Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene 3rd Edition By Phyllis L. Beemsterboer-Test Bank

Exam Collection For Morals and Legislation in Dental Hygiene 3rd Edition By Phyllis L. Beemsterboer

ISBN-10: 9781455745463, ISBN-13: 978-1455745463

Chapter 01: Ethical Standards and Professionalism

SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER

1. At what point was the institution of dental hygiene born?

ANS:  C

The first acknowledgment of the duties of a dental hygienist was legally established in Connecticut in 1915. Alfred C. Fones instructed his dental aide, Irene Newman, to cure patients and educate them on maintaining good oral hygiene. In 1913, Fones established the initial school for dental hygienists in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The original oath written for dental hygienists evoked Apollo and Hygeia, the Greek god and goddess of health, respectively. A revised version of the first oath was accepted by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979.

DIFF:    Recall             REF:   p. 3                OBJ:   1

TOP:   7.0 Professional Obligation | 7.1 Ethical Standards, involving informed consent

2. Who is identified as the principal oral preventive practitioner in the dental team?

ANS:  B

The dental hygienist holds the role of the oral preventive practitioner in the dental clinic. The dentists who advanced this specialized field envisioned a time when dental diseases could be prevented by adhering to a treatment and hygiene regimen. The dentist’s primary focus is on restorative treatments, though also involved in preventing oral health issues. The dental assistant aids the dentist and may also support the dental hygienist. The receptionist welcomes patients and may assist with the practice’s business and financial management.

DIFF:    Recall             REF:   p. 4                OBJ:   1

TOP:   7.0 Professional Obligation | 7.4 General

3. Which professional organization revises the dental hygiene oath?

ANS:  B

The initial dental hygiene oath was affirmed by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) in 1979 and is still prevalent today.

DIFF:    Recall             REF:   p. 3                OBJ:   1

TOP:   7.0 Professional Obligation | 7.4 General

4. Society acknowledges that health providers adhere to a higher level than what is mandated by legislation. These elevated standards are encapsulated in professional ethical guidelines and managed by the legal framework.

ANS:  C

Health providers uphold a higher standard than what is solely outlined by legislation. Though these elevated standards are articulated in professional ethical guidelines, they are enforced by individuals within the profession rather than the legal system. Vital components of this enforcement encompass self-regulation and submission to peer evaluations.

DIFF:    Comprehension                              REF:   p. 4                OBJ:   1

TOP:   7.0 Professional Obligation | 7.4 General

5. Accomplishment is assessed by financial profits in business; but for healthcare experts, the patient’s welfare surpasses monetary gains.

ANS:  A

Given that the patient’s welfare outweighs profits, society has recognized healthcare professionals with a social status that encompasses prestige, authority, and the privilege to employ specific knowledge and expertise.

DIFF:    Comprehension                              REF:   p. 4                OBJ:   2

TOP:   7.0 Professional Obligation | 7.4 General

6. Which element is deemed the most critical in rendering healthcare services?

ANS:  D

While all choices hold significance, the essence of caring is regarded as paramount. Patients perceive this caring element and respond positively to it. Trust forms the pivotal foundation of the relationship between the service-seeker and the healthcare provider. Such compassion sought by the patient also provides the healthcare provider with the greatest avenue for professional service and fulfillment.

DIFF:    Recall             REF:   p. 4                OBJ:   2

TOP:   7.0 Professional Obligation | 7.4 General

7. The document “Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter” delineates three key ideals: patient well-being, patient self-governance, and social equity principle, aiming to rekindle the essence of professionalism.

ANS:  A

The Physician Charter elaborates on three key principles that are age-old but reinforce the foundation of the medical profession as a service to others. The ethical principles of patient well-being and self-governance hold priority (beneficence and nonmaleficence); the social equity aspect is the third core tenet. This endeavor aimed to reinvigorate the value of professionalism, which includes social accountability, the ethic of care, and equitable access to such care for all strata of society.

DIFF:    Comprehension                              REF:   p. 5                OBJ:   3

TOP:   7.0 Professional Obligation | 7.4 General

8. Every requirement for obtaining a dental hygienist license in the United States is valid EXCEPT for one. Which one is NOT a requirement?

ANS:  D

There exists no clinical national board examination. A dental hygiene aspirant must pass a state or regional clinical test for licensure. Regional boards include entities like the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA), Central Regional Dental Testing Services, Inc. (CRDTS), Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA), Southern Regional Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), and Western Regional Examining Board (WERB).

DIFF:    Comprehension                              REF:   p. 5                OBJ:   3

TOP:   7.0 Professional Obligation | 7.4 General

9. Which quality distinguishes a professional from a layperson?

ANS:  C

For an occupation to be recognized as a profession, there must traditionally be key characteristics. These include a specialized set of knowledge and expertise that is valuable to society, a rigorous academic curriculum, defined practice standards set and enforced by the profession, societal acknowledgement, an ethical code, an organized union, and a dedication to service. What sets a professional apart from a non-professional is the specialized knowledge that is exclusive to the professional cadre.

DIFF:    Recall             REF:   p. 5                OBJ:   3

TOP:   7.0 Professional Obligation | 7.4 General

10. Each one of the following is acknowledged as a bona fide profession EXCEPT one. Which is the EXCEPTION?

ANS:  D

Given the desirability of being esteemed as a professional, many careers aspire to achieve this status. Professions like real estate agencies, auto mechanics, and culinary chefs use the term professional to denote a sought-after level of competency and quality performance. Nonetheless, professions like medicine, dentistry, ministry, and law retain their status as genuine professions since they embody all the aforementioned traits, comprising a specialized set of knowledge and expertise valuable to society, complete academic training, defined practice standards set and overseen by a collective, societal validation, an ethical code, an organized body, and a service-centric ethos.

DIFF:    Recall             REF:   p. 6                OBJ:   3

TOP:   7.0 Professional Obligation | 7.4 General

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