RDH 101-EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

RDH 101-EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS What are the 6 fundamental ethical principles? - Answer-autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, veracity, fidelity Autonomy - Answer-Individuals have a right to self-determination, that is, freedom to make their own decisions based on their own evaluations Beneficence - Answer-The provision of the benefit, preventing evil or harm, removing evil or harm, or promoting good Nonmaleficence - Answer-"above all, do no harm." A dental hygienist seeks to never harm a client Justice - Answer-relies on fairness and equality Veracity - Answer-truth telling or integrity, is critical to meaningful communication and therefore to relationships between individuals Fidelity - Answer-the obligation to keep implied or explicit promises