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CHAPTER 6 - INFECTION CONTROL
AND MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS. Exam Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
The centers for disease control and prevention also know as the CDC is not a regulatory agency.
- Answer✔True - the CDC's role is to issue specific recommendations on guidelines for
treatment of disease and prevention
OSHA's Blood borne pathogen standard also known as BBP is the most important infection
control law in dentistry - Answer✔True - BBP is designed to protect employees from exposure
to blood and other potential infections
The concept of universal precautions has been expanded, and the term for the new concept is
standard precautions - Answer✔True - the cdc expanded the concept and changed the term.
A category 3 employee is routinely exposed to blood, saliva or both - Answer✔False - category
one is routinely exposed, category two may on occasion be exposed, category three is never
exposed to blood, saliva, or both
The employer is not required to offer the hepatitis B vaccine to category 3 employees -
Answer✔True - BBP standard require only category one and two employees to be offered the
vaccine at no cost to the employee, if you refuse to vaccine you must sign a refusal form
You should always bend or break needles before disposal - Answer✔False - sharps are never to
be cut, bent or broke before disposal.
The sharps container must be labeled with the biohazard symbol - Answer✔True - it must be
labeled with biohazard symbol, leak proof, puncture resistant, closable, and color coded
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CHAPTER 6 - INFECTION CONTROL
AND MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS. Exam Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
The centers for disease control and prevention also know as the CDC is not a regulatory agency.
- Answer✔True - the CDC's role is to issue specific recommendations on guidelines for
treatment of disease and prevention
OSHA's Blood borne pathogen standard also known as BBP is the most important infection
control law in dentistry - Answer✔True - BBP is designed to protect employees from exposure
to blood and other potential infections
The concept of universal precautions has been expanded, and the term for the new concept is
standard precautions - Answer✔True - the cdc expanded the concept and changed the term.
A category 3 employee is routinely exposed to blood, saliva or both - Answer✔False - category
one is routinely exposed, category two may on occasion be exposed, category three is never
exposed to blood, saliva, or both
The employer is not required to offer the hepatitis B vaccine to category 3 employees -
Answer✔True - BBP standard require only category one and two employees to be offered the
vaccine at no cost to the employee, if you refuse to vaccine you must sign a refusal form
You should always bend or break needles before disposal - Answer✔False - sharps are never to
be cut, bent or broke before disposal.
The sharps container must be labeled with the biohazard symbol - Answer✔True - it must be
labeled with biohazard symbol, leak proof, puncture resistant, closable, and color coded
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