Day To Day Work

Question 1

Contemporaneous records should be completed when?

Answer 1

At the time of the procedure

Question 2

What are the three most common parts of the hands missed during hand washing?

Answer 2

Back of hands, in between the fingers and the wrists

Question 3

What are the 4 dental workplace waste?

Answer 3

1) non hazardous
2) hazardous
3) offensive
3) trade waste e.g. general/ recycle

Question 4

What is whistleblowing?

Answer 4

Being able to report incidents without it affecting you or your job

Question 5

What are the three types of funding in dental practices?

Answer 5

Private, NHS, denplan/ practice plan

Question 6

Three things needed for a fire?

Answer 6

Oxygen
Source
Heat

Question 7

What must every practice have according to the CQC?

Answer 7

Plans to move forward to best practice

Question 8

How long should water lines be flushed for at the end of a session?

Answer 8

2 minutes

Question 9

What colour cloth should be used when cleaning clinical areas?

Answer 9

Yellow

Question 10

Impressions should be disinfected with what type of product?

Answer 10

Hypochlorite (bleach)

Question 11

What form of hand washing is recommended for routine hand washing?

(The product)

Answer 11

Antimicrobial liquid soap

Question 12

An ultrasonic bath is used to do what?

Answer 12

Remove debris

Question 13

Where should an extracted tooth with metal fillings be disposed?

Answer 13

Amalgam waste

Question 14

Which of the following protects fixed dental equipment from contamination?

1) zoning
2) sterilisation
3) disinfection
4) removable membrane

Answer 14

4) removable membrane

Question 15

When should masks be discarded?

Answer 15

After every patient

Question 16

One pair of non-latex gloves should be worn..

1) in surgery to treat and record patient notes
2) in the dental practice to treat patients and process x rays
3) in the dental surgery and to pass dentures for re-insertion
4) in the dental practice to treat patients and prepare equipment for sterilisation

Answer 16

3) in the dental surgery and to pass dentures for re-insertion

Question 17

If a suture pack becomes wet it should be..

Answer 17

Discarded

Question 18

How long can unwrapped instruments be stored for in the clinical area?

Answer 18

For one day

Question 19

Latex gloves should not be worn in dental surgery because…

Answer 19

They can lead to an allergy

Question 20

Which type of hand cleanser is used in the dental theatre?

Answer 20

Aseptic surgical hand wash

Question 21

What should the handpieces be checked for following washer disinfector cleaning?

Answer 21

Bearings

Question 22

Which of the following is not an example of industrial or large scale sterilisation techniques?

1) s type autoclave sterilisation
2) bthylene gas exposure
3) gamma radiation
4) ultraviolet irradiation

Answer 22

4) ultraviolet irradiation

Question 23

What is the term used to describe the technique of protecting non-sterilisable items from cross infection by the use of impervious membranes?

Answer 23

Barrier protection

Question 24

What is the different between an N type autoclave and a B type autoclave?

Answer 24

The use of a vacuum

Question 25

Various dental equipment is single use only. Which of the following may be re used following suitable sterilisation?

1) barbed broach
2) aspirator
3) matrix band
4) polishing brush

Answer 25

2) aspirator

Question 26

Which chemical decontaminate is found in skin cleansing products for use in the clinical area?

Answer 26

Chlorhexidine

Question 27

What is the minimum length of time that the actual hand washing process with antibacterial soap should take?

Answer 27

30 seconds