Dental Hygiene Professionals Must Be Familiar with the Legal Principles

Dental hygiene professionals must be familiar with the legal principles of the dental hygienist-patient relationship to guide their actions, decisions, record keeping, and professional interactions. The legal principles are based on society's general belief that citizens have a right to be protected and, if they come to harm at the hands of another, they have a right charge the offender with a criminal offense.

A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
D) The first statement is false, the second statement is true.