RDH Law and Ethics 2019 Exam Marking Scheme

RDH Law and Ethics 2019 Exam Marking Scheme Committee refers to - ANSWER- Dental Hygiene Committee of California Dental Board refers to - ANSWER- Dental Board of California General Supervision - ANSWER- supervision of dental procedures based on instructions given by a dentist, who DO NOT HAVE TO BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT, but does have to be in the building Direct Supervision - ANSWER- supervision of dental procedures based on instructions given by a dentist, who is PHYSICALLY PRESENT Oral Prophylaxis - ANSWER- preventive and therapeutic dental procedures that include bacterial debridement with complete removal of sub/supra calc, soft deposits, plaque and stain, and smoothing root surfaces Objective for oral phophylaxis - ANSWER- To create an environment in which the patient can maintain healthy hard and soft tissues Autonomy - ANSWER- Self determination and the ability to be self governing and self directing (making a decision for your own self) Beneficence - ANSWER- Requires that existing harm be removed "DOING GOOD" for the patient taking actions that serve the best interests of the patient Nonmaleficence - ANSWER- Do no harm Justice/fairness - ANSWER- Providing individuals with what is owed, due, deserved No descrimination Veracity - ANSWER- being honest and telling the truth Paternalism/parentalism - ANSWER- dentist or hygienist take on the role of a parent and make decisions for the patient Confidentiality - ANSWER- Right to privacy malpractice - ANSWER- professional services done by a dentist or DH without reasonable care or skill or in violation of ethics Negligence - ANSWER- lack of reasonable care resulting in harm Informed Consent - ANSWER- Providing the patient with all the relevant information needed to make a decision scope of practice - ANSWER- Board range of duties legally defined for a particular health care provider Benevolent Deception - ANSWER- the practice of withholding information from a patient because of the clinician's belief that the information may harm the individual. Informed Refusal - ANSWER- The right for a patient to assess all the information provided by the professional yet still make a decision that is NOT the most valued by the professional Capacity - ANSWER- A person's ability to understand their health care conditions, treatment options, and ability to make their own decisions Universality - ANSWER- a characteristic that states that if two or more people consider the same action in the same situation, the same conclusion would be made Complementarity - ANSWER- Doing the greatest good for the greatest number of people Ethics - ANSWER- general standards of right and wrong that guide behavior with society community - ANSWER- the bond between individuals, the community and the society in general Responsibility - ANSWER- Guidelines for making ethical choices and accept responsibility for knowing and applying them and accepting the consequences to our actions social trust - ANSWER- we value client trust and understand that public trust in our profession is based on our actions and behavior mutual trust between the profession and the larger public Professional code of conduct - ANSWER- is to bind the members of a group together by expressing their goals and aspirations, as well as define expected standards of behavior implied promise - ANSWER- the duty to fulfill all portions of expressed or implied promises made to the patient in addition to holding to contractual agreements, not abandoning the patient before the completion of treatment, and keeping confidentiality