MDA EXAM CHAPTER 22 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The governmental regulatory agency that ensures the safety and effectiveness of disinfectants
associated with dentistry is the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅reviewing the
manufacturers' antimicrobial claims to ensure that they are supported by scientific evidence.
The primary federal agency that is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and that
conducts and supports medical research and is the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅NIH.
The premier infection-control education organization in dentistry is the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅OSAP
The nonregulatory agency that issues recommendations based on strong scientific evidence that form
the standard of care for dentistry is the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅CDC
The agency that approves medical and dental devices for marketing in the United States is the -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅FDA
The OSHA standards related to dentistry includes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the Bloodborne Pathogens
Standard.
the Hazard Communication Standard.
Which of the following is the dental research institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspections occur - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅when
an employee or patient complaint is made.
Which of the following is true regarding Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
regulation of individual states? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅States that administer their own OSHA program
must meet or exceed federal OSHA standards.
The governmental regulatory agency that ensures the safety and effectiveness of disinfectants
associated with dentistry is the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅reviewing the
manufacturers' antimicrobial claims to ensure that they are supported by scientific evidence.
The primary federal agency that is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and that
conducts and supports medical research and is the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅NIH.
The premier infection-control education organization in dentistry is the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅OSAP
The nonregulatory agency that issues recommendations based on strong scientific evidence that form
the standard of care for dentistry is the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅CDC
The agency that approves medical and dental devices for marketing in the United States is the -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅FDA
The OSHA standards related to dentistry includes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the Bloodborne Pathogens
Standard.
the Hazard Communication Standard.
Which of the following is the dental research institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspections occur - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅when
an employee or patient complaint is made.
Which of the following is true regarding Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
regulation of individual states? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅States that administer their own OSHA program
must meet or exceed federal OSHA standards.
