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Beemsterboer - (All Chapters) Complete Guide
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
in1915. Alfred C. Fones taught his dental assistant, Irene Newman, to treat patients and
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 hygienists 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 Trustees of the AmericanDental 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
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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 could be prevented by following a system of treatment and cleanliness. The
dentist is primarily concerned with restorative treatment, although he or she also shares
in preventing oral disease.The dental assistant assists the dentist and may assist the
dental hygienist as well. Thereceptionist greets patients and may help with the business
and financial aspects of.
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 professional
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
AmericanDentalHygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979 and is still in use today. The
oath may be seen 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
healthcare 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.
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ANS: A
Because the welfare of the patient is more important than profit, society has granted the
healthcare 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
legislative mandate. These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of
ethics and 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
professional codes of ethics, they are enforced by those within the profession rather
than by the legal system. Important components of this enforcement include
self-regulation and submission 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
healthcare services?
a. Technical skill
b. Appropriate knowledge
c. Critical judgment
d. Caring
ANS: D
Although all of the choices are important, caring is regarded as the most important.
Patientsperceive this essence of caring and respond to it. Trust is the critical foundation
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for the relationship between the person seeking services and the health care provider.
Thecaringthatthe patient seeks also gives the provider the greatest opportunity for
professionals.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
7. The publication “Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium:
APhysicianCharter”set out three fundamental principles, including patient welfare,
patient autonomy, and the principle of social justice, because it is thought this will
reinvigorate the value of professionalism.
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
The Physician Charter sets out three fundamental principles that are not new but
reinforce the foundation of the medical profession as one of service to others. The
ethical principles of the primacy of patient welfare (beneficence and nonmaleficence)
and patient autonomy are listed first; the principle of social justice is the third main tenet.
The desired goal was to reinvigorate the value of professionalism that includes social
responsibility, the ethic of care, and access to that care, for all members of society.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 5 OBJ: 3
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
8. Each of the following is a requirement for licensure of a dental hygienist in the United
States EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
a. Completion of a higher education accredited program
b. Graduation from a college or university
c. Passed a written national board examination
d. Passed a clinical national board examination
ANS: D
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