ICE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which hepatitis virus should healthcare personnel be immunized against - Answers-
Hep B
Which of the following diseases can be spread through contaminated water supplies -
Answers- Legionnaires disease
The patient presents with symptoms of oral yeast infection. What condition could have
caused this infection? - Answers- Oral candidiasis
What is a microorganism called that is capable of causing diseases? - Answers-
Pathogen
The bacterial spore that is used to test chemical liquid sterilization - Answers-
Geobacillus stearothermophilus
What does the term CFU mean - Answers- Colony forming units
When using a ultrasonic cleaner, which procedure is correct - Answers- Hand scrub
instruments before placement and ultrasonic cleaner
Recording of the highest temperature reached during the sterilization cycle is an
example of which method of sterilization? - Answers- Physical or mechanical
Which government agency regulates effectiveness of sterilizers? - Answers- EPA
What is the last PPE equipment to put on before treating a patient - Answers- Gloves
Which method is not recommended for sterilizing handpieces - Answers- Dry heat
Which skin reaction would not be associated with wearing gloves in the clinic -
Answers- Chemical hypersensitivity
When should one change protective clothing? - Answers- When visibly soiled
Which hepatitis virus has the longest incubation time - Answers- B
And inflammation of the lining or valves of the heart is caused by the presence of
bacteria in the blood stream - Answers- Endocarditis
Which mode of transmission is most common with tuberculosis - Answers- Inhalation
What is the purpose of the Spaulding classification system - Answers- Ranks
instruments as their potential to cause infection
, What is the maximum acceptable level of bacteria in a dental unit water as
recommended by the CDC - Answers- 500 CFU/ml
The microbes that contaminates the hands after touching the surfaces are referred to as
- Answers- Transient flora
What is the maximum volume a single container alcohol-based hand rub solution placed
within a dental treatment room can legally have? - Answers- 2.0L
Which of the following agents is not a tuberculocidal? - Answers- Iodophors
When an assistant transfers a microbe from one patient to his or her hand and then to
another patients mouth , this transmission is referred to as - Answers- Indirect contact
National Institute of occupational safety and health labels face masks with this number -
Answers- N95
What number would you put in the red section of the diamond if the information on the
SDS stated that it is a flammable with a flashpoint below 100°F - Answers- 3
If this image is on your chemical it states (!) - Answers- General warning
Appropriate length for nails is - Answers- 1/4 inch
What shape bacteria is tuberculosis - Answers- Bacillus
Microbes in the oral cavity can be reduced by - Answers- Pre-procedural rinses
Creutzfeldt- Jacobs disease is linked to - Answers- Prions
Legionnaires disease has two acute disease linked to it, which is the one listed below -
Answers- Pontiac fever
Which agency regulates disinfectants - Answers- EPA
What is a disadvantage to synthetic phenol compounds? - Answers- Leaves a residue
or build up
Which sterilizer is best monitored by bacillus astrophesus spores? - Answers- Dry heat
Which chemical agent is not recommended for use as a surface disinfectant in a dental
office? - Answers- Gluteraldehyde
A sharps container is an example of which type of control - Answers- Engineering
control
Which hepatitis virus should healthcare personnel be immunized against - Answers-
Hep B
Which of the following diseases can be spread through contaminated water supplies -
Answers- Legionnaires disease
The patient presents with symptoms of oral yeast infection. What condition could have
caused this infection? - Answers- Oral candidiasis
What is a microorganism called that is capable of causing diseases? - Answers-
Pathogen
The bacterial spore that is used to test chemical liquid sterilization - Answers-
Geobacillus stearothermophilus
What does the term CFU mean - Answers- Colony forming units
When using a ultrasonic cleaner, which procedure is correct - Answers- Hand scrub
instruments before placement and ultrasonic cleaner
Recording of the highest temperature reached during the sterilization cycle is an
example of which method of sterilization? - Answers- Physical or mechanical
Which government agency regulates effectiveness of sterilizers? - Answers- EPA
What is the last PPE equipment to put on before treating a patient - Answers- Gloves
Which method is not recommended for sterilizing handpieces - Answers- Dry heat
Which skin reaction would not be associated with wearing gloves in the clinic -
Answers- Chemical hypersensitivity
When should one change protective clothing? - Answers- When visibly soiled
Which hepatitis virus has the longest incubation time - Answers- B
And inflammation of the lining or valves of the heart is caused by the presence of
bacteria in the blood stream - Answers- Endocarditis
Which mode of transmission is most common with tuberculosis - Answers- Inhalation
What is the purpose of the Spaulding classification system - Answers- Ranks
instruments as their potential to cause infection
, What is the maximum acceptable level of bacteria in a dental unit water as
recommended by the CDC - Answers- 500 CFU/ml
The microbes that contaminates the hands after touching the surfaces are referred to as
- Answers- Transient flora
What is the maximum volume a single container alcohol-based hand rub solution placed
within a dental treatment room can legally have? - Answers- 2.0L
Which of the following agents is not a tuberculocidal? - Answers- Iodophors
When an assistant transfers a microbe from one patient to his or her hand and then to
another patients mouth , this transmission is referred to as - Answers- Indirect contact
National Institute of occupational safety and health labels face masks with this number -
Answers- N95
What number would you put in the red section of the diamond if the information on the
SDS stated that it is a flammable with a flashpoint below 100°F - Answers- 3
If this image is on your chemical it states (!) - Answers- General warning
Appropriate length for nails is - Answers- 1/4 inch
What shape bacteria is tuberculosis - Answers- Bacillus
Microbes in the oral cavity can be reduced by - Answers- Pre-procedural rinses
Creutzfeldt- Jacobs disease is linked to - Answers- Prions
Legionnaires disease has two acute disease linked to it, which is the one listed below -
Answers- Pontiac fever
Which agency regulates disinfectants - Answers- EPA
What is a disadvantage to synthetic phenol compounds? - Answers- Leaves a residue
or build up
Which sterilizer is best monitored by bacillus astrophesus spores? - Answers- Dry heat
Which chemical agent is not recommended for use as a surface disinfectant in a dental
office? - Answers- Gluteraldehyde
A sharps container is an example of which type of control - Answers- Engineering
control
