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Disease Transmission and Infection Control Flashcards

1
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Chain of Infection has four parts

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  • Virulence
  • Number of organisms
  • Susceptible host
  • Portal of entry
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Refers to the degree of pathogenicity or strength of the organism in its ability to produce diseases

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Virulence

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Is one that may have severe symptoms that appear soon after the initial infection occurs and usually times only a short time

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Acute Infection

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4
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An Infectious disease is one that can be transmitted or spread in some way from one host to another.

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Diseases transmission

-an infectious disease is one that is communicable or contagious

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Diseases can be transmitted in the dental office in variety of ways, including

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  • Patient to dental team
  • patient to patient
  • Dental office to community
  • Dental team to Patient
  • Community to dental office to patient
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6
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Is the transfer of organisms to a susceptible person by

  • Handling contaminated instruments
  • touching contaminated surfaces and then touching the face, eyes, or mouth
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Indirect transmission

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7
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What is the most common route of disease transmission is the dental office?

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Patients blood or saliva

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8
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Infection is disease transmission by dirty hands on contaminated articles such as

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Instruments
Towels
Drinking glasses

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9
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What is another name for airborne transmission?

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Droplet infection

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10
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Are carried in the blood and body fluids of infected individuals?

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Bloodborne pathogens

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11
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Helps prevent foreign bodies from causing infection

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Immunity

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12
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Immunity that is present at birth

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Inherited immunity

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13
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Is the federal regulatory agency whose role is to issue specific standards to protect the health of employees in the United States

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OSHA

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14
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The CDC_______ recommend a routine booster of the HBV vaccine

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Does not

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15
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What year did the CDC issue guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care?

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2003

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16
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Why cant Rings, fingernail polish or artificial nails be worn?

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Of puncturing exam gloves and microorganisms that thrive around the cuticles

17
Q

The OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens standard is the law designed to do what?

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Protect employees against occupational exposure to bloodborne disease-causing organisms

18
Q

What are common bloodborne pathogens

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HBV
HIV
HCV

19
Q

Bloodborne pathogens standards has how many categories for the dental office employees

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3

20
Q

The exposure control plan must be

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reviewed and updated annually

21
Q

When is it important to wash your hands

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before putting gloves on and after removing gloves and anytime contaminated objects are touched with bare hands

22
Q

What type of protective eyewear is used during dental treatment?

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Glasses with protective side shields
shin eyewear for the patients
and gogles

23
Q

What are the most common materials exam gloves are made of?

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Latex
Vinyl
Nitrile

24
Q

What type of laxes allergy is the most serious and can even result in death?

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Type I

25
Q

What are the steps of first aid after exposure incident

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Applying antiseptic to the area affected

wash your hands with antimicrobial soap

26
Q

___________are more effective at reducing microbial flora than plan soap or even antimicrobial handwashes

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alcohol-based hand rubs

27
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(CDC Guideline) The term Standard Precaution applies to contact with

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Blood
Nonintact skin
All body fluids
Secretions
Excretions
28
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Contaminated waste that has had contact with blood or other body fluids ( barriers or patient napkins) is disposed of as

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as general waste

29
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Contaminated protective clothing can be laundered

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in the dental office or picked up by laundry service

30
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Should be disinfected as soon as possible after removal from the patient’s mouth

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Dental prostheses or Impressions

31
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Correct order to remove PPE is to first remove

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Gloves

32
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Provided by the employer

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PPE

33
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Most common route of diseases in a dental office

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Indirect contact

34
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Apply to contact with blood, non-intact skin, all body fluids, secretion and excretion

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Standard precautions

35
Q

The law designed to protect employees against occupational exposures to bloodborne disease-causing organisms such as HBV, HIV, HCV

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OSHA Pathogen standard

36
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Regulatory agency whose role is to issue specific standard to protect the health of employees in the United States

A

OSHA

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