National Dental Hygiene Board Examination With
Complete Solutions (A+)
Veracity - ANSWER Telling truth and expecting it of others
Autonomy - ANSWER Dealing with the Patient, NOT the practitioner
Beneficene - ANSWER (DO GOOD) Promoting the well being of persons and the public.
Justice - ANSWER Providing everyone access to high quality, affordable health care
Nonmaleficence - ANSWER (DO NO HARM) Deals with the practitioner
Civil Offense (Law Suit) - ANSWER Wrongful offense against a person
What is the most common dental lawsuits? - ANWER A.) Dental Injection B.) Adverse
drug reactions C.) Failure to diagnoses (Perio/ Oral Cancer)
What is the best way to avoid a law suit in dentistry? - ANWER Document, chart &
communicate
Implied Consent (CONTRACT) - ANWER An agreement made through signs, inaction or
silence
Expressed consent (CONTRACT) - ANWER Oral or written agreement
Abandonment - ANSWER Discharge of the patient without sufficient and adequate
,notice
Assault (TORT) - ANSWER THREATENING bodily harm
Battery - ANSWER CAUSING bodily harm
What is included under battery in dentistry? - ANSWER Sealing or x-rays on a minor
without proper consent.
Defamation - ANSWER Hurting a persons character
Negligence - ANSWER Not doing what an average person would do.
Libel Defamation - ANSWER Written (Yelp Review)
Slander Defamation - ANSWER Spoken (He said she said)
OSHA - ANSWER Develops the universal/ standard precaution protocols for dental
employees.
HIPAA - ANSWER Maintains patient confidentiality, Signed 1 time. Office must provide
Pt. with HIPAA policies every 3 years.
CDC - ANSWER Recommends infection control protocol and conducts research for
determined how diseases are transmitted.
COBRA - ANSWER Give indiv. the right to keep the group health ins. if they loose their
job for 18 mos. after.
,What are some examples of regulated, biohazard waste? - ANSWER Sharps, items
dripping in blood/ saliva or hard tissues removed from the patients mouth.
What are the items of PPE? - ANSWER Mask, Gloves, Eyewear and Protective clothing.
Aerosol - ANSWER INVISIBLE, Airborne particles
Spatter - ANSWER Visible, Airborne Particles
Disinfectants - ANSWER Kill/ inactivate MOST pathogenic microbes, NOT spores
What are good qualities of a disinfectant? - ANSWER Rapid, broad spectrum, odorless,
non-toxic, EPA registered, cleans and disinfects.
Chlorine-based Disinfectant Compound - ANSWER Corrosive to metal and has a strong
odor
Iodophor Disinfectant Compound - ANSWER Can discolor some surfaces yellow
Phenol Disinfectant Compound - ANSWER H2O or Alcohol Based, May leave a film/
residue
Quanternary Disinfectant Compound - ANSWER NOT corrosive, but HAS A LOWER KILL
SPECTRUM
What Disinfectant Compound Should not be used due to its toxic effects? - ANSWER
Glutaraldehydes
High levels of disinfectants are used when? - ANSWER Surgical purposes
, Intermediate levels of disinfectants are used when? - ANSWER *Dental Offices, BUT
MUST KILL TB
Low levels of disinfectants are used when? - ANSWER Home use
Sterilization - ANSWER Kills ALL pathogenic microbes INCLUDING SPORES
Sterilization - Chemical ANSWER Min. temp. 273 degrees F for 20 mins. with a pressure
of kPA/25 PSI
What are some considerations for chemical sterilization? - ANSWER Ventilation, May
damage RUBBER & PLASTIC items, ST: Geobacillus
Dry Heat Sterilization - ANSWER 340 degrees F for 1 hour or 320 degrees F for 2 hours.
Some dry heat sterilization considerations? - ANWER METAL INSTRUMENTs, avoid
paper, May damage rubber and plastic, NOT rec. for hand pieces ST: Bacillus
Atrophaeus
Steam Sterilization - ANWER Rec. 250 degrees F with 15-20 PSI for 30 mins
What are some steam sterilization considerations? - ANWER CORRODES non-stainless
steel instruments, dulls burs, okay for SOME paper products, ST: Geobacillus
What is an External Indicator? - ANSWER Tape/ packing material that changes color to
indicate that the instruments have been processed. NOTE* Sterilization is NOT
guaranteed.
