Deck 1: Ethics and Professionalism

Question 1

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 1

The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA)

Question 2

Which of the following characteristics is used to separate the professional from the layperson?

A) Competency
B) Quality performance
C) A specialized body of knowledge and skill of value to society
D) A code of ethics

Answer 2

A specialized body of knowledge and skill of value to society

Question 3

Which of the following organizations is recognized by the United States Department of Education to accredit programs for dental hygiene in the United States?

A) The college or university with the dental hygiene program
B) The American Dental Hygiene Association (ADHA)
C) The State Board of Dentistry for the respective state
D) The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)

Answer 3

The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)

Question 4

Which of the practice models described by Ozar is considered most desirable?

A) Guild
B) Interactive
C) Commercial

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of interprofessional education (IPE) in an academic health center involving two different health education organizations?

A) Nursing students learn about nursing bottle caries along with dental hygiene students.
B) Dental students learn about preventive fluoride along with dental hygiene students.
C) Dental students learn about dental restorative procedures along with dental hygiene students.
D) Dental hygiene students learn about dental preventive procedures along with dental assisting students.

Question 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

Question 7

Which of the following terms is used to describe that core of health care that places the needs of the patient or client ahead of those of the provider?

A) Autonomy
B) Justice
C) Beneficence
D) Nonmaleficence
E) Veracity

Question 8

Which of the following models or professionalism presents dentistry as an all-knowing profession?

A) Commercial
B) Guild
C) Interactive

Question 9

Which member of the dental team is the primary oral preventive therapist?

A) Dentist
B) Dental hygienist
C) Dental assistant
D) Receptionist

Question 10

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

Question 11

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.
D) The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Question 12

Each of the following is a requirement for licensure of a dental hygienist in the United States EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

A) Completion of a higher education accredited program
B) Graduation from a college or university
C) Passed a written national board examination
D) Passed a clinical national board examination

Question 13

Each of the following is considered to be a true profession EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

A) Law
B) Medicine
C) Dentistry
D) Culinary chef
E) Ministry

Question 14

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.

Question 15

Each of the following is one of the American Dental Hygiene Association (ADHA) standards for clinical dental hygiene practice EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

A) Implementation
B) Documentation
C) Recapitulation
D) Assessment
E) Dental hygiene diagnosis

Question 16

The publication "Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter" set out three fundamental principles, including patient welfare, patient autonomy, and the principle of social justice, because it is thought this will reinvigorate the value of professionalism.

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.
D) The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Question 17

An individual who demonstrates certain attributes, traits, and behaviors that embrace the best qualities of care and service is known as a

A) professional.
B) technician.
C) vendor.
D) supplier.

Question 18

How often must a dental hygiene program undergo a formal, on-site review by the accrediting body?

A) Every 10 years
B) Every 7 years
C) Every 3 years
D) Only once, when the program is first created

Question 19

Professionalism is demonstrated through a foundation of clinical competence, communication skills, and ethical and legal understanding. Upon this foundation is built the aspiration to and wise application of the principles of professionalism.

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.

Question 20

Which of the following is the correct sequence for the stages of mastery learning according to the competency continuum?

A) Novice, proficient, competent
B) Master, competent, novice
C) Novice, competent, proficient
D) Proficient, novice, competent
E) Competent, novice, master

Question 21

Most states have a legal requirement for continuing education for those who hold a dental hygiene or dental license because mandated continuing education helps ensure optimal health services to the public.

A) Both that 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.
D) The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Question 22

The trait in which the dental hygienist assesses his or her skills and takes responsibility for changing and improving those skills when necessary is called

A) integrity.
B) self-analysis.
C) loyalty.
D) reliability.
E) interpersonal communication.

Question 23

Which of the following is regarded as an expanded function for a dental hygienist rather than a traditional duty?

A) Scaling and root planing
B) Patient education
C) Exposing dental radiographs
D) Administration of an injection

Question 24

A dental hygienist can practice independently of a dentist in all states, because several states have adopted mechanisms to allow practice without the supervision of a dentist after gaining a special license or credential.

A) Both that 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.
D) The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Question 25

When a license to practice dental hygiene is granted, that person is responsible for knowing and upholding the laws established by the state dental practice act. If a portion of the code is changed subsequent to the date of licensure, that person is not responsible for practicing according to revisions in the law.

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.

Question 26

A license to practice as a dental hygienist is granted by

A) The American Dental Association
B) The American Dental Hygienists' Association
C) The State Board of Dentistry
D) The school of matriculation, meaning where the student graduated

Question 27

According to the ethicist Laurence McCullough the two virtues required in a professional person are

A) honesty and integrity.
B) self-effacement and self-sacrifice.
C) caring and compassion.
D) maturity and self-analysis.

Question 28

Which of the following professional traits of the dental hygienist ensures that the patient should be confident that information given in written and verbal form is held in confidence and handled appropriately?

A) Caring and compassion
B) Reliability and responsibility
C) Maturity and self-analysis
D) Honesty and integrity

Question 29

Most legislative changes related to dental health care are driven by individuals in the dental or dental hygiene profession. For the most part the public remains unaware of the intricacies of the process.

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.

Question 30

Which of the following terms means demonstrating the empathy necessary to comfort and guide the patient in the health promotion process?

A) Caring
B) Reliability
C) Tolerance
D) Loyalty
E) Honesty

Question 31

Loyalty is defined as

A) to treat all patients without discrimination.
B) to work toward the goals of attaining and maintaining oral health for each patient.
C) protecting and promoting the interests of a person, group, or organization.
D) a commitment to upholding the code of ethics and the standards of care.

Question 32

Which of the following individuals is regarded as the father of dental hygiene?

A) Dr. David T. Ozar
B) Dr. Laurence McCullough
C) Dr. A. C. Fones
D) Dr. Carl Rogers