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Law in Dental Hygiene,
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Chapter 01: Ethics and Professionalism
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1. When was the inception of the profession of dental hygiene?
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a. In ancient Greece
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b. In the early 1800s
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c. In the early 1900s
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The scope of practice of a dental hygienist was first established by law in Connecticut in 1915.
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Alfred C. Fones taught his dental assistant, Irene Newman, to treat patients and to teachthem to
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maintain their mouths in a clean state. In 1913, Fones established the first school for dental
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hygienists in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The first oath written for dental hygienists calledupon
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Apollo and Hygeia, who were the Greek god and goddess of health, respectively. A
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modernized version of the first oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American
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Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979.
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2. Which member of the dental team is the primary oral preventive therapist?
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a. Dentist
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d. Receptionist
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The dental hygienist is the oral preventive therapist in the dental office. The dentists who
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pioneered this special field of endeavor had a vision of the day when dental disease could be
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prevented by following a system of treatment and cleanliness. The dentist is primarily
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concerned with restorative treatment, although he or she also shares in preventing oral
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disease.The dental assistant assists the dentist and may assist the dental hygienist as well. The
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receptionist greets patients and may help with the business and financial aspects of the
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practice.
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3. The dental hygiene oath is revised by action of which of the following
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professionalorganizations?
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a. The American Dental Association (ADA)
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b. The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA)
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c. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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d. The Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention (OSAP)
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e. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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ANS: B b g
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The first dental hygiene oath was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental
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Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979 and is still in use today. The oath may be seen at
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thefollowing website (www.adha.org/aboutadha/dhoath.htm). The American Dental
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Association has an oath for dentists. A copy of each oath may be found in the textbook.
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4. Society recognizes that health care providers are held to a higher standard than
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legislativemandate. These higher standards are expressed in professional codes of ethics
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and are enforced by the legal system.
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c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
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d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true.
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Health care providers are held to a higher standard than can be expressed exclusively by
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legislative mandate. While it is true that these higher standards are expressed in
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professionalcodes of ethics, they are enforced by those within the profession rather than by
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the legal system. Important components of this enforcement include self-regulation and
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submission topeer review.
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5. Success is measured by financial gain in the corporate world; however, for the health
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careprofessional the patient’s welfare is placed above profit.
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a. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
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b. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
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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.
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ANS: A b g
Because the welfare of the patient is more important than profit, society has granted the
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healthcare professional a certain status that carries prestige, power, and the right to apply
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special knowledge and skills.
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6. Which of the following is regarded as the most important aspect of the delivery of health
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careservices?
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d. Caring
ANS: D b g
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Although all of the choices are important, caring is regarded as the most important. Patients
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perceive this essence of caring and respond to it. Trust is the critical foundation for the
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relationship between the person seeking services and the health care provider. The caring thatthe
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patient seeks also gives the provider the greatest opportunity for professional service and
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satisfaction.
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7. The publication ―Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter‖
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setout three fundamental principles, including patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the
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principle of social justice, because it is thought this will reinvigorate the value of
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professionalism.
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a. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
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b. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
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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.
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The Physician Charter sets out three fundamental principles that are not new but reinforce the
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foundation of the medical profession as one of service to others. The ethical principles of the
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primacy of patient welfare (beneficence and nonmaleficence) and patient autonomy are listed
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first; the principle of social justice is the third main tenet. The desired goal was to
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reinvigoratethe value of professionalism that includes social responsibility, the ethic of care,
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and access tothat care, for all members of society.
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8. Each of the following is a requirement for licensure of a dental hygienist in the United
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StatesEXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
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ANS: D b g
There is no clinical national board examination. The dental hygiene candidate for licensure
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must pass a state or regional clinical examination. Examples of regional boards include the
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Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA), the Central Regional Dental Testing Services,
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Inc. (CRDTS), the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA), the Southern
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Regional Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), and the Western Regional Examining Board (WERB).
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9. Which of the following characteristics is used to separate the professional from the layperson?
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a. Competency
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c. A specialized body of knowledge and skill of value to society
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