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What is the primary focus of the ADPIE model in dental hygiene practice?
What is the primary focus of the ADPIE model in dental hygiene practice?
What is the primary principle of autonomy in dental hygiene ethics?
What is the primary principle of autonomy in dental hygiene ethics?
What is the primary goal of the ethical decision-making model (EDMM) in dental hygiene?
What is the primary goal of the ethical decision-making model (EDMM) in dental hygiene?
What is the primary difference between assigned leadership and emergent leadership?
What is the primary difference between assigned leadership and emergent leadership?
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What is the primary focus of the concept of nonmaleficence in dental hygiene ethics?
What is the primary focus of the concept of nonmaleficence in dental hygiene ethics?
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What is the primary purpose of informed consent in dental hygiene practice?
What is the primary purpose of informed consent in dental hygiene practice?
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What is the primary focus of the concept of justice in dental hygiene ethics?
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What is the primary characteristic of a trait leadership style?
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What is the primary focus of the concept of beneficence in dental hygiene ethics?
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What is the primary purpose of the ethical decision-making model (EDMM) in dental hygiene?
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Study Notes
Professional Traits of Dental Hygienists
- Uphold code of ethics and standard of care with honesty and integrity
- Demonstrate caring, reliability, and responsibility in providing optimal care
- Possess maturity and self-assessment skills
- Exhibit loyalty and respect for others and oneself
- Practice effective interpersonal communication
- Maintain self-respect and respect for others
Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice
- ADPIE: Assessment, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
- Assessment: systemic collection of patient's health status and needs
- Planning: establishing treatment plan goals
- Implementation: delivery of DH service, risk, and optimal health
- Evaluation: measurement of goal achievement, documentation, and complete accuracy of all information
Dental Hygienist Obligations
- Uphold the dental hygiene profession and oneself as individuals and professionals
- Practice DH diagnosis with compassion
- Identify health behaviors, attitudes, and oral health needs using evidence-based critical analysis
Law and Ethics
- Legal obligations: common law, state level, administrative law, and civil and criminal law
- Tort: intentional assault, battery, and unintentional negligence (failure to standard of care)
- Classification: misdemeanor (e.g., DUI) and felony (e.g., arson)
Ethics
- Moral rules: decide between right and wrong, act on the decision
- Ethical principles: outline conduct and guide decision-making in a profession
- Ethical behavior: morally correct, genuine, sincere, and consistent
- Ethical theories: consequentialism, non-consequentialism, and virtue ethics
Ethical Issues and Dilemmas
- Ethical issue: a situation that requires an ethical decision
- Ethical dilemma: a complex issue with conflicting ethical principles
- Principles: standard behavior that is good and right for individuals and society
- Framework: guide decision-making process
Ethical Principles
- Autonomy: informed decision, patient's right to be treated with respect
- Confidentiality: respect for the patient's right to exercise autonomy and privacy
- Nonmaleficence: do no harm
- Beneficence: do good
- Justice: provide due and deserved treatment for all patients
- Veracity: always tell the truth
Ethical Decision-Making Model
- Step 1: identify the issue or ethical dilemma
- Step 2: collect information, involve patient's values and opinions
- Step 3: state the options, brainstorm, and consider multiple perceptions
- Step 4: apply ethical principles to options, considering value concepts and protonlists
- Step 5: make a decision, weighing pros and cons, considering patient's interests
- Step 6: implement the decision
Leadership
- Process leadership: interaction between leader and followers, available to everyone
- Assigned leadership: formal position, manager, CEO, not available to everyone
- Emergent leadership: through communication, involved, and engaged
- Trait leadership: innate characteristics, not available to everyone
Influences of Leadership
- Power: judge, doctor, teacher, coaches
- Leadership styles: authoritarian, autocratic, democratic, participative, delegating, laissez-faire
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Description
Learn about the essential professional traits and clinical standards dental hygienists must uphold, including code of ethics, communication, and loyalty. Discover the ADPIE framework for effective dental hygiene practice.
