CNIH DH 275 Ethics Midterm Exam with Approved Questions and Answers 2024
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CNIH DH 275 Ethics
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CNIH DH 275 Ethics
What makes dental hygiene a Profession? (6 characteristics) - 1. A specialized body
of knowledge of great value to society
2. Intensive academic course of study
3. Set standards of practice
4. External recognition by society
5. Code of Ethics
6. Organized Association(s)
3 models of Professio...
CNIH DH 275 Ethics Midterm Exam with Approved
Questions and Answers 2024
What makes dental hygiene a Profession? (6 characteristics) - ✔✔1. A specialized body
of knowledge of great value to society
2. Intensive academic course of study
3. Set standards of practice
4. External recognition by society
5. Code of Ethics
6. Organized Association(s)
3 models of Professionalism: - ✔✔1. COMMERCIAL MODEL
2. GUILD MODEL
3. INTERACTIVE MODEL
What is the Commercial Model? - ✔✔A relationship in which dentistry is a commodity, a
simple selling and buying of services. Dental needs of the client are not as important as
what the client is willing to pay for or what gives the dentist the greatest return on time,
effort, & materials. In this model all dentists are in competition, selling the same
commodity to the public for the best price, creating a true market.
No obligation exist between the dentist, the patient, other dentists or community
What is the Guild Model? - ✔✔Presents dentistry as an all-knowing profession. The
client is passive and uninformed in the process. This is a paternalistic undertaking in
which the obligation to provide care comes from the dentist's membership in his or her
chosen profession.
What is the Interactive Model? - ✔✔The patient and the dentist are equal and have
roles of equal moral status in the process of dental care delivery. Patients determine
their own needs and healthcare choices on the basis of their personal values and
priorities but seek the knowledge of the dentist for just that and their skill. Both are
bound to common values of health and comfort.
, What is cultural competence? - ✔✔Involves actively seeking advice and consultation
and a commitment to incorporating new knowledge and experience into a wider range
of practice.
Explain the key values for Cultural Competence: - ✔✔1. Inclusivity, acceptance,
collegiality
2. Respect, acceptance
3. Valuing differences
4. Equity
5. Commitment
A professional demonstrates cultural competence through... - ✔✔ knowledge of values,
beliefs, behaviors, and assumptions of other cultural groups.
The skill of communication with diverse folks.
A sensitive and enquiring attitude with which they approach others.
The behavior or ways in which they interact with people from other cultures.
Personal attitudes such as openness & empathy around differences
Name the 8 traits of the Dental hygienist: - ✔✔1. Honesty & integrity
2. Caring & Compassion
3. Reliability & Responsibility
4. Maturity & self-analysis (self-reflection/assessment)
5. Loyalty
6. Interpersonal communication
7. Respect for others 8. Respect for self
1. Honesty & integrity: - ✔✔A relationship of trust is essential to providing care when
personal health information is shared.
2. Caring & compassion: - ✔✔Caring means demonstrating the empathy necessary to
comfort and guide the patient in the health promotion process.
3. Reliability & responsibility: - ✔✔Sound judgment must be applied in every patient
encounter, keeping in mind the technical, scientific, and ethical dimensions of the case.
The goal of mandated continuing education is to ensure optimal health services to the
public by fostering continued competence.
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