A | B |
update office exposure control program must be updated | annually |
MSDS is provided by who | manufactuