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Test Bank For Infection Control and Management of Hazardous
Materials for the Dental Team, 7th Edition| 978-0323764049| All
Chapters Covered 1-20| 100% Complete A+ Study Guide
LATEST VERSION 2026
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1: The Microbial World
1. Scope of Microbiology and Infection Control
2. Characteristics of Microorganisms
3. Development of Infectious Diseases
4. Emerging Diseases
5. Oral Microbiology and Plaque-Associated Diseases
PART 2: Infection Control
6. Blood-Borne Pathogens
7. Oral and Respiratory Diseases
8. Infection Control Rationale and Regulations
9. Preparing for Patient Safety and Occupational Health
10. Immunizations
11. Hand Hygiene
12. Personal Protective Barriers
13. Instrument Processing
14. Surface and Equipment Asepsis
15. Dental Unit Water Asepsis and Air Quality
16. Aseptic Techniques
17. Laboratory and Radiographic Asepsis
18. Waste Management
19. Prevention of Sharps Injuries
20. A Clinical Asepsis Protocol
21. General Office Asepsis
22. Greener Infection Control
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,23. Home Hygiene
PART 3: Office Safety
24. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
25. OSHA Inspections
26. Management of the Office Safety Program
27. Managing Chemicals Safely
28. Employee Fire Prevention and Emergency Action Plans
29. Infection Control Concerns during Remodeling and Construction
30. Infection Control Breaches and Disease Transmissions in Dental Facilities
Chapter 1: Scope of Microbiology and Infection Control Test
Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Who is reported to have first observed microbes?
A. Pasteur
B. Koch
C. Lister
D. Leeuwenhoek
ANS: D
Feedback
A Pasteur made other important contributions to microbiology.
B Koch made other important contributions to microbiology.
C Lister made other important contributions to microbiology.
D Leeuwenhoek first observed microbes and called them “animalcules.”
REF: Discovery of Microorganisms and Infection Control Procedures, page
2 OBJ: 1
2. In which year were microbes first observed?
A. 1667
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, B. 1880
C. 1956
D. 1975
ANS: A
Feedback
A Leeuwenhoek first observed microbes and called them “animalcules” in 1667.
B This year is too recent.
C This year is too recent.
D This year is too recent.
REF: Discovery of Microorganisms and Infection Control Procedures, page
2 OBJ: 1
3. The process of heating a fluid to 63o C for 30 minutes to kill bacteria is best known as:
A. sterilization.
B. disinfection.
C. pasteurization.
D. decontamination.
ANS: C
Feedback
A Sterilization uses higher temperatures.
B Disinfection usually is related to the use of germicides on inanimate surfaces.
Pasteurization was first used to kill microbes in milk and other liquids and is
C
still used today.
D Decontamination is a general term for the removal or killing of microbes by a
variety of methods.
REF: Discovery of Microorganisms and Infection Control Procedures, page
3 OBJ: 2
4. When was the “Golden Age of Microbiology?”
A. Mid to late 1600s
B. Mid to late 1700s
C. Mid to late 1800s
D. Mid to late 1900s
ANS: C
Feedback
A This period was too early.
B This period was too early.
C This was the time when many new discoveries in microbiology were being
made.
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Test Bank For Infection Control and Management of Hazardous
Materials for the Dental Team, 7th Edition| 978-0323764049| All
Chapters Covered 1-20| 100% Complete A+ Study Guide
LATEST VERSION 2026
1|Page
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1: The Microbial World
1. Scope of Microbiology and Infection Control
2. Characteristics of Microorganisms
3. Development of Infectious Diseases
4. Emerging Diseases
5. Oral Microbiology and Plaque-Associated Diseases
PART 2: Infection Control
6. Blood-Borne Pathogens
7. Oral and Respiratory Diseases
8. Infection Control Rationale and Regulations
9. Preparing for Patient Safety and Occupational Health
10. Immunizations
11. Hand Hygiene
12. Personal Protective Barriers
13. Instrument Processing
14. Surface and Equipment Asepsis
15. Dental Unit Water Asepsis and Air Quality
16. Aseptic Techniques
17. Laboratory and Radiographic Asepsis
18. Waste Management
19. Prevention of Sharps Injuries
20. A Clinical Asepsis Protocol
21. General Office Asepsis
22. Greener Infection Control
2|Page
,23. Home Hygiene
PART 3: Office Safety
24. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
25. OSHA Inspections
26. Management of the Office Safety Program
27. Managing Chemicals Safely
28. Employee Fire Prevention and Emergency Action Plans
29. Infection Control Concerns during Remodeling and Construction
30. Infection Control Breaches and Disease Transmissions in Dental Facilities
Chapter 1: Scope of Microbiology and Infection Control Test
Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Who is reported to have first observed microbes?
A. Pasteur
B. Koch
C. Lister
D. Leeuwenhoek
ANS: D
Feedback
A Pasteur made other important contributions to microbiology.
B Koch made other important contributions to microbiology.
C Lister made other important contributions to microbiology.
D Leeuwenhoek first observed microbes and called them “animalcules.”
REF: Discovery of Microorganisms and Infection Control Procedures, page
2 OBJ: 1
2. In which year were microbes first observed?
A. 1667
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, B. 1880
C. 1956
D. 1975
ANS: A
Feedback
A Leeuwenhoek first observed microbes and called them “animalcules” in 1667.
B This year is too recent.
C This year is too recent.
D This year is too recent.
REF: Discovery of Microorganisms and Infection Control Procedures, page
2 OBJ: 1
3. The process of heating a fluid to 63o C for 30 minutes to kill bacteria is best known as:
A. sterilization.
B. disinfection.
C. pasteurization.
D. decontamination.
ANS: C
Feedback
A Sterilization uses higher temperatures.
B Disinfection usually is related to the use of germicides on inanimate surfaces.
Pasteurization was first used to kill microbes in milk and other liquids and is
C
still used today.
D Decontamination is a general term for the removal or killing of microbes by a
variety of methods.
REF: Discovery of Microorganisms and Infection Control Procedures, page
3 OBJ: 2
4. When was the “Golden Age of Microbiology?”
A. Mid to late 1600s
B. Mid to late 1700s
C. Mid to late 1800s
D. Mid to late 1900s
ANS: C
Feedback
A This period was too early.
B This period was too early.
C This was the time when many new discoveries in microbiology were being
made.
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