ICE Test 1 questions with verified
answers to pass
After accepting employment, you opt not to receive a hepatitis B vaccination and have signed a
waiver to this effect. You have the right to:
a. change your mind and have the vaccination at your own expense
b. change your mind and the employer is required to provide the vaccination
c. demand periodic blood tests to ensure noninversion of the hep B virus in your body
d. sue the employer if you contact hep B - correct answer ✔✔B
All dental professionals must use surgical masks and protective eyewear to protect the eyes and
face:
a. only during surgical procedures
b. whenever the high speed is used
c. whenever spatter and aerosolized sprays of blood and saliva are likely
d. whenever available - correct answer ✔✔C
All dental assistants involved in the direct provision of patient care must undergo routine
training in:
a. infection control, safety issues, and hazard communication
b. infection control, uniform sizing, and ordering of disposables
c. charting, taking vital signs, and using office intercom system
d,. hazardous waste management, charting, and application of dental dams - correct answer
✔✔A
When immunity is present at birth, it is referred to as:
,a. acquired immunity
b. active
c artificially acquired
d. inherited - correct answer ✔✔D
..... immunity occurs when a vaccination is administered and the body forms antibodies in
response
a. active natural
b. active artifical
c. passive natural
d. passive artificial - correct answer ✔✔B
A chronic infection is best exemplied by which
a. HIV
b. cold sore
c. common cold
d. pneumonia - correct answer ✔✔A
Which exemplifies an acute infection
a. hep C virus
b. hep B virus
c. common cold
d. pneumonia - correct answer ✔✔C
Microorganisms that produce disease in humans are known as
a. nonpathogenic
, b. pathogens
c. pasteurized
d. germs - correct answer ✔✔B
Bacteria can be identified by shape. Which is the shape of a bacilli?
a. spherical
b. rod
c. spiral
d. triangular - correct answer ✔✔B
An infection that results from a defective immune system that cannot defend against pathogens
normally found in the environment is an
a. chronic infection
b. latent
c. acute
d. opportunistic - correct answer ✔✔D
Which is an example of a parenteral disease transmission in dentistry
a. touching or contact with patient's blood or other body fluids
b. touching or contact with a contaminated surface
c. contagious droplet infection occurring through mucosal surfaces of eyes, nose, mouth
d. needle stick injury, cuts, abrasions, or any breaks in the skin - correct answer ✔✔D
The transmission of a disease to a susceptible person by handling contaminated instruments or
by touching the face, eyes, or mouth is
a. airborne tranmission
b. direct
answers to pass
After accepting employment, you opt not to receive a hepatitis B vaccination and have signed a
waiver to this effect. You have the right to:
a. change your mind and have the vaccination at your own expense
b. change your mind and the employer is required to provide the vaccination
c. demand periodic blood tests to ensure noninversion of the hep B virus in your body
d. sue the employer if you contact hep B - correct answer ✔✔B
All dental professionals must use surgical masks and protective eyewear to protect the eyes and
face:
a. only during surgical procedures
b. whenever the high speed is used
c. whenever spatter and aerosolized sprays of blood and saliva are likely
d. whenever available - correct answer ✔✔C
All dental assistants involved in the direct provision of patient care must undergo routine
training in:
a. infection control, safety issues, and hazard communication
b. infection control, uniform sizing, and ordering of disposables
c. charting, taking vital signs, and using office intercom system
d,. hazardous waste management, charting, and application of dental dams - correct answer
✔✔A
When immunity is present at birth, it is referred to as:
,a. acquired immunity
b. active
c artificially acquired
d. inherited - correct answer ✔✔D
..... immunity occurs when a vaccination is administered and the body forms antibodies in
response
a. active natural
b. active artifical
c. passive natural
d. passive artificial - correct answer ✔✔B
A chronic infection is best exemplied by which
a. HIV
b. cold sore
c. common cold
d. pneumonia - correct answer ✔✔A
Which exemplifies an acute infection
a. hep C virus
b. hep B virus
c. common cold
d. pneumonia - correct answer ✔✔C
Microorganisms that produce disease in humans are known as
a. nonpathogenic
, b. pathogens
c. pasteurized
d. germs - correct answer ✔✔B
Bacteria can be identified by shape. Which is the shape of a bacilli?
a. spherical
b. rod
c. spiral
d. triangular - correct answer ✔✔B
An infection that results from a defective immune system that cannot defend against pathogens
normally found in the environment is an
a. chronic infection
b. latent
c. acute
d. opportunistic - correct answer ✔✔D
Which is an example of a parenteral disease transmission in dentistry
a. touching or contact with patient's blood or other body fluids
b. touching or contact with a contaminated surface
c. contagious droplet infection occurring through mucosal surfaces of eyes, nose, mouth
d. needle stick injury, cuts, abrasions, or any breaks in the skin - correct answer ✔✔D
The transmission of a disease to a susceptible person by handling contaminated instruments or
by touching the face, eyes, or mouth is
a. airborne tranmission
b. direct
