ICE-Exam-Dental Assisting Test
Questions with Complete Solutions.
If you opt not to receive a hepatitis B vaccination and have signed a waiver to this effect, you
have the right to what? - Answer Change your mind and the employer is required to provide
the vaccination
All dental professionals must use surgical masks and protective eyewear to protect the eyes and
face from what? - Answer Whenever spatter and aerosolized sprays of blood and saliva are
likely
All dental assistants involved in the direct provision of patient care must undergo routine
training in what? - Answer Infection control, safety issues, and hazard communication
When immunity is present at birth, it is referred to as what? - Answer Inherited Immunity
What immunity occurs when a vaccination is administered and the body forms antibodies in
response to the vaccine? - Answer Active Artificial
A chronic infection is best exemplified by what? - Answer Hepatitis C virus
What exemplifies an acute infection? - Answer A common cold
Microorganisms that produce disease in humans are known as what? - Answer Pathogens
Bacteria can be identified by shape. What is the shape of bacteria? - Answer Spherical
(cocci), rod (bacilli), and spiral (spirochetes)
An infection that results from a defective immune system that cannot defend against pathogens
normally found in the environment is an what? - Answer An opportunistic infection
A disease that can be transmitted in some way from the host to another is an what? - Answer
An infectious disease, a communicable disease, and a contagious disease
The transmission of a disease to a susceptible person by handling contaminated instruments or
by touching contaminated surfaces is referred to as what? - Answer Indirect transmission
, What is considered to be the best method for determining whether there is proper sterilization
function of a sterilizer? - Answer A biological spore test through a monitoring system
When the assistant prepares a package of a hazardous infectious waste for disposal, what
should be considered? - Answer All infectious waste destined for disposal should be placed
in a closable, leak-proof container or bag that is color-coded or labeled appropriately
What is the PPE that is removed first after the completion of a clinical procedure? - Answer
The gown
Exam gloves used during dental treatment can be made of what? - Answer Latex or Vinyl
Infectious or regulated waste (biohazard) includes what? - Answer Blood and blood-soaked
materials, pathologic waste, and sharps
Infectious or regulated waste (biohazard) does not include what? - Answer Used barriers
What is true regarding the use of overgloves? - Answer Overgloves must be worn carefully to
avoid contamination during handling with contamination procedure gloves. Overgloves are
placed before the secondary procedure is preformed and are removed before patient treatment
is resumed. Overgloves are discarded after a single use.
What is not true regarding the use of overgloves? - Answer Overgloves are acceptable alone
as a hand barrier in nonsurgical procedures
During what procedure would you use sterile surgical gloves? - Answer A periodontal surgery
The most common route of disease transmission in the dental office is through what? - Answer
Direct contact with the patient's blood or saliva
The strength of an organism in its ability to produce disease is called what? - Answer
Virulence
The use of a preprocedural mouth rinse can lower the number of microorganisms that may
escape a patient's mouth through aerosols, spatter, and direct contact, but not through what? -
Answer Indirect contact
What is the mode of disease transmission that involves large-particle droplet spatter? - Answer
Droplet infection
Questions with Complete Solutions.
If you opt not to receive a hepatitis B vaccination and have signed a waiver to this effect, you
have the right to what? - Answer Change your mind and the employer is required to provide
the vaccination
All dental professionals must use surgical masks and protective eyewear to protect the eyes and
face from what? - Answer Whenever spatter and aerosolized sprays of blood and saliva are
likely
All dental assistants involved in the direct provision of patient care must undergo routine
training in what? - Answer Infection control, safety issues, and hazard communication
When immunity is present at birth, it is referred to as what? - Answer Inherited Immunity
What immunity occurs when a vaccination is administered and the body forms antibodies in
response to the vaccine? - Answer Active Artificial
A chronic infection is best exemplified by what? - Answer Hepatitis C virus
What exemplifies an acute infection? - Answer A common cold
Microorganisms that produce disease in humans are known as what? - Answer Pathogens
Bacteria can be identified by shape. What is the shape of bacteria? - Answer Spherical
(cocci), rod (bacilli), and spiral (spirochetes)
An infection that results from a defective immune system that cannot defend against pathogens
normally found in the environment is an what? - Answer An opportunistic infection
A disease that can be transmitted in some way from the host to another is an what? - Answer
An infectious disease, a communicable disease, and a contagious disease
The transmission of a disease to a susceptible person by handling contaminated instruments or
by touching contaminated surfaces is referred to as what? - Answer Indirect transmission
, What is considered to be the best method for determining whether there is proper sterilization
function of a sterilizer? - Answer A biological spore test through a monitoring system
When the assistant prepares a package of a hazardous infectious waste for disposal, what
should be considered? - Answer All infectious waste destined for disposal should be placed
in a closable, leak-proof container or bag that is color-coded or labeled appropriately
What is the PPE that is removed first after the completion of a clinical procedure? - Answer
The gown
Exam gloves used during dental treatment can be made of what? - Answer Latex or Vinyl
Infectious or regulated waste (biohazard) includes what? - Answer Blood and blood-soaked
materials, pathologic waste, and sharps
Infectious or regulated waste (biohazard) does not include what? - Answer Used barriers
What is true regarding the use of overgloves? - Answer Overgloves must be worn carefully to
avoid contamination during handling with contamination procedure gloves. Overgloves are
placed before the secondary procedure is preformed and are removed before patient treatment
is resumed. Overgloves are discarded after a single use.
What is not true regarding the use of overgloves? - Answer Overgloves are acceptable alone
as a hand barrier in nonsurgical procedures
During what procedure would you use sterile surgical gloves? - Answer A periodontal surgery
The most common route of disease transmission in the dental office is through what? - Answer
Direct contact with the patient's blood or saliva
The strength of an organism in its ability to produce disease is called what? - Answer
Virulence
The use of a preprocedural mouth rinse can lower the number of microorganisms that may
escape a patient's mouth through aerosols, spatter, and direct contact, but not through what? -
Answer Indirect contact
What is the mode of disease transmission that involves large-particle droplet spatter? - Answer
Droplet infection
