CPI Flashcards
Name 2 of the infectious agents the dental team must provide status certification for?
Hepatitis B and C.
How often should NES infection control support team in practice training be carried out?
Every 3 years.
What section of the checklist relates to “suitable protective clothing for dentists and staff”?
4H personal protective equipment.
Section 2H infection control 1 and 2 and 3 relate to which 3 policy’s?
HH.
Items characterised on the CPI checklist as (A) are?
Essential.
The order in which we remove PPE is known as what?
Doffing.
Products used for cleaning should have what type of activity, name one?
Bactericidal.
What method does the dentist use to fold down the apron?
Ripped at neck and waist and pulled away from body.
What colour is the healthcare waste bag?
Orange.
Give an example of PPE that a dental nurse wears.
Apron.
How many ppm available chlorine should a product that is being used for environmental cleaning have?
1000.
What term is used to describe the order in which we put on PPE?
Donning.
What is the first item of PPE taken off by the dentist?
Gloves.
What is the first thing you do when performing hand hygiene?
Turn on tap using elbow.
Name one essential element of infection prevention and control?
Hand hygiene.
How has covid changed the way patients enter the practice?
Process when patients arrive
- wait to be escorted into practice
- bring few belongings
- non-clinical staff member to escort patients to ensure all non-clinical areas of the practice are cleaned and maintained
- patient use hand hygiene station
- shown to reception to be shown COVID questions and update medical history (this applies to chaperone too (COVID))
- inform patient that the team will be wearing protective clothing.
How has covid affected the way we communicate with patients pre-appointment?
Communication with patients pre-appointment
-check answer machines/social media etc are accurate
-send emails texts when reopening
-video conferencing could be used
-checklist for receptionists
-triage- include symptoms of COVID
(advise patients to attend unaccompanied and not early/late)
-provide some information about their treatment and let them know they might be referred.
What measures have practices put in place in order to reopen during COVID?
- instructions posted at entrance
- all areas decluttered
- installing screens at receptions
- use of floor markings
- provide hand sanitiser
- information on cough/sneeze etiquette
- one door for entry and one for exit
- separate waiting areas could be used
- toilets should remain closed unless access is asked for
- toilets cleaned after each use
- display hand hygiene notices
- lidded bins
- air hand dryers should not be used
- staff areas should be socially distanced.
What is the order of removal of PPE?
-remove gloves first (outside of glove is contaminated), remove apron (fold apron down), remove eye/face protection, remove mask (don’t touch the front of the mask).
