HESI DENTAL HYGIENE UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.

HESI DENTAL HYGIENE UPDATED ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS

●● 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