Dental Exam

Question 1

Ethics deals with

Answer 1

mostly absolutes of right and wrong with few gray areas.

Question 2

Which fundamental principle from the ADA Code of Professional Conduct is demonstrated through voluntary participation in a community-based health fair to help citizens learn about oral hygiene homecare techniques?

Answer 2

Beneficence

Question 3

The American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) Principles of Ethics

Answer 3

serves as a method of self-regulation within the profession.

Question 4

An ethical dilemma occurs when

Answer 4

Two ethical principles are in conflict

Question 5

If a dental assistant faces a situation in which the dentist’s or employer’s conduct violates ethical standards, the dental assistant is

Answer 5

legally obligated to report questionable actions.

Question 6

Respecting a patient’s confidentiality is ____ obligation

Answer 6

A legal but not ethical

Question 7

Which of the following is true concerning continuing education (CE) for dental assistants?

Answer 7

It is the ethical obligation of dental assistants to update their knowledge and skills

Question 8

The American Dental Assistant Association (ADAA) Principles of Ethics are

Answer 8

Law

Question 9

If a dentist performs an unnecessary procedure such as mutilate a tooth at the request of the patient, the dentist is acting

Answer 9

unethically under the principle of patient autonomy

Question 10

Which of the following is true regarding membership in the American Dental
Assistants Association (ADAA)?

Answer 10

It is necessary before taking the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB).

Question 11

Which of the following refers to a person’s freedom to think, judge, and act independently without undue influence?

Answer 11

Autonomy

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true concerning statutory law?

Answer 12

Civil law seeks to punish the offender, whereas criminal law seeks to compensate the victim