Class I Caries/ Restoration - ANSWER Pits/ fissures on the lingual surfaces of anteriors
and on the occlusal, buccal and linguals of posteriors
Complete Solutions (A+)
Veracity - ANSWER Telling truth and expecting it of others
Autonomy - ANSWER Dealing with the Patient, NOT the practitioner
Beneficene - ANSWER (DO GOOD) Promoting the well being of persons and the public.
Justice - ANSWER Providing everyone access to high quality, affordable health care
Nonmaleficence - ANSWER (DO NO HARM) Deals with the practitioner
Civil Offense (Law Suit) - ANSWER Wrongful offense against a person
What is the most common dental lawsuits? - ANWER A.) Dental Injection B.) Adverse
drug reactions C.) Failure to diagnoses (Perio/ Oral Cancer)
What is the best way to avoid a law suit in dentistry? - ANWER Document, chart &
communicate
Implied Consent (CONTRACT) - ANWER An agreement made through signs, inaction or
silence
Expressed consent (CONTRACT) - ANWER Oral or written agreement
Abandonment - ANSWER Discharge of the patient without sufficient and adequate
,notice
Assault (TORT) - ANSWER THREATENING bodily harm
Battery - ANSWER CAUSING bodily harm
What is included under battery in dentistry? - ANSWER Sealing or x-rays on a minor
without proper consent.
Defamation - ANSWER Hurting a persons character
Negligence - ANSWER Not doing what an average person would do.
Libel Defamation - ANSWER Written (Yelp Review)
Slander Defamation - ANSWER Spoken (He said she said)
OSHA - ANSWER Develops the universal/ standard precaution protocols for dental
employees.
HIPAA - ANSWER Maintains patient confidentiality, Signed 1 time. Office must provide
Pt. with HIPAA policies every 3 years.
CDC - ANSWER Recommends infection control protocol and conducts research for
determined how diseases are transmitted.
COBRA - ANSWER Give indiv. the right to keep the group health ins. if they loose their
job for 18 mos. after.
,What are some examples of regulated, biohazard waste? - ANSWER Sharps, items
dripping in blood/ saliva or hard tissues removed from the patients mouth.
What are the items of PPE? - ANSWER Mask, Gloves, Eyewear and Protective clothing.
Aerosol - ANSWER INVISIBLE, Airborne particles
Spatter - ANSWER Visible, Airborne Particles
Disinfectants - ANSWER Kill/ inactivate MOST pathogenic microbes, NOT spores
What are good qualities of a disinfectant? - ANSWER Rapid, broad spectrum, odorless,
non-toxic, EPA registered, cleans and disinfects.
Chlorine-based Disinfectant Compound - ANSWER Corrosive to metal and has a strong
odor
Iodophor Disinfectant Compound - ANSWER Can discolor some surfaces yellow
Phenol Disinfectant Compound - ANSWER H2O or Alcohol Based, May leave a film/
residue
Quanternary Disinfectant Compound - ANSWER NOT corrosive, but HAS A LOWER KILL
SPECTRUM
What Disinfectant Compound Should not be used due to its toxic effects? - ANSWER
Glutaraldehydes
High levels of disinfectants are used when? - ANSWER Surgical purposes
, Intermediate levels of disinfectants are used when? - ANSWER *Dental Offices, BUT
MUST KILL TB
Low levels of disinfectants are used when? - ANSWER Home use
Sterilization - ANSWER Kills ALL pathogenic microbes INCLUDING SPORES
Sterilization - Chemical ANSWER Min. temp. 273 degrees F for 20 mins. with a pressure
of kPA/25 PSI
What are some considerations for chemical sterilization? - ANSWER Ventilation, May
damage RUBBER & PLASTIC items, ST: Geobacillus
Dry Heat Sterilization - ANSWER 340 degrees F for 1 hour or 320 degrees F for 2 hours.
Some dry heat sterilization considerations? - ANWER METAL INSTRUMENTs, avoid
paper, May damage rubber and plastic, NOT rec. for hand pieces ST: Bacillus
Atrophaeus
Steam Sterilization - ANWER Rec. 250 degrees F with 15-20 PSI for 30 mins
What are some steam sterilization considerations? - ANWER CORRODES non-stainless
steel instruments, dulls burs, okay for SOME paper products, ST: Geobacillus
What is an External Indicator? - ANSWER Tape/ packing material that changes color to
indicate that the instruments have been processed. NOTE* Sterilization is NOT
guaranteed.
Class I Caries/ Restoration - ANSWER Pits/ fissures on the lingual surfaces of anteriors
and on the occlusal, buccal and linguals of posteriors
