Following graduation, you become very active in the state de…

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?

A dental hygienist is attending a local component society me…

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?