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RDH LAW AND ETHICS E XAM (100%
ERRORLESS ANSWERS)
Question : How should you clean your slow speed hand peice
between patients?
Correct answer: heat sterilization
Question : Integrity
Correct answer: When any health care provider acts with
decency of care.
Question : As of 2006 the RDH is eligible to receive a registered
dental assistant license. True or False
Correct answer: True
Question : When does an RDH license expire?
Correct answer: At 12 midnight on the LAST day of the
license's birth month, of a two year term.
Question : If a patient was to die in the dental facility, when
should the written report be completed and sent to the board?
Correct answer: You have 7 days to get the report in.
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Question : How long do you have to notify the boards if you
have an address or e-mail change?
Correct answer: 30 days
Question : How long do you have to notify the board if you have
a name change?
Correct answer: 10 days
Question : What is the fundamental principle of ethics?
Correct answer: The general standards of right and wrong that
guide behavior within society
Question : What core value is the primary role in promoting the
well being of others and engaging in health promotion/disease prevention activities?
Correct answer: Beneficence
Question : Veracity
Correct answer: Trusting that your patient is telling you the truth
and that as a RDH, we tell them the truth.
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Question : What core value is being violated when the RDH has
a martini on their lunch?
Correct answer: Social trust, it's unprofessional conduct
Question : What core value is violated when the dental hygienist
presents treatment that is clearly excessive?
Correct answer: Veracity
Question : The dental hygienist presents SRP treatment to the
patient, and the patient responds with, "I don't want to do that I just want the basic cleaning." What core value is the patient practicing?
Correct answer: Autonomy
Question : What fundamental principle is being used when we
accept consequences of our actions or the failure to act and are willing to make ethical choice and publicly affirm them?
Correct answer: responsibility
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Question : What are the requirements for making notations in
the patient's treatment record?Correct answer: "signature" or "ID number & initials" of the licensed provider who performed treatment.
Question : compassion
Correct answer: caring and the ability to identify with the
patient's overall well-being. Relieving pain and suffering is a common attribute of dental practice. Acts of kindness and a sympathetic ear for the patient are all qualities of a caring, compassionate dentist.
Question : When a patient comes in and expresses that she just
had a death in the family, you listen intently and then recommend to the patient she should reschedule her appointment, and doesn't perform treatment. What core value is demonstrated?
Correct answer: Compassion
Question : Unprofessional conduct
Correct answer: The practice of accepting or receiving any
commission or the rebating in any form or manner of fees for