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ICE Test
Infection Control Exam for Dental Assistants
Question | Answer |
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What is included in an exposure control plan? | the evaluation of safety devices |
using traditional radiographic procedures, what is considered a clinical contact surface? | x-ray control panel |
What type of disinfectant would you use on M. Tuberculosis | Intermediate level disinfectant |
What is the most severe outcome of latex allergy? | Anaphylaxis |
Who is responsible for appropriate regulated waste disposal? | The General Facility |
Biopsy Specimen | a removal of tissue from a living subject or a presence of a disease |
Bloodborne Pathogens | OSHA's employee safety for needle sticking |
Organisms that live in Dental water units, ultra sonic scalers, high speed hand pieces, or syringes. | microbes |
critical | anything that penetrates soft tissue |
semi-critical | contacts mucous membranes, but does not penetrate soft tissue |
non-critical | contacts intact skin only |
sterilization | critical |
high level disinfectant | semi-critical |
intermediate or low level disinfectant | non-critical |
what is most critical in dental healthcare setting? | hand washing |
hepatitis C is a disease caused by what? | bloodborne pathogens |
What are 4 parameters of importance in st | 1. Steam 2. Pressure 3. Temperature 4. Time |
hepatitas B is the most commonly transmitted disease in dental healthcare setting | True |
When washing hands it will remove. . . | Transient microogranisms and will reduce resident flora |
Monitoring the sterilization process | chemical, mechanical, and biological |
who's responsible for writing an exposure control plan? | Employer |
employees must be trained on bloodborne pathogens standard when? | before beginning work and then yearly there after |
After completing the three dose hepatitis B vaccine series when should you be tested for proper antibody response? | 1-2 months |
Sterile packaged instruments must be repackaged and resterilized when? | packaging material is compromised |
Which microorganism is used to identify a disinfectant as intermediate level? | M. Tuberculosis var. bovis |
a needle stick involving a used anesthetic syringe can lead to what type of microbial contact? | Indirect |
When reactions associated with latex gloves, what is the most serious potential health consequences? | Type 1 hypersensitivity |
all dental healthcare personnel should have a tuberculin skin test | as a baseline, preferably upon hire |
the training for infection control should be provided how? | language of and the literacy level of the employee |
the primary active agent in the solution used for unsaturated chemical vapor sterilization is | formaldehyde |