2 - Social Responsibility

Question 1

What is social justice?

Answer 1

It is the focus on fairness in society.

Question 2

What does social justice involve?

Answer 2

Involves creating a society where all members have equal rights, access to resources and opportunities.

Question 3

What is social exclusion?

Answer 3

It is when a specific group is denied the opportunity to participate in Canadian life. It is being limited access to social, cultural, economic resources

Question 4

What are 4 types of social exclusion?

Answer 4

1.) Denial of participation in civil affairs
2.) Denial of social goods
3.) Exclusion from social production
4.) Economic exclusion

Question 5

What is social responsibility?

Answer 5

They are individuals and organizations that act ethically and with sensitivity towards social, cultural, economic and environmental issues.

Question 6

What are ethical codes?

Answer 6

They are formal statements that guide members of a profession in their obligation to clients, colleagues, the larger society, and to global health.

Question 7

What are the CDHA Ethical Principles?

Answer 7

1.) Beneficence
2.) Autonomy
3.) Integrity
4.) Accountability
5.) Confedentiality

Question 8

What does the Principle of Beneficence involve in dental hygienists?

Answer 8

Looking for a person’s best interest.
It is having the responsibility to seek to improve the quality of care, and advance knowledge in the field of oral health through ADVOCACY and INTERPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Question 9

What does the Principle of Integrity involves in dental hygienists?

Answer 9

It is having the responsibility to PROMOTE conditions that enable social, economic, cultural values and institutions compatible with MEETING BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS and dignity.

Question 10

How does Dental Hygiene education play a role in social responsibility?

Answer 10

They help to formally educate students on the complex issues about inequities in oral healthcare. They emphasize the importance of social justice and the professions social responsibility.

Question 11

What is a social contract?

Answer 11

It is to be socially jsut to promote access to oral health care and reduce dental diseases.W

Question 12

What are the barriers to meeting the social contract?

Answer 12

1.) Clinic overhead
2.) School debt
3.) Family obligations

Question 13

What is the welfare state?

Answer 13

It is an idea that the government should play a role in helping to determine the health and wellbeing of its citizens.

Question 14

What are the basis of welfare state?

Answer 14

1.) Equitable division of resources
2.) Equality of opportunity
3.) Public responsibility for those who are unable to provide for themselves for the necessities of a good life.

Question 15

What are some of the government benefits provided through the welfare state?

Answer 15

progressive taxation, targeted subsidies to those in need, or legislated programs.

Question 16

What is an example of a Conservative welfare state?

Answer 16

Provision of benefits are related to earnings, administered through the employer (ex. Germany)

Question 17

What is an example of Liberal welfare state?

Answer 17

Provision of benefit are modest and related to strict entitlement criteria (ex. Canada)

Question 18

What is an example of Social Democratic welfare state?

Answer 18

Provision of benefits is generous and universal. Strong commitment to full employment and income protection. (ex. Sweden)

Question 19

Who is responsible in providing transfer payments to fund healthcare?

Answer 19

Federal

Question 20

Who is responsible for delivery of Non-Insured health benefits program?

Answer 20

Federal

Question 21

Who is responsible for negotiating fee schedules with physicians?

Answer 21

Provincial

Question 22

What is the Canada Health Act?

Answer 22

It is power shared between the federal government and 10 provinces and 3 territories. They have authority over health care but operate under criteria establlished by federal legislation in Canada Health Act

Question 23

What is the Federal Government’s role in Health?

Answer 23

1.) Financial support to the provinces and territories
2.) Delivery of primary and supplementary services
3.) Health protection and regulation
4.) Consumer Safety
5.) Disease surveillance and prevention
6.) Support for health promotion and health research
7.) Implement health-related tax measures

Question 23

What is the dental safety net?

Answer 23

It is a provision of benefits, programs, and supports that protect individuals facing barriers to care.

Question 24

What does the dental safety net include?

Answer 24

It includes practitioners, payment programs, facilities that provide clinical and non-clinical support services.

Question 25

Which are funded and regulated by the government?

Answer 25

AISH
Canada Dental Benefit

Question 26

What is a policy?

Answer 26

It is a development in a non-linear and complex process in a complex environment.

Question 27

What kind of policies have been developed in the Pre-world war 2 era?

Answer 27

Bureaucracy and hierarchy & top down nature of power and decision-making

Question 28

What kind of policies have been devloped in the Post-world war 2 era?

Answer 28

Staged rational-planning frameworks using expert stakeholders

Question 29

What are the processes of policy development?

Answer 29

1.) Raising awareness of a problem or issue at an organizational level
2.) Activities: assigning clear duties in an organization
3.) Writing the policy: determining who should write a draft of the policy
4.) Knowledge translation of policy idea: policy ideas that can be presented to local organizations or instituions to help guide their work

Question 30

What are the 4 stages of health policy?

Answer 30

1.) Public Health Measures
2.) Universal Health Coverage
3.) Health promotion
4.) Inequalities

Question 31

What is the preventative approach for infectious disease?

Answer 31

Vaccines, quarantine, antibiotics

Question 32

What is the preventative approach for chronic diseases?

Answer 32

Control risk factors by modifying lifestyle (diet, exercise)

Question 33

What are the challenges with Justice, Rationing and Allocation of Health care Resources?

Answer 33

1.) Coming to a consensus due to their own biases
2.) Funding
3.) Decisions linked to government who manages the overall budget.

Question 34

What question do we ask in regards to public health measures?

Answer 34

How we stop epidemics and keep people healthy?

Question 35

What question do we ask in regards to Universal Health care?

Answer 35

How do we diagnose and treat people with ill health?

Question 36

What question do we ask in regards to Health promotion?

Answer 36

How do we improve people’s health?

Question 37

What question do we ask in regards to inequalities in Health?

Answer 37

Why are some people healthy and others not?

Question 37

Who is responsible for planning and funding care in hospitals?

Answer 37

Provincial