Committee refers to - CORRECT ANSWER-Dental Hygiene Committee of California
Dental Board refers to - CORRECT ANSWER-Dental Board of California
General
... [Show More] Supervision - CORRECT ANSWER-supervision of dental procedures based on
instructions given by a dentist, who DO NOT HAVE TO BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT,
but does have to be in the building
Direct Supervision - CORRECT ANSWER-supervision of dental procedures based on
instructions given by a dentist, who is PHYSICALLY PRESENT
Oral Prophylaxis - CORRECT ANSWER-preventive and therapeutic dental procedures
that include bacterial debridement with complete removal of sub/supra calc, soft
deposits, plaque and stain, and smoothing root surfaces
Objective for oral phophylaxis - CORRECT ANSWER-To create an environment in
which the patient can maintain healthy hard and soft tissues
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER-Self determination and the ability to be self governing
and self directing (making a decision for your own self)
Beneficence - CORRECT ANSWER-Requires that existing harm be removed
"DOING GOOD" for the patient
taking actions that serve the best interests of the patient
Nonmaleficence - CORRECT ANSWER-Do no harm
Justice/fairness - CORRECT ANSWER-Providing individuals with what is owed, due,
deserved
No descrimination
Veracity - CORRECT ANSWER-being honest and telling the truth
Paternalism/parentalism - CORRECT ANSWER-dentist or hygienist take on the role of
a parent and make decisions for the patient
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER-Right to privacy
malpractice - CORRECT ANSWER-professional services done by a dentist or DH
without reasonable care or skill or in violation of ethics
Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER-lack of reasonable care resulting in harm
Informed Consent - CORRECT ANSWER-Providing the patient with all the relevant
information needed to make a decision
scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER-Board range of duties legally defined for a
particular health care provider
Benevolent Deception - CORRECT ANSWER-the practice of withholding information
from a patient because of the clinician's belief that the information may harm the
individual.
Informed Refusal - CORRECT ANSWER-The right for a patient to assess all the
information provided by the professional yet still make a decision that is NOT the most
valued by the professional
Capacity - CORRECT ANSWER-A person's ability to understand their health care
conditions, treatment options, and ability to make their own decisions
Universality - CORRECT ANSWER-a characteristic that states that if two or more
people consider the same action in the same situation, the same conclusion would be
made
Complementarity - CORRECT ANSWER-Doing the greatest good for the greatest
number of people
Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER-general standards of right and wrong that guide behavior
with society
community - CORRECT ANSWER-the bond between individuals, the community and
the society in general
Responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER-Guidelines for making ethical choices and accept
responsibility for knowing and applying them and accepting the consequences to our
actions
social trust - CORRECT ANSWER-we value client trust and understand that public trust
in our profession is based on our actions and behavior
mutual trust between the profession and the larger public
Professional code of conduct - CORRECT ANSWER-is to bind the members of a group [Show Less]