The discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation is known as?
Ethical principles
What are the core values in dental hygiene according to ADHA?
Autonomy
Beneficence
Non-maleficence
Justice
Veracity
Fidelity
Social trust
Reparation
What is it called when the patient has the right to be treated with respect and the right to informed consent prior to treatment; provide the foundation for the right of privacy and ability to choose? The principle of "self-determination".
Autonomy
Beneficence is known as?
Promotion of well being
Minimizing of harm to patients and others involved in the treatment is known as?
Non-maleficence
Justice is referred to?
Fairness and equality
What relates to truthfulness in all aspects?
Veracity
What is the obligation to keep implied or explicit promises?
Fidelity
What is known has trust to the public?
Social trust
Reparation is known as?
The practitioner is responsible for injury to others and "must make amends
What related to the confidentiality of patient information?
Confidentiality
What is considered an explicit/express agreement vs implied or implicit?
Informed consent
Occupational health and safety administration (OSHA) is concerned with?
Employee safety
What has issued specific infection control guidelines for dentistry, which are not enforceable?
Center for disease control and prevention (CDC)
CDC or center for disease control and prevention is?
Public health agency
What is the World Health Organization (WHO) responsible for?
Directing and coordinating authority on international health
State dental/dental hygiene boards/ committees are responsible for?
Consumer safety and implement infection control guidelines
State consumer agencies are responsible for?
Overseeing licensure and practice of dental professionals and responsible for consumer safety
Health insurance probability and accountability act (HIPPA) protects?
The privacy of health information
American with Disabilities Act (ADA) assures that?
No individual shall be discriminated against from acquiring education, employment, social service, or health care because of a disability
What is the ability to deal with embarrassing or emotionally painful tops and be aware of physical comfort/discomfort?
Comfort
What is the ability to accept patients as they are without judgment?
Acceptance
What is the ability to reply to concerns/comments in the moment?
Responsiveness
What is the ability to perceive patients feelings and communicating this understanding?
Empathy
What are the steps in the learning ladder lowest to highest?
Unawareness
Awareness
Self-interest
Involvement
Action
Habit
A patient should have informed consent for?
Material risks (cost) in performing the procedure
Should informed consent be obtained for all surgical and invasive procedures as well as fluoride therapy, radiographs and similar services?
Yes
What is a system or body of law?
Jurisprudence
What is a law preventing harm against society?
Criminal law
What is the violation of private or contractual rights between individuals and corporations?
Civil law
What is implied/implicit contract where actions based are not written, and express/explicit contract in which terms are expressed in writing or verbally?
Civil law (contractual)
What types of tort are there?
Unintentional and intentional
Civil law (tort) is?
A civil breach committed against eachother
Unintentional tort is?
The person who caused harm did so inadvertently
What is considered and unintentional tort?
Negligence
What is the conduct that falls below the standards of behavior (standard of care)?
Negligence
What is the degree of care a professional would exercise under the same or similar circumstances?
Standard of care
Intent to cause harm on another is known as?
Intentional tort
What is an act that creates an apprehension in another of immenent, harmful, or offensive contact?
Assault
Harmful or offensive touching or another is known as?
Battery
(T/F) there must be an absence of contact for assault.
True
Is assault and battery considered intentional tort?
Yes
Deliberate and misleading concealment is known as?
Misrepresentation
Is misrepresentation considered an intentional tort?
Tort
A communication that injures an individuals reputation which may be libel (written in defamation) or slander (verbal defamation) is known as?
Defamation
Is defamation considered an intentional tort?
Yes
Is breach of confidentiality considered intentional or unintentional tort?
Intentional tort
When a patients private information is disclosed to a third party without their consent is known as?
Breach of confidentiality
Does direct supervision required the physical presence of the dentist onsite while providing hygiene treatment?
Direct supervision
What is it called when treatment can take place without a dentist physically present?
In-direct supervision
What is in-direct vision typically known as?
General supervision
Professional services, such as performed by a dentist or hygienist, done without reasonable care or skill or in violation ethics is known as?
Malpractice
Changing a treatment plan without forming the patient violates what?
Fidelity
Above do no harm" represents what eithixal principle/core value?
Non-maleficence
(T/F) confidentiality is both and eithical principle/core value as well as an aspect of civil unintentional tort.
The first part is true, the second is false
Fairness and equality represent what ethical principle/core value?
Justice
(T/F) informed consent is considered an implied contract because it is a written agreement.
The first part is false, the second part is true
State regulations that include infection control requirements are designed to protect who?
The patient
Not meeting the standard of care would violate which ethical principle/core value?
Societal trust
Regulatory entities who impact the practice of dental hygiene does not include?
Professional associations
Active listening involves?
Silence
What is not involved in enforcing infection control in dentistry?
Center for disease control and prevention
(T/F) posting a negative comment on social media regarding a outworn is considered slander as well as a violation of autonomy.
The first part is false, the second part is true
Breach of contract violates which eithical principle/core value?
Fidelity
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) does not require?
Providing protective equipment to patients
What has the code of ethics been established by?
Americans dental hygienists association
A patient presenting with HIV is refused treatment by a dental practice. What is this a violation of?
Justice
A practice that accepts the insurance portion of a co-pay plan as 'payment in full' without notifying the insurance company is a violation of what?
Veracity
Confidentiality relates to the confidentiality of the patients information and relationship and demonstrates the professions value of?
Autonomy
A patient makes an appointment for their 6 month recall and an examination is performed as well as prophylaxis. This represents what type of contract?
Implied and implicit
What is considered 'law' and enforceable for violations of?
Regulations