organizations?
a. The@American@Dental@Association@(ADA)
b. The@American@Dental@Hygienists’@Association@(ADHA)
c. The@Occupational@Safety@and@Health@Administration@(OSHA)
d. The@Organization@for@Safety,@Asepsis,@and@Prevention@(OSAP)
e. The@Food@and@Drug@Administration@(FDA)
ANS:@ B
, The@first@dental@hygiene@oath@was@adopted@by@the@Board@of@Trustees@of@the@American@Den
tal@Hygienists’@Association@(ADHA)@in@1979@and@is@still@in@use@today.@The@oath@may@be@se
en@at@the@following@website@(www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm).@The@American@Dental@
Association@has@an@oath@for@dentists.@A@copy@of@each@oath@may@be@found@in@the@textbook.
DIF: Recall REF:@ p.@3 OBJ:@ 1
TOP:@ 7.0@Professional@Responsibility@|@7.4@General
4. Success@is@measured@by@financial@gain@in@the@corporate@world;@however,@for@the@health
@care@professional@the@patient’s@welfare@is@placed@above@profit.
a. Both@the@statement@and@reason@are@correct@and@related.
b. Both@the@statement@and@reason@are@correct@but@NOT@related.
c. The@statement@is@correct,@but@the@reason@is@NOT.
d. The@statement@is@NOT@correct,@but@the@reason@is@correct.
e. NEITHER@the@statement@NOR@the@reason@is@correct.
ANS:@ A
Because@the@welfare@of@the@patient@is@more@important@than@profit,@society@has@granted@the@h
ealth@care@professional@a@certain@status@that@carries@prestige,@power,@and@the@right@to@apply@
special@knowledge@and@skills.
DIF: Comprehension REF:@ p.@4
OBJ:@2@TOP:@ 7.0@Professional@Responsibility@|@7.4@General
5. Society@recognizes@that@health@care@providers@are@held@to@a@higher@standard@than@legisl
ative@mandate.@These@higher@standards@are@expressed@in@professional@codes@of@ethics@a
nd@are@enforced@by@the@legal@system.
a. Both@statements@are@true.
b. Both@statements@are@false.
c. The@first@statement@is@true,@the@second@statement@is@false.
d. The@first@statement@is@false,@the@second@statement@is@true.
ANS:@ C
Health@care@providers@are@held@to@a@higher@standard@than@can@be@expressed@exclusively@by@
legislative@mandate.@While@it@is@true@that@these@higher@standards@are@expressed@in@professio
nal@codes@of@ethics,@they@are@enforced@by@those@within@the@profession@rather@than@by@the@le
gal@system.@Important@components@of@this@enforcement@include@self-
regulation@and@submission@to@peer@review.
DIF: Comprehension REF:@ p.@4
OBJ:@1@TOP:@ 7.0@Professional@Responsibility@|@7.4@General
6. Which@of@the@following@is@regarded@as@the@most@important@aspect@of@the@delivery@of@health
@care@services?
a. Technical@skill
b. Appropriate@knowledge
c. Critical@judgment
d. Caring
ANS:@ D
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ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE
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3RDEDITION
by@Phyllis@L.@Beemsterboer
, Table of Contents
@ @
Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism ........................................... 3
@ @ @ @
Chapter 02: Ethical Theory and Philosophy ................................... 16
@ @ @ @ @
Chapter 03: Ethical Principles and Values ..................................... 26
@ @ @ @ @
Chapter 04: Social Responsibility .................................................. 38
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Chapter 05: Codes of Ethics........................................................... 43
@ @ @ @
Chapter 06: Dental Hygienist–Patient Relationship....................... 50
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Chapter 07: Dental Hygienist–Dentist–Employer Relationship ..... 71
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Chapter 08: Risk Management ....................................................... 83
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,Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
@ @ @ @
Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
MULTIPLE@CHOICE
1. When@was@the@inception@of@the@profession@of@dental@hygiene?
a. In@ancient@Greece
b. In@the@early@1800s
c. In@the@early@1900s
d. In@1979
ANS:@ C
The@scope@of@practice@of@a@dental@hygienist@was@first@established@by@law@in@Connecticut@in
@1915.@Alfred@C.@Fones@taught@his@dental@assistant,@Irene@Newman,@to@treat@patients@and@to@
teach@them@to@maintain@their@mouths@in@a@clean@state.@In@1913,@Fones@established@the@first@
school@for@dental@hygienists@in@Bridgeport,@Connecticut.@The@first@oath@written@for@dental@h
ygienists@called@upon@Apollo@and@Hygeia,@who@were@the@Greek@god@and@goddess@of@health
,@respectively.@A@modernized@version@of@the@first@oath@was@adopted@by@the@Board@of@Trust
ees@of@the@American@Dental@Hygienists’@Association@(ADHA)@in@1979.
