RDA - Dental Ethics & Other Stuff

Which of the following performs services such as fabricating crowns, bridges, and dentures?

• certified dental assistant

• certified dental technician

• dental equipment technician

• dental supply person

Which dental specialist diagnoses and treats diseases of the pulp?

• prosthodontist

• periodontist

• oral surgeon

• endodontist

Which description best fits the principle of beneficence?

• "do no harm"

• freedom to think, judge, and act independently

• of benefit to the patient - doing good for the patient

• telling the truth to the patient

Which of the following best describes the principle of autonomy?

• treating people fairly and giving people what they deserve

• telling the truth to the patient

• stay in your lane

• the right to privacy, freedom of choice

Laws are:

• voluntary standards of behavior established by a profession

• moral conduct

• minimum standards of behavior established by statutes for a population or profession

• not always black and white

How is the principle of nonmaleficence easily described?

• "do no harm"

• telling the truth to the patient

• stay in your lane

• keeping your patient's personal information private

The principle of veracity is best described by:

• telling the truth to the patient

• of benefit to the patient

• minimum standards of behavior

• "do no harm"

The "Chief of the Toothers" was _______________.

The Father of Medicine was ___________________.

_____________ is a specialty within dentistry that involves the diagnoses, treatment, and prevention of malocclusions of the teeth and associated structures.

• periodontics

• prosthodontics

• orthodontics

• endodontics