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TEST BANK FOR ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE 3RD EDITION
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ETHICS AND LAWTEST BANK FOR
ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE 3RD EDITION BEEMSTERBOER
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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
ANSWER: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 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 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
ANSWER: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. The Receptionist Greets Patients And May Help
With The Business And Financial Aspects Of The 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 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)
ANSWER:B
2. 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.
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.
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D. The Statement Is NOT Correct, But The Reason Is Correct.
E. NEITHER The Statement NOR The Reason Is Correct.
ANSWER:A
Because The Welfare Of The Patient Is More Important Than Profit, Society Has Granted The Health 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 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.
ANSWER: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 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
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