DIF: Recall REF:@ p.@3 OBJ:@ 1
TOP:@ 7.0@Professional@Responsibility@|@7.1@Ethical@Principles,@including@informed@consent
2. Which@member@of@the@dental@team@is@the@primary@oral@preventive@therapist?
a. Dentist
b. Dental@hygienist
c. Dental@assistant
d. Receptionist
ANS:@ B
The@dental@hygienist@is@the@oral@preventive@therapist@in@the@dental@office.@The@dentists@who
@pioneered@this@special@field@of@endeavor@had@a@vision@of@the@day@when@ dental@disease@coul
d@be@prevented@by@following@a@system@of@treatment@and@cleanliness.@The@dentist@is@primaril
y@concerned@with@restorative@treatment,@although@he@or@she@also@shares@in@preventing@oral@d
isease.@The@dental@assistant@assists@the@dentist@and@may@assist@the@dental@hygienist@as@well.@
The@receptionist@greets@patients@and@may@help@with@the@business@and@financial@aspects@of@t
he@practice.
DIF: Recall REF:@ p.@4 OBJ:@ 1
TOP:@ 7.0@Professional@Responsibility@|@7.4@General
3. The@dental@hygiene@oath@is@revised@by@action@of@which@of@the@following@professi
onal@organizations?
a. The@American@Dental@Association@(ADA)
b. The@American@Dental@Hygienists’@Association@(ADHA)
c. The@Occupational@Safety@and@Health@Administration@(OSHA)
d. The@Organization@for@Safety,@Asepsis,@and@Prevention@(OSAP)
e. The@Food@and@Drug@Administration@(FDA)
ANS:@ B
, The@first@dental@hygiene@oath@was@adopted@by@the@Board@of@Trustees@of@the@American@Den
tal@Hygienists’@Association@(ADHA)@in@1979@and@is@still@in@use@today.@The@oath@may@be@se
en@at@the@following@website@(www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm).@The@American@Dental@
Association@has@an@oath@for@dentists.@A@copy@of@each@oath@may@be@found@in@the@textbook.
DIF: Recall REF:@ p.@3 OBJ:@ 1
TOP:@ 7.0@Professional@Responsibility@|@7.4@General
4. Success@is@measured@by@financial@gain@in@the@corporate@world;@however,@for@the@health
@care@professional@the@patient’s@welfare@is@placed@above@profit.
a. Both@the@statement@and@reason@are@correct@and@related.
b. Both@the@statement@and@reason@are@correct@but@NOT@related.
c. The@statement@is@correct,@but@the@reason@is@NOT.
d. The@statement@is@NOT@correct,@but@the@reason@is@correct.
e. NEITHER@the@statement@NOR@the@reason@is@correct.
ANS:@ A
Because@the@welfare@of@the@patient@is@more@important@than@profit,@society@has@granted@the@h
ealth@care@professional@a@certain@status@that@carries@prestige,@power,@and@the@right@to@apply@
special@knowledge@and@skills.
DIF: Comprehension REF:@ p.@4
OBJ:@2@TOP:@ 7.0@Professional@Responsibility@|@7.4@General
5. Society@recognizes@that@health@care@providers@are@held@to@a@higher@standard@than@legisl
ative@mandate.@These@higher@standards@are@expressed@in@professional@codes@of@ethics@a
nd@are@enforced@by@the@legal@system.
a. Both@statements@are@true.
b. Both@statements@are@false.
c. The@first@statement@is@true,@the@second@statement@is@false.
d. The@first@statement@is@false,@the@second@statement@is@true.
ANS:@ C
Health@care@providers@are@held@to@a@higher@standard@than@can@be@expressed@exclusively@by@
legislative@mandate.@While@it@is@true@that@these@higher@standards@are@expressed@in@professio
nal@codes@of@ethics,@they@are@enforced@by@those@within@the@profession@rather@than@by@the@le
gal@system.@Important@components@of@this@enforcement@include@self-
regulation@and@submission@to@peer@review.
DIF: Comprehension REF:@ p.@4
OBJ:@1@TOP:@ 7.0@Professional@Responsibility@|@7.4@General
6. Which@of@the@following@is@regarded@as@the@most@important@aspect@of@the@delivery@of@health
@care@services?
a. Technical@skill
b. Appropriate@knowledge
c. Critical@judgment
d. Caring
ANS:@ D
