Ice- Dental Exam Questions with All
Correct Answers Graded A+ 2025-2026
Updated.
1. Microbiology - Answer Small living forms
2. Is not a part of understanding the physical and chemical properties of microorganisms for the
purposes of infection control - Answer How microorganisms cause specific diseases
3. Microorganisms are - Answer Not well-understood enough to determine whether they are
more helpful or harmful influence on humans
4. Yeasts are a type of - Answer Fungi
5. Is not considered significant in dental infection control - Answer Protozoa
6. Is not consistent with bacteria - Answer Cell size and shape(morphology)
7. When stained with a gram stain, gram-negative bacterial appear - Answer Pink or red
8. When stained with a gram stain, gram-pisitive bacteria appear - Answer Blue or purple
9. Is not one of the three basic shapes of bacteria - Answer Rectangular
10. Agents or conditions that prevent bacterial growth without killing them are - Answer
Bacteriostatic
11. Disinfectants used to kill microorganisms are appropriate for - Answer Inanimate objects
12. Human viruses range in size form - Answer 0.02- 0.3um
13. Is the protein coat surrounding viruses - Answer Capsid
14. Are not fungi - Answer Mildews
,15. Is a type of microorganism which causes oral candidiasis - Answer Fungus
16. Are microorganisms that cause infectious diseases - Answer Parhogens
17. Endogenous diseases are caused by organisms found in - Answer The person's own body
18. Disease transmission from direct contact in a dental setting is result of - Answer Contact
with microorganisms at source
19. Disease transmission from airborne contact in a dental setting is a result of - Answer
Contact with the smaller droplet nuclei containing microorganisms
20. Disease transmission from indirect contact in a dental setting is a result of - Answer
Contact with items contaminated with patient's microorganisms
21. Disease transmission from droplet contact in a dental setting is a result of - Answer
Contact with spray, splashes or spatter containing microorganism
22. The inhalation route of disease transmission occurs from - Answer Breathing aerosol
particles generates during treatment
23. The number of hepatitis viruses that cause disease is know to be at least - Answer Six
24. Hepatitis A - Answer Is not a blood-borne disease
25. 5-10 % - Answer Of individuals infected with hepatitis B, will become chronic carriers
26. Consuming contaminated food or water - Answer Is not a mode of transmission
27. 86% - Answer Of healthcare workers documented to have acquired HIV due to sharps
injuries occupationally
28. Candidiasis - Answer Is not caused by the herpes virus
29. Droplet - Answer Is not the most common means of spreading influenza from person to
person
, 30. Vaccination - Answer The most effective way to prevent the spread of influenza
31. Airborne - Answer The mode of transmission for tuberculosis
32. 10% - Answer Of people with latent TB will develop active TB at some point in their lives
33. The first CDC guidelines for infection control in dentistry were published in - Answer
1986
34. OSHA regulation are intended to protect the health and safety of the - Answer Employee
35. State OSHA programs must be - Answer More strict than federal OSHA
36. The FDA regulates - Answer Medical device manufacturers
37. The EPA has jurisdiction over - Answer Hazardous waste
38. State healthcare licensure boards may regulate infection control by requiring - Answer
Minimum standards of care for infection control
39. Instruments that penetrate soft tissue or contact bone are considered - Answer Critical
instruments
40. Instruments that contact mucous membranes or non-intact skin are considered - Answer
Semi-critical instrument
41. Instruments that contact intact skin are considered - Answer Non- critical instruments
42. Transport of used sharp instruments requires the use of - Answer A solid container
43. The use of holding solutions for used instrument - Answer Prevents debris from drying
and becoming difficult to clean
44. The preferred method of cleaning instruments is - Answer Mechanical cleaning
45. The mechanical means of cleaning used by ultrasonic cleaners is - Answer Cavitation
Correct Answers Graded A+ 2025-2026
Updated.
1. Microbiology - Answer Small living forms
2. Is not a part of understanding the physical and chemical properties of microorganisms for the
purposes of infection control - Answer How microorganisms cause specific diseases
3. Microorganisms are - Answer Not well-understood enough to determine whether they are
more helpful or harmful influence on humans
4. Yeasts are a type of - Answer Fungi
5. Is not considered significant in dental infection control - Answer Protozoa
6. Is not consistent with bacteria - Answer Cell size and shape(morphology)
7. When stained with a gram stain, gram-negative bacterial appear - Answer Pink or red
8. When stained with a gram stain, gram-pisitive bacteria appear - Answer Blue or purple
9. Is not one of the three basic shapes of bacteria - Answer Rectangular
10. Agents or conditions that prevent bacterial growth without killing them are - Answer
Bacteriostatic
11. Disinfectants used to kill microorganisms are appropriate for - Answer Inanimate objects
12. Human viruses range in size form - Answer 0.02- 0.3um
13. Is the protein coat surrounding viruses - Answer Capsid
14. Are not fungi - Answer Mildews
,15. Is a type of microorganism which causes oral candidiasis - Answer Fungus
16. Are microorganisms that cause infectious diseases - Answer Parhogens
17. Endogenous diseases are caused by organisms found in - Answer The person's own body
18. Disease transmission from direct contact in a dental setting is result of - Answer Contact
with microorganisms at source
19. Disease transmission from airborne contact in a dental setting is a result of - Answer
Contact with the smaller droplet nuclei containing microorganisms
20. Disease transmission from indirect contact in a dental setting is a result of - Answer
Contact with items contaminated with patient's microorganisms
21. Disease transmission from droplet contact in a dental setting is a result of - Answer
Contact with spray, splashes or spatter containing microorganism
22. The inhalation route of disease transmission occurs from - Answer Breathing aerosol
particles generates during treatment
23. The number of hepatitis viruses that cause disease is know to be at least - Answer Six
24. Hepatitis A - Answer Is not a blood-borne disease
25. 5-10 % - Answer Of individuals infected with hepatitis B, will become chronic carriers
26. Consuming contaminated food or water - Answer Is not a mode of transmission
27. 86% - Answer Of healthcare workers documented to have acquired HIV due to sharps
injuries occupationally
28. Candidiasis - Answer Is not caused by the herpes virus
29. Droplet - Answer Is not the most common means of spreading influenza from person to
person
, 30. Vaccination - Answer The most effective way to prevent the spread of influenza
31. Airborne - Answer The mode of transmission for tuberculosis
32. 10% - Answer Of people with latent TB will develop active TB at some point in their lives
33. The first CDC guidelines for infection control in dentistry were published in - Answer
1986
34. OSHA regulation are intended to protect the health and safety of the - Answer Employee
35. State OSHA programs must be - Answer More strict than federal OSHA
36. The FDA regulates - Answer Medical device manufacturers
37. The EPA has jurisdiction over - Answer Hazardous waste
38. State healthcare licensure boards may regulate infection control by requiring - Answer
Minimum standards of care for infection control
39. Instruments that penetrate soft tissue or contact bone are considered - Answer Critical
instruments
40. Instruments that contact mucous membranes or non-intact skin are considered - Answer
Semi-critical instrument
41. Instruments that contact intact skin are considered - Answer Non- critical instruments
42. Transport of used sharp instruments requires the use of - Answer A solid container
43. The use of holding solutions for used instrument - Answer Prevents debris from drying
and becoming difficult to clean
44. The preferred method of cleaning instruments is - Answer Mechanical cleaning
45. The mechanical means of cleaning used by ultrasonic cleaners is - Answer Cavitation
