Dental Hygiene Practice HESI (EXIT) QUESTIONS
WITH WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which agency is a FEDERAL agency that enforces WORKPLACE SAFETY - answer☑️✔️..OSHA
(occupational safety and health administration)
Which agency protects EMPLOYEES by improving ENGENNERING controls and enforcing PPE -
answer☑️✔️..OSHA
Is OSHA a REGULATORY agency? - answer☑️✔️..yes
What OSHA documents impact INFECTION CONTROL and prevention in dentistry?
A. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
D. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
E. Hazardous waste regulations
F. All of the above - answer☑️✔️..Bloodborne Pathogen standard and Hazard Communication
standard
Which agency developed infection control GUIDELINES for healthcare settings? -
answer☑️✔️..CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
What CDC document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and prevention in dentistry?
A. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
,D. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
E. Hazardous waste regulations
F. All of the above - answer☑️✔️..CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare
Settings
Which agency regulates DISPOSAL of HAZARDOUS materials like medical and chemical waste? -
answer☑️✔️..EPA (Environmental protection agency)
Which agency regulates registration of CHEMICAL GERMICIDES used for healthcare? -
answer☑️✔️..EPA
Which agency is a part of the Department of Health and Human services and ensures SAFETY
AND EFFECTIVENESS of food, cosmetics, drugs, and medical devices? - answer☑️✔️..FDA(Food
and Drug Administration)
What EPA document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and prevention in dentistry?
A. Hazardous waste regulations
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
D. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
E. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
F. All of the above - answer☑️✔️..Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations and
Hazardous waste regulations
Which agency regulates the manufacturing and labeling of MEDICAL DEVICES? -
answer☑️✔️..FDA
,What type of WASTE has the potential for disease TRANSMISSION and requires SPECIAL
handling and disposal?
A. Regulated waste
B. Non-regulated waste - answer☑️✔️..Regulated waste
What are examples of regulated waste? - answer☑️✔️..sharps, blood or items soaked in
blood, tissues and extracted teeth
What type of waste includes all other disposable items other than sharps, tissues, extracted
teeth, and blood-soaked items?
A. regulated waste
B. non-regulated waste - answer☑️✔️..non-regulated waste
What are examples of non-regulated waste? - answer☑️✔️..cups, gloves, saliva ejectors
What type of item can PENETRATE the skin and other tissues?
A. sharps
B. gloves
C. cups
D. saliva ejectors - answer☑️✔️..sharps
What term describes puncture-resistant containers for DISPOSAL of sharp items that could
puncture skin?
A. sharps container
B. trashcan
C. autoclave - answer☑️✔️..sharps container
, T/F Sharps containers must be closable, puncture-resistant, leak-proof, and labeled with a
BIOHAZARD SYMBOL. The CDC recommends that they can be located anywhere in the dental
office. - answer☑️✔️..The first statement is true, second is false (CDC recommends sharps
container be AS CLOSE to work area as possible.
Which mode of transmission requires PERSON-TO-PERSON body contact with blood, oral fluids,
or other patient material?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets - answer☑️✔️..Direct contact
Which mode of transmission spreads disease agents through FOMITES (objects or surfaces)?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets - answer☑️✔️..Indirect contact
A person cuts themselves with a contaminated needle. This is an example of what type of mode
of transmission?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets - answer☑️✔️..Indirect contact
WITH WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which agency is a FEDERAL agency that enforces WORKPLACE SAFETY - answer☑️✔️..OSHA
(occupational safety and health administration)
Which agency protects EMPLOYEES by improving ENGENNERING controls and enforcing PPE -
answer☑️✔️..OSHA
Is OSHA a REGULATORY agency? - answer☑️✔️..yes
What OSHA documents impact INFECTION CONTROL and prevention in dentistry?
A. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
D. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
E. Hazardous waste regulations
F. All of the above - answer☑️✔️..Bloodborne Pathogen standard and Hazard Communication
standard
Which agency developed infection control GUIDELINES for healthcare settings? -
answer☑️✔️..CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
What CDC document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and prevention in dentistry?
A. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
,D. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
E. Hazardous waste regulations
F. All of the above - answer☑️✔️..CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare
Settings
Which agency regulates DISPOSAL of HAZARDOUS materials like medical and chemical waste? -
answer☑️✔️..EPA (Environmental protection agency)
Which agency regulates registration of CHEMICAL GERMICIDES used for healthcare? -
answer☑️✔️..EPA
Which agency is a part of the Department of Health and Human services and ensures SAFETY
AND EFFECTIVENESS of food, cosmetics, drugs, and medical devices? - answer☑️✔️..FDA(Food
and Drug Administration)
What EPA document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and prevention in dentistry?
A. Hazardous waste regulations
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
D. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
E. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
F. All of the above - answer☑️✔️..Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations and
Hazardous waste regulations
Which agency regulates the manufacturing and labeling of MEDICAL DEVICES? -
answer☑️✔️..FDA
,What type of WASTE has the potential for disease TRANSMISSION and requires SPECIAL
handling and disposal?
A. Regulated waste
B. Non-regulated waste - answer☑️✔️..Regulated waste
What are examples of regulated waste? - answer☑️✔️..sharps, blood or items soaked in
blood, tissues and extracted teeth
What type of waste includes all other disposable items other than sharps, tissues, extracted
teeth, and blood-soaked items?
A. regulated waste
B. non-regulated waste - answer☑️✔️..non-regulated waste
What are examples of non-regulated waste? - answer☑️✔️..cups, gloves, saliva ejectors
What type of item can PENETRATE the skin and other tissues?
A. sharps
B. gloves
C. cups
D. saliva ejectors - answer☑️✔️..sharps
What term describes puncture-resistant containers for DISPOSAL of sharp items that could
puncture skin?
A. sharps container
B. trashcan
C. autoclave - answer☑️✔️..sharps container
, T/F Sharps containers must be closable, puncture-resistant, leak-proof, and labeled with a
BIOHAZARD SYMBOL. The CDC recommends that they can be located anywhere in the dental
office. - answer☑️✔️..The first statement is true, second is false (CDC recommends sharps
container be AS CLOSE to work area as possible.
Which mode of transmission requires PERSON-TO-PERSON body contact with blood, oral fluids,
or other patient material?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets - answer☑️✔️..Direct contact
Which mode of transmission spreads disease agents through FOMITES (objects or surfaces)?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets - answer☑️✔️..Indirect contact
A person cuts themselves with a contaminated needle. This is an example of what type of mode
of transmission?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets - answer☑️✔️..Indirect contact
