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TESTBANK FOR ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE 4TH EDITION
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1TESTBANK FOR ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE 4TH
EDITION
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,Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 4TH 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
ACCURATE
ANSWER:- C
Reasoning :->>>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
hospital clients and to teachthem 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 calledupon 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 American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979.
DIFFICULT: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOPIC: 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
ACCURATE ANSWER:- B
Reasoning :->>>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.
The receptionist greets hospital clients and may help with the business and financial aspects
of the practice.
DIFFICULT: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1
TOPIC: 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)
ACCURATE ANSWER:- B
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, 2
Reasoning :->>>The first dental hygiene oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the
American Dental
Hygienists’ 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.
DIFFICULT: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOPIC: 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 hospital client’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.
ACCURATE ANSWER:- A
Reasoning :->>>Because the welfare of the hospital client 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.
DIFFICULT: Comprehension REF:
p. 4 OBJ: 2TOPIC: 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 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.
ACCURATE ANSWER:- C
Reasoning :->>>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 professionalcodes 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 to peer review.
DIFFICULT: Comprehension REF:
p. 4 OBJ: 1TOPIC: 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
ACCURATE ANSWER:- D
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, 3
Reasoning :->>>Although all of the choices are important, caring is regarded as the most
important. Hospital clients perceive this essence of caring and respond to it. Trust is the
critical foundation for the relationship between the person seeking services and the health care
provider. The caring thatthe hospital client seeks also gives the provider the greatest
opportunity for professional service and satisfaction.
DIFFICULT: Recall REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2
TOPIC: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
7. The publication “Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter” set
out three fundamental principles, including hospital client welfare, hospital client
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.
ACCURATE ANSWER:- A
Reasoning :->>>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 hospital client welfare (beneficence and nonmaleficence) and
hospital client 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.
DIFFICULT: Comprehension REF:
p. 5 OBJ: 3TOPIC: 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
ACCURATE ANSWER:- D
Reasoning :->>>There is no clinical national board examination. The dental hygiene
candidate for licensure must pass a state or regional clinical examination. Examples of
regional boards include the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA), the Central
Regional Dental Testing Services, Inc. (CRDTS), the Commission on Dental Competency
Assessments (CDCA), the Southern Regional Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), and the Western
Regional Examining Board (WERB).
DIFFICULT: Comprehension REF:
p. 5 OBJ: 3TOPIC: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General
9. Which of the following characteristics is used to separate the professional from the layperson?
a. Competency
b. Quality performance
c. A specialized body of knowledge and skill of value to society
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