HESI DENTAL HYGIENE EXAM 2 2026
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 400+
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
AND DETAILED RATIONALES
⩥ Which agency protects EMPLOYEES by improving
ENGENNERING controls and enforcing PPE. Answer: OSHA
⩥ Is OSHA a REGULATORY agency?. Answer: yes
⩥ What OSHA documents impact INFECTION CONTROL and
prevention in dentistry?
A. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
D. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
E. Hazardous waste regulations
F. All of the above. Answer: Bloodborne Pathogen standard and Hazard
Communication standard
⩥ Which agency developed infection control GUIDELINES for
healthcare settings?. Answer: CDC (Center for Disease Control and
Prevention)
,⩥ What CDC document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and
prevention in dentistry?
A. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
D. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
E. Hazardous waste regulations
F. All of the above. Answer: CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in
Dental Healthcare Settings
⩥ Which agency regulates DISPOSAL of HAZARDOUS materials like
medical and chemical waste?. Answer: EPA (Environmental protection
agency)
⩥ 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.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 400+
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
AND DETAILED RATIONALES
⩥ Which agency protects EMPLOYEES by improving
ENGENNERING controls and enforcing PPE. Answer: OSHA
⩥ Is OSHA a REGULATORY agency?. Answer: yes
⩥ What OSHA documents impact INFECTION CONTROL and
prevention in dentistry?
A. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
D. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
E. Hazardous waste regulations
F. All of the above. Answer: Bloodborne Pathogen standard and Hazard
Communication standard
⩥ Which agency developed infection control GUIDELINES for
healthcare settings?. Answer: CDC (Center for Disease Control and
Prevention)
,⩥ What CDC document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and
prevention in dentistry?
A. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
D. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
E. Hazardous waste regulations
F. All of the above. Answer: CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in
Dental Healthcare Settings
⩥ Which agency regulates DISPOSAL of HAZARDOUS materials like
medical and chemical waste?. Answer: EPA (Environmental protection
agency)
⩥ 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.
