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Dental Seminar Test 3 Infection Control Exam
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If you opt not to receive a hepatitis B vaccination, you will be required to sign - Answer✔c. an
informed refusal that is kept on file in the dental office (you can get the vaccine at a later date
at the expense of the employer)
All dental professionals must use surgical masks and protective eyewear to protect the eyes
and face: - Answer✔c. 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: - Answer✔a. infection control, safety issues, and hazard communication
_________ occurs from a person previously contracting a disease then recovering. - Answer✔a.
naturally acquired immunity (active natural immunity is when the host contracts a disease and
produces antibodies that provide future resistance against that particular pathogen; Passive
artificial immunity is received from an antiserum with antibodies from another host; inherited
immunity is present at birth)
________ immunity occurs when a vaccination is administered and the body from antibodies in
response to the vaccine. - Answer✔b. active artificial (this involves being immunized or
vaccinated against a specific disease so that the body forms antibodies in response)
A latent infection is best exemplified by which of the following: - Answer✔b. cold sore
Which of the following exemplifies an acute infection? - Answer✔c. common cold
Microorganisms that produce disease in humans are known as: - Answer✔b. pathogens
When should an alcohol hand rub be used for routine dentistry? - Answer✔c. in the absence of
visible soil
An infection that occurs when the body's ability to resist diseases is weakened is: - Answer✔d.
an opportunistic infection
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A disposable air/water syringe tip is to be: - Answer✔d. used on one patient then discarded
The transmission of disease through the skin, as with cuts or punctures, is _______
transmission. - Answer✔b. parenteral
Which of the following would be considered the best method for determining whether there is
proper sterilization function by a sterilizer? - Answer✔c. biological spore test through a
monitoring system
When leaving a patient at chairside to retrieve a supply item, which barrier should be removed
and replaced after returning the patient? - Answer✔c. gloves
Protective eyewear should have: - Answer✔c. solid side shields
What is the most serious reaction to gloves? - Answer✔c. anaphylaxis
Which of the following is regulated medical waste? - Answer✔c. used anesthetic needle
The microbes that contaminate the hands after touching surfaces are referred to as: -
Answer✔a. transient
During which of the following procedures would you use sterile surgical gloves? - Answer✔d.
mandibular resection
Which of the following statements is an inappropriate action for post exposure medical
evaluation and follow up? - Answer✔a. The employer must send the employee for medical
evaluation for which the employee must assume the cost
Which of the following is a cause of sterilization failure? - Answer✔c. using closed containers in
steam or chemical vapor sterilizer
To prevent contamination of surfaces, which of the following techniques should be used: -
Answer✔b. apply the appropriate surface covers before the surfaces have a chance to become
contaminated with patient material
An emergency action plan may be communicated orally if the workplace has fewer than _____
employees. - Answer✔d. 10
What is the maximum volume that a single container of alcohol based hand rub solution placed
within a dental treatment room can legally have? - Answer✔c. 2.0 L
Which of the following surfaces need not be cleaned and disinfected before each patient
appointment? - Answer✔b. floors
Which of ht following is least important in protecting dental instruments?
a. clean as soon as possible after use
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Dental Seminar Test 3 Infection Control Exam
Questions And Answers| Already Graded A+|
Latest Update.
If you opt not to receive a hepatitis B vaccination, you will be required to sign - Answer✔c. an
informed refusal that is kept on file in the dental office (you can get the vaccine at a later date
at the expense of the employer)
All dental professionals must use surgical masks and protective eyewear to protect the eyes
and face: - Answer✔c. 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: - Answer✔a. infection control, safety issues, and hazard communication
_________ occurs from a person previously contracting a disease then recovering. - Answer✔a.
naturally acquired immunity (active natural immunity is when the host contracts a disease and
produces antibodies that provide future resistance against that particular pathogen; Passive
artificial immunity is received from an antiserum with antibodies from another host; inherited
immunity is present at birth)
________ immunity occurs when a vaccination is administered and the body from antibodies in
response to the vaccine. - Answer✔b. active artificial (this involves being immunized or
vaccinated against a specific disease so that the body forms antibodies in response)
A latent infection is best exemplified by which of the following: - Answer✔b. cold sore
Which of the following exemplifies an acute infection? - Answer✔c. common cold
Microorganisms that produce disease in humans are known as: - Answer✔b. pathogens
When should an alcohol hand rub be used for routine dentistry? - Answer✔c. in the absence of
visible soil
An infection that occurs when the body's ability to resist diseases is weakened is: - Answer✔d.
an opportunistic infection
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A disposable air/water syringe tip is to be: - Answer✔d. used on one patient then discarded
The transmission of disease through the skin, as with cuts or punctures, is _______
transmission. - Answer✔b. parenteral
Which of the following would be considered the best method for determining whether there is
proper sterilization function by a sterilizer? - Answer✔c. biological spore test through a
monitoring system
When leaving a patient at chairside to retrieve a supply item, which barrier should be removed
and replaced after returning the patient? - Answer✔c. gloves
Protective eyewear should have: - Answer✔c. solid side shields
What is the most serious reaction to gloves? - Answer✔c. anaphylaxis
Which of the following is regulated medical waste? - Answer✔c. used anesthetic needle
The microbes that contaminate the hands after touching surfaces are referred to as: -
Answer✔a. transient
During which of the following procedures would you use sterile surgical gloves? - Answer✔d.
mandibular resection
Which of the following statements is an inappropriate action for post exposure medical
evaluation and follow up? - Answer✔a. The employer must send the employee for medical
evaluation for which the employee must assume the cost
Which of the following is a cause of sterilization failure? - Answer✔c. using closed containers in
steam or chemical vapor sterilizer
To prevent contamination of surfaces, which of the following techniques should be used: -
Answer✔b. apply the appropriate surface covers before the surfaces have a chance to become
contaminated with patient material
An emergency action plan may be communicated orally if the workplace has fewer than _____
employees. - Answer✔d. 10
What is the maximum volume that a single container of alcohol based hand rub solution placed
within a dental treatment room can legally have? - Answer✔c. 2.0 L
Which of the following surfaces need not be cleaned and disinfected before each patient
appointment? - Answer✔b. floors
Which of ht following is least important in protecting dental instruments?
a. clean as soon as possible after use
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