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The client refuses to allow the dental hygienist to administer anesthesia. The dental hygienist emphasizes the needs for the anesthesia, the risks to declining the anesthesia, and potential impact on treatment. The treatment notes document the interaction between the provider and client and the client signs the note entry noting they do not want to be anesthetized. This best describes:

Your employer hires Peggy Pyramid as a dental hygienist for the practice. She is scheduled for and provides dental hygiene treatment to the patients in the office. Subsequently, it is discovered that Peggy is not a registered dental hygienist, but rather a registered dental assistant. Which of the following is the contract violation of the provider-client contractual relationship?

Dental hygienists in Idaho, may perform all duties of a dental assistant under general supervision.

The ability of an individual to be aware of ethical issues is termed

Following graduation, you become very active in the state dental hygiene association as a member of the governmental affairs committee. Your interest is to work with the dental hygiene association and state legislators to identify funds that support a mobile dental van and be staffed to provide care to patients in rural areas where there are few dental providers, thus increasing access to care. Which of the following ethical values supports your actions?

Which of the following is a federal law that protects against discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin?

A dental hygienist is attending a local component society meeting and discusses her employer’s business practices specifically that she sells vitamins as part of her practice. The statement is true. The employer is informed of the conversation and accuses the dental hygienist of slander. Which of the following best describes this situation?

Your father is seriously ill and requires hospice care. You are currently employed in a clinic with 60 employees. Which of the federal legislative mandates allows you to take time off from work?

All of the following are considered types of social media, EXCEPT one. Which one is the exception?

Each of the following is considered to be a true profession EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?