HESI DENTAL HYGIENE EXAM 2 2026
FINAL PAPER 400+ QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS AND DETAILED
RATIONALES
⩥ Which agency regulates registration of CHEMICAL GERMICIDES
used for healthcare? Answer: EPA
⩥ Which agency is a part of the Department of Health and Human
services and ensures SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS of food,
cosmetics, drugs, and medical devices? Answer: FDA(Food and Drug
Administration)
⩥ What EPA document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and
prevention in dentistry?
A. Hazardous waste regulations
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
D. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
E. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
F. All of the above. Answer: Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant
registrations and Hazardous waste regulations
,⩥ Which agency regulates the manufacturing and labeling of MEDICAL
DEVICES?. Answer: FDA
⩥ What type of WASTE has the potential for disease TRANSMISSION
and requires SPECIAL handling and disposal?
A. Regulated waste
B. Non-regulated waste. Answer: Regulated waste
⩥ What are examples of regulated waste?. Answer: sharps, blood or
items soaked in blood, tissues and extracted teeth
⩥ What type of waste includes all other disposable items other than
sharps, tissues, extracted teeth, and blood-soaked items?
A. regulated waste
B. non-regulated waste. Answer: non-regulated waste
⩥ What are examples of non-regulated waste?. Answer: cups, gloves,
saliva ejectors
⩥ What type of item can PENETRATE the skin and other tissues?
A. sharps
B. gloves
C. cups
,D. saliva ejectors. Answer: sharps
⩥ What term describes puncture-resistant containers for DISPOSAL of
sharp items that could puncture skin?
A. sharps container
B. trashcan
C. autoclave. Answer: sharps container
⩥ T/F Sharps containers must be closable, puncture-resistant, leak-proof,
and labeled with a BIOHAZARD SYMBOL. The CDC recommends
that they can be located anywhere in the dental office.. Answer: The first
statement is true, second is false (CDC recommends sharps container be
AS CLOSE to work area as possible.
⩥ Which mode of transmission requires PERSON-TO-PERSON body
contact with blood, oral fluids, or other patient material?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets. Answer:
Direct contact
, ⩥ Which mode of transmission spreads disease agents through
FOMITES (objects or surfaces)?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets. Answer:
Indirect contact
⩥ A person cuts themselves with a contaminated needle. This is an
example of what type of mode of transmission?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets. Answer:
Indirect contact
⩥ Which mode of transmission spreads disease agents from person to
person, typically through RESPIRATORY DROPLETS from coughing,
sneezing, or talking?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
FINAL PAPER 400+ QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS AND DETAILED
RATIONALES
⩥ Which agency regulates registration of CHEMICAL GERMICIDES
used for healthcare? Answer: EPA
⩥ Which agency is a part of the Department of Health and Human
services and ensures SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS of food,
cosmetics, drugs, and medical devices? Answer: FDA(Food and Drug
Administration)
⩥ What EPA document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and
prevention in dentistry?
A. Hazardous waste regulations
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
D. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
E. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
F. All of the above. Answer: Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant
registrations and Hazardous waste regulations
,⩥ Which agency regulates the manufacturing and labeling of MEDICAL
DEVICES?. Answer: FDA
⩥ What type of WASTE has the potential for disease TRANSMISSION
and requires SPECIAL handling and disposal?
A. Regulated waste
B. Non-regulated waste. Answer: Regulated waste
⩥ What are examples of regulated waste?. Answer: sharps, blood or
items soaked in blood, tissues and extracted teeth
⩥ What type of waste includes all other disposable items other than
sharps, tissues, extracted teeth, and blood-soaked items?
A. regulated waste
B. non-regulated waste. Answer: non-regulated waste
⩥ What are examples of non-regulated waste?. Answer: cups, gloves,
saliva ejectors
⩥ What type of item can PENETRATE the skin and other tissues?
A. sharps
B. gloves
C. cups
,D. saliva ejectors. Answer: sharps
⩥ What term describes puncture-resistant containers for DISPOSAL of
sharp items that could puncture skin?
A. sharps container
B. trashcan
C. autoclave. Answer: sharps container
⩥ T/F Sharps containers must be closable, puncture-resistant, leak-proof,
and labeled with a BIOHAZARD SYMBOL. The CDC recommends
that they can be located anywhere in the dental office.. Answer: The first
statement is true, second is false (CDC recommends sharps container be
AS CLOSE to work area as possible.
⩥ Which mode of transmission requires PERSON-TO-PERSON body
contact with blood, oral fluids, or other patient material?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets. Answer:
Direct contact
, ⩥ Which mode of transmission spreads disease agents through
FOMITES (objects or surfaces)?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets. Answer:
Indirect contact
⩥ A person cuts themselves with a contaminated needle. This is an
example of what type of mode of transmission?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets. Answer:
Indirect contact
⩥ Which mode of transmission spreads disease agents from person to
person, typically through RESPIRATORY DROPLETS from coughing,
sneezing, or talking?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
