Chapter 4 Quizs

Beneficence

• Demonstrated through voluntary participation in a community-based health fair to help citizens learn about oral hygiene homecare techniques.

• Providing financial support to a local charity organization.

• Conducting research without obtaining informed consent from participants.

• Offering free medical services to patients without any follow-up care.

Membership in the American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) is

• an ethical decision.

• a financial obligation.

• a professional requirement.

• a personal choice.

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is derived from which of the following sources of personal ethics?

• Religion

• Philosophy

• Law

• Cultural Norms

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

• Autonomy

• Beneficence

• Justice

Continuing education (CE) for dental assistants is an ethical obligation to update knowledge and skills.

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

• Continuing education is optional for dental assistants.

• Dental assistants do not need to update their skills regularly.

• Continuing education is only required for dentists.

An ethical dilemma occurs when

• Two ethical principles are in conflict.

• One ethical principle is always right.

• There is no right answer to any question.

• Ethics are subjective and vary by culture.

A dentist performing an unnecessary procedure at the request of the patient is acting

• ethically under the principle of beneficence (do good)

• unethically under the principle of nonmaleficence (do no harm)

• professionally under the principle of autonomy (respect for the patient)

• legally under the principle of justice (fairness)

Choose a course of action

• Identify the ethical principles involved

• This is the last step in solving an ethical dilemma.

• Consult with a colleague for advice

• Evaluate the consequences of each option

The philosophy that all patients should receive the same quality of dental care is an example of

• equity

• justice

• beneficence

• autonomy

Reassuring a child that a treatment will not hurt, when in fact it may hurt, is a(n)

• violation of the ethical principle of veracity.

• example of informed consent.

• a common practice in pediatric care.

• an acceptable form of communication.