To disinfect a contaminated clinical surface the disinfectant must be:

All of the following pathogens could be contracted by a needlestick or a poke with a contaminated instrument.  The only pathogen listed below that is an airborne pathogen is:

When you get a hepatitis B vaccine your body forms _______ to protect you from getting a Hepatitis B infection.

A microorganism capable of causing a disease is known as________:

A dental assistant is wearing the proper exam gloves while assisting during a chairside procedure.  During room decontamination, the assistant touches their eye with the contaminated gloves and infects their eye with a herpetic infection from the patient.  This type of disease transmission is known as:

While processing contaminated instruments, the dental assistant must wear all necessary PPE which include:

The first step when processing a contaminated surface is:

Barriers should be placed on:

A dental assistant is taking x-rays on a patient, and they do not put exam gloves on.  The dental assistant has a large open wound on their finger (non-intact skin) and sticks their hand directly into the patient’s mouth.  The dental assistant’s finger becomes infected.  This type of disease transmission is known as:

When MUST (required) DHCP wash hands with soap and water, not alcohol hand sanitizers?

 A dental assistant is wearing the proper heavy-duty utility gloves (HDUG) during treatment   room contamination.  The assistant removes their gloves and accidently pokes themself with a contaminated needle while throwing the needle into the sharps container.  The assistant becomes infected with HIV from the patient.  This type of disease transmission in known as:

According to the DBC’s Minimum Standards For Infection Control, when can the DHCP use either soap & water or an alcohol-based hand rub?

If a DHCP has non-intact skin, like a deep cut or weeping dermatitis, they must refrain from:

The most difficult pathway to control for the spread of disease is:

Scrubs or uniforms are considered to be appropriate PPE.

When is it okay to use an alcohol-based hand rub (hand sanitizer) instead of  washing with soap and water?

According to OSHA and the DBC, employers must provide appropriate PPE for their employees at no cost to the employees.

The finest form of droplets that can spread disease through inhaling (inhalation) are:

Which of the following are acceptable manners of preventing a needlestick injury when recapping a needle/syringe?

The Dental Board of California (DBC) requires all DHCP to follow which standard for the safety of patients with regards to infection control?

A face mask is intended to protect which portal(s) of entry?

“Critical instruments” are instruments that:

“Semi-Critical instruments” are instruments that:

The proper method for processing contaminated “critical and semi critical instruments” for reuse is:

Appropriate PPE must be worn while:

 According to the DBC, all packages (pouches) of instruments and wrapped cassettes of instruments must have the date of sterilization on each package/wrap and:

Packages and wrapped cassettes of instruments should be dry before removing them from the sterilizer or handling them because:

The pathogen that enter the respiratory systems via the mouth, nose and eyes, is:

Cleaning:

OSHA requires all DHCP to follow which standard to keep the employee (worker) safe from needlestick injuries?

The Minimum Standards for Infection Control

The Bloodborne Pathogens Standards

The United Standard