DENTAL LAWS AND INFECTION CONTROL FINAL PAPER
2025 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔PPE should be removed in the following manner: - ✔✔1.) Gloves
2.) Wash hands
3.) Safety glasses
4.) Mask
5.) Lab Coat
6.) Second hand washing
✔✔Classification of Waste: - ✔✔1.) General Waste
2.) Contaminated Waste
3.) Hazardous Waste
4.) Infectious Waste
5.) Biohazardous Waste
✔✔Disinfection - ✔✔The process of killing some microorganisms, but not all
✔✔Examination Gloves - ✔✔Latex, vinyl, or nitrile materials that are most often worn by
members of the dental team
✔✔Utility Gloves - ✔✔Gloves used to break down a contaminated treatment room and
to handle contaminated instruments. (Can be disinfected and/or sterilized in the
autoclave)
✔✔Overgloves - ✔✔Gloves used when an assistant must leave the treatment room,
open a drawer during the procedure to retrieve a supply, or to make notes.
✔✔Sterile Gloves - ✔✔Gloves utilized during surgical procedures
✔✔Disinfectants - ✔✔Used to kill some of the microorganisms prior to sterilization (Two
most popular: iodophors & gluteraldehydes)
✔✔Sterilization - ✔✔The process that completely destroys microorganisms (including
bacteria & spores) on instruments, equipment, and surfaces.
✔✔What are the 3 categories instruments are classified? - ✔✔1.) Critical Instruments
2.) Semi-critical Instruments
3.) Non-critical Instruments
✔✔Critical Instruments - ✔✔Instruments that contact of penetrate soft tissue or bone
✔✔Examples of critical instruments include: - ✔✔Scalpels, burs, and scalers
, ✔✔Semi-critical Instruments - ✔✔Instruments that come in contact with the oral cavity
but do not penetrate soft tissue or bone
✔✔Examples of semi-critical instruments include: - ✔✔Amalgam carriers, and
condensers
✔✔Non-critical Instruments - ✔✔Instruments that pose the least risk of spreading
infection because they do not come in contact with soft tissue, membranes, or broken
skin
✔✔Examples of non-critical instruments include: - ✔✔X-ray unit position indicator
device, or X-ray film holder
✔✔What are the seven steps of instrument processing? - ✔✔1.) Transport
2.) Cleaning
3.) Packaging
4.) Sterilization
5.) Storage
6.) Delivery
7.) Quality Assurance
✔✔What are four of the leading methods of sterilization? - ✔✔1.) Autoclave
2.) Chemiclave
3.) Flash Sterilization
4.) Cold Sterilization
✔✔How does an autoclave sterilize instruments? - ✔✔By converting water to steam and
pressurizing it (steam under pressure).
✔✔How long is the average cycle of an autoclave? - ✔✔30 minutes: 20 minutes at 250
degrees, and 10 minutes venting time.
✔✔Under what conditions are spores killed? - ✔✔High heat and pressure (Autoclaving)
✔✔Chemiclave - ✔✔Converts chemical vapor into steam and pressurizes it (unpleasant
odor)
✔✔Flash Sterilization - ✔✔Utilized in an office when a particular instrument is needed
right away (Average cycle = 3 minutes)
✔✔Three forms of Sterilization Monitoring: - ✔✔1.) Physical
2.) Chemical
3.) Biological
2025 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔PPE should be removed in the following manner: - ✔✔1.) Gloves
2.) Wash hands
3.) Safety glasses
4.) Mask
5.) Lab Coat
6.) Second hand washing
✔✔Classification of Waste: - ✔✔1.) General Waste
2.) Contaminated Waste
3.) Hazardous Waste
4.) Infectious Waste
5.) Biohazardous Waste
✔✔Disinfection - ✔✔The process of killing some microorganisms, but not all
✔✔Examination Gloves - ✔✔Latex, vinyl, or nitrile materials that are most often worn by
members of the dental team
✔✔Utility Gloves - ✔✔Gloves used to break down a contaminated treatment room and
to handle contaminated instruments. (Can be disinfected and/or sterilized in the
autoclave)
✔✔Overgloves - ✔✔Gloves used when an assistant must leave the treatment room,
open a drawer during the procedure to retrieve a supply, or to make notes.
✔✔Sterile Gloves - ✔✔Gloves utilized during surgical procedures
✔✔Disinfectants - ✔✔Used to kill some of the microorganisms prior to sterilization (Two
most popular: iodophors & gluteraldehydes)
✔✔Sterilization - ✔✔The process that completely destroys microorganisms (including
bacteria & spores) on instruments, equipment, and surfaces.
✔✔What are the 3 categories instruments are classified? - ✔✔1.) Critical Instruments
2.) Semi-critical Instruments
3.) Non-critical Instruments
✔✔Critical Instruments - ✔✔Instruments that contact of penetrate soft tissue or bone
✔✔Examples of critical instruments include: - ✔✔Scalpels, burs, and scalers
, ✔✔Semi-critical Instruments - ✔✔Instruments that come in contact with the oral cavity
but do not penetrate soft tissue or bone
✔✔Examples of semi-critical instruments include: - ✔✔Amalgam carriers, and
condensers
✔✔Non-critical Instruments - ✔✔Instruments that pose the least risk of spreading
infection because they do not come in contact with soft tissue, membranes, or broken
skin
✔✔Examples of non-critical instruments include: - ✔✔X-ray unit position indicator
device, or X-ray film holder
✔✔What are the seven steps of instrument processing? - ✔✔1.) Transport
2.) Cleaning
3.) Packaging
4.) Sterilization
5.) Storage
6.) Delivery
7.) Quality Assurance
✔✔What are four of the leading methods of sterilization? - ✔✔1.) Autoclave
2.) Chemiclave
3.) Flash Sterilization
4.) Cold Sterilization
✔✔How does an autoclave sterilize instruments? - ✔✔By converting water to steam and
pressurizing it (steam under pressure).
✔✔How long is the average cycle of an autoclave? - ✔✔30 minutes: 20 minutes at 250
degrees, and 10 minutes venting time.
✔✔Under what conditions are spores killed? - ✔✔High heat and pressure (Autoclaving)
✔✔Chemiclave - ✔✔Converts chemical vapor into steam and pressurizes it (unpleasant
odor)
✔✔Flash Sterilization - ✔✔Utilized in an office when a particular instrument is needed
right away (Average cycle = 3 minutes)
✔✔Three forms of Sterilization Monitoring: - ✔✔1.) Physical
2.) Chemical
3.) Biological
