Which of the following is true concerning continuing education (CE) for dental assistants?
It is the ethical obligation of dental assistants to update their knowledge and skills.
Which of the following ethical principles are you demonstrating by returning a wallet you found to the owner?
Justice
Incomplete information, such as omission of information about a less expensive option for treatment, is a violation of which of the following ethical principles?
veracity
Which is the most basic element in morality?
Nonmaleficence
The principal of justice is defined as:
treating people fairly and giving them what they deserve.
If a dentist performs an unnecessary procedure such as mutilate a tooth at the request of the patient, the dentist is acting:
unethically under the principle of nonmaleficence (do no harm).
The American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) code of ethics are:
voluntary standards.
Which of the following refers to a person's freedom to think, judge, and act independently without undue influence?
Autonomy
The American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) code of ethics:
serves as a method of self-regulation within the profession.
Which of the following is true regarding membership in the American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA)?
Membership is an ethical decision.