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Safety measures
Radiology POS 802
Question | Answer |
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Asepsis | the absence of pathogens or disease causing microoganisms |
disinfect | to inhibit or destroy disease-causing microoganisms through use of a chemical or physical procedure |
disinfection | the act of disinfecting |
incident exposure | a specific incident involving contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that results from procedures by the dental professional |
occupational exposure | contact with blood or other infectious materials involving the skin, eye, or mucous membranes that results from procedures performed by the dental professional |
parenteral exposure | contact with blood or other infectious materials that results from piercing or puncturing the skin |
pathogen | a microoganism capable of causing disease |
risk management | policies and procedures that should be followed by the dental radiographer to reduce the chances that legal action be filed against them |
cumulative effects | the additive effects of repeated radiation exposure |
Maximum Permissible Dose | maximum accumulated dose that may be received by a person occupationally exposed to radiation |