There was a recent outbreak of a specific influenza strain. The public health department was able to
pinpoint its point of origin to a wedding in a downtown Toronto hotel banquet room. All of the
individuals who attended the wedding fell ill with the virus. Likely modes of virus transmission in this
setting include which of the following?
indirect and droplet transmission only
droplet transmission only
direct, indirect and droplet transmission
direct transmission only
In regard to protective covering and PPE which of the following procedures would absolutely require a
gown covering?
Updating a medical history
Filing a patient chart
Answering a telephone
Using an ultrasonic scaler
, Case Study: You are a dental hygienist in a busy clinic. The waiting room at your clinic is full. In the
waiting room there are the following individuals:
Darwin: 25 years old, woke up this morning with a cough and sneezing, decided to come to his dental
hygiene appointment.
Mrs. Evanson: 92 years old, was recently hospitalized for an episode of pneumonia
Mahzar: 47 years old, a teacher who is marking some student assignments with a red pen
Sandra: Office manager
Mahzar drops his pen, Darwin picks it up for him and hands it to him. Mazhar continues marking his
papers. This is an example of which of the following?
passive transmission
droplet transmission
indirect transmission
direct transmission
pinpoint its point of origin to a wedding in a downtown Toronto hotel banquet room. All of the
individuals who attended the wedding fell ill with the virus. Likely modes of virus transmission in this
setting include which of the following?
indirect and droplet transmission only
droplet transmission only
direct, indirect and droplet transmission
direct transmission only
In regard to protective covering and PPE which of the following procedures would absolutely require a
gown covering?
Updating a medical history
Filing a patient chart
Answering a telephone
Using an ultrasonic scaler
, Case Study: You are a dental hygienist in a busy clinic. The waiting room at your clinic is full. In the
waiting room there are the following individuals:
Darwin: 25 years old, woke up this morning with a cough and sneezing, decided to come to his dental
hygiene appointment.
Mrs. Evanson: 92 years old, was recently hospitalized for an episode of pneumonia
Mahzar: 47 years old, a teacher who is marking some student assignments with a red pen
Sandra: Office manager
Mahzar drops his pen, Darwin picks it up for him and hands it to him. Mazhar continues marking his
papers. This is an example of which of the following?
passive transmission
droplet transmission
indirect transmission
direct transmission
