Infection Control

Question 1

EPA

Answer 1

environmental protection agency - protects environment

Question 2

FDA

Answer 2

food & drug administration - regulates drugs, food, medical devices

Question 3

CDC

Answer 3

center for disease control and prevention - recommends protocols for control transmission diseases

Question 4

California board of dental examiners(BOARD)

Answer 4

governs the scope of dental practice

Question 5

OSHA

Answer 5

occupational safety and health administration - enforces regulations to protect the safety of employees

Question 6

MSDS(OSHA)

Answer 6

Manufacturers to provide material safety data sheets

Question 7

MSDS folders should include

Answer 7

list of materials used in office, chemicals found in those materials, the side effects, how to use and store materials

Question 8

OSHA training every

Answer 8

12months

Question 9

PPE

Answer 9

personal protective equipment

Question 10

PPE consist of

Answer 10

gloves, protective clothing, mask, shields or eyewear

Question 11

hand washing

Answer 11

15-30 sec with antimicrobial soap

Question 12

barriers

Answer 12

on surfaces that cannot be easily cleaned and disinfected

Question 13

to prevent saliva splatter

Answer 13

high velocity evacuation(Hvac) or rubber dam

Question 14

proper use of sharpes

Answer 14

one hand method

Question 15

protect lab techs from cross contamination

Answer 15

rinsing impressions, immersing impressions into disinfectant, place in ziplock bag and hazard label

Question 16

hand hygiene

Answer 16

no rings except wedding rings, fingernail polish, artificial nails, dry hands before gloves, use alcohol after washing for surgical procedures, no open sores

Question 17

protective clothing

Answer 17

depends on procedures and materials being used, employer is responsible for providing protective clothing, long sleeves, high neckline, cuffs tucked in band of gloves

Question 18

patient needs eyewear when

Answer 18

handpiece spatter, chemical spills, tooth fragments

Question 19

overgloving

Answer 19

clear plastic, should be worn over contaminated treatment gloves, used to precent contamination of clean objects handled during treatment

Question 20

sterile surgical gloves

Answer 20

invasive procedures, supplied in prepackaged units

Question 21

utility gloves

Answer 21

not used for direct patient care, used for cleaning rooms and instruments, can be washed, disinfected, sterilized and reused

Question 22

categories of instruments

Answer 22

disposable, critical, semi-critical, non-critical

Question 23

disposable instruments

Answer 23

one patient use only

Question 24

critical instruments

Answer 24

penetrates soft tissue, requires heat sterilization

Question 25

semi critical

Answer 25

comes in contact with tissue but does not penetrate

Question 26

non critical

Answer 26

contact skin

Question 27

steps prior to sterilizing

Answer 27

scrubbing not recommended, soak in holding, ultrasonic, rinse, examine instruments, dry, package

Question 28

disinfection

Answer 28

spray, wipe, spray again, leave for 10mins

Question 29

care of unltrasonic cleaner

Answer 29

use PPE when changing solutions, changed once a day or visibly cloudy, rinse, disinfect, rinse dry

Question 30

sterilization methods

Answer 30

steam, chemical vapor, dry, glass beads for endo

Question 31

temp/time for chemical vapor

Answer 31

270F(131C) 20 to 40 min

Question 32

time/temp steam autoclave

Answer 32

250F 20 min

Question 33

dry heat time/temp

Answer 33

320F 60 to 120 min

Question 34

sterilization process

Answer 34

the process in which all live is destroyed

Question 35

3 forms of sterilization monitoring

Answer 35

physical, chemical, biological

Question 36

factors for failed sterilization

Answer 36

overloading, improper instrument cleaning, sterilizer malfunction

Question 37

for surgical irrigation

Answer 37

use sterile solution

Question 38

waterlines and handpieces should be flushed

Answer 38

mornings and between pts for 20-30 sec