Handwashing technique includes the use of:
Dental personnel are potentially exposed to:
Clean and disinfect all dental impressions immediately after removal from the patient’s mouth.
Which of the following is not considered personal protective equipment?
Dental unit waterlines will be flushed for how long between patients?
The greatest risk of infection from a needle stick is from:
What is the most important means of preventing disease transmission?
Gloves must be worn when there is the potential for contacting:
When should face masks be changed?
Universal precautions are strategies used to _____________ the risk of transmission of pathogens in the health-care setting.
When using universal precautions, _____________ infection control procedures are used for all patients.
Counter tops and unit surfaces should be cleaned using 2x2 or 4x4 soaked in disinfectant and decontaminant cleaner, wipe all counter tops using “spray, wipe, spray technique” , never allow the gauze to go back over a previously cleared area.
What must be right after exposure?
What is the water temperature that should be used when washing hands?
The guidelines for infection control standard are set by:
Instruments should be packaged before sterilization to:
All patients must be treated equally regardless of physical condition. A patient with a communicable disease is treated with more caution.
Semi-critical instruments:
Disinfecting agents for environmental surfaces should:
Proper spore testing verification can be accomplished by:
When recapping an anesthetic needle, it is BEST to:
Face shields may be worn:
Handwashing is not necessary when taking intra-oral dental radiographs because gloves are always worn.
Which of the following statements is true?
The average risk of HIV infection after a needle stick exposure to HIV-infected blood is:
The letters CDC stand for:
Steam sterilization under pressure can be achieved with:
