Dental Hygiene Practice
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,Which agency is a FEDERAL agency that enforces OSHA (occupational safety and health administration)
WORKPLACE SAFETY
Which agency protects EMPLOYEES by improving OSHA
ENGENNERING controls and enforcing PPE
Is OSHA a REGULATORY agency? yes
What OSHA documents impact INFECTION CONTROL Bloodborne Pathogen standard and Hazard Communication standard
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
Which agency developed infection control GUIDELINES CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
for healthcare settings?
What CDC document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
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
Which agency regulates DISPOSAL of HAZARDOUS EPA (Environmental protection agency)
materials like medical and chemical waste?
Which agency regulates registration of CHEMICAL EPA
GERMICIDES used for healthcare?
Which agency is a part of the Department of Health and FDA(Food and Drug Administration)
Human services and ensures SAFETY AND
EFFECTIVENESS of food, cosmetics, drugs, and medical
devices?
What EPA document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations and Hazardous waste regulations
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
Which agency regulates the manufacturing and labeling of FDA
MEDICAL DEVICES?
, What type of WASTE has the potential for disease Regulated waste
TRANSMISSION and requires SPECIAL handling and
disposal?
A. Regulated waste
B. Non-regulated waste
What are examples of regulated waste? sharps, blood or items soaked in blood, tissues and extracted teeth
What type of waste includes all other disposable items non-regulated waste
other than sharps, tissues, extracted teeth, and blood-
soaked items?
A. regulated waste
B. non-regulated waste
What are examples of non-regulated waste? cups, gloves, saliva ejectors
What type of item can PENETRATE the skin and other sharps
tissues?
A. sharps
B. gloves
C. cups
D. saliva ejectors
What term describes puncture-resistant containers for sharps container
DISPOSAL of sharp items that could puncture skin?
A. sharps container
B. trashcan
C. autoclave
T/F Sharps containers must be closable, puncture- The first statement is true, second is false (CDC recommends sharps container be
resistant, leak-proof, and labeled with a BIOHAZARD AS CLOSE to work area as possible.
SYMBOL. The CDC recommends that they can be located
anywhere in the dental office.
Which mode of transmission requires PERSON-TO- Direct contact
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
HESI Exit Exam 2026 |
Study Guide, Practice
Questions, Answers,
Rationales & Exam Review
| Complete Ethics Study
Guide
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep and Comprehensive
Rationales
Included
,Which agency is a FEDERAL agency that enforces OSHA (occupational safety and health administration)
WORKPLACE SAFETY
Which agency protects EMPLOYEES by improving OSHA
ENGENNERING controls and enforcing PPE
Is OSHA a REGULATORY agency? yes
What OSHA documents impact INFECTION CONTROL Bloodborne Pathogen standard and Hazard Communication standard
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
Which agency developed infection control GUIDELINES CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
for healthcare settings?
What CDC document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
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
Which agency regulates DISPOSAL of HAZARDOUS EPA (Environmental protection agency)
materials like medical and chemical waste?
Which agency regulates registration of CHEMICAL EPA
GERMICIDES used for healthcare?
Which agency is a part of the Department of Health and FDA(Food and Drug Administration)
Human services and ensures SAFETY AND
EFFECTIVENESS of food, cosmetics, drugs, and medical
devices?
What EPA document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations and Hazardous waste regulations
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
Which agency regulates the manufacturing and labeling of FDA
MEDICAL DEVICES?
, What type of WASTE has the potential for disease Regulated waste
TRANSMISSION and requires SPECIAL handling and
disposal?
A. Regulated waste
B. Non-regulated waste
What are examples of regulated waste? sharps, blood or items soaked in blood, tissues and extracted teeth
What type of waste includes all other disposable items non-regulated waste
other than sharps, tissues, extracted teeth, and blood-
soaked items?
A. regulated waste
B. non-regulated waste
What are examples of non-regulated waste? cups, gloves, saliva ejectors
What type of item can PENETRATE the skin and other sharps
tissues?
A. sharps
B. gloves
C. cups
D. saliva ejectors
What term describes puncture-resistant containers for sharps container
DISPOSAL of sharp items that could puncture skin?
A. sharps container
B. trashcan
C. autoclave
T/F Sharps containers must be closable, puncture- The first statement is true, second is false (CDC recommends sharps container be
resistant, leak-proof, and labeled with a BIOHAZARD AS CLOSE to work area as possible.
SYMBOL. The CDC recommends that they can be located
anywhere in the dental office.
Which mode of transmission requires PERSON-TO- Direct contact
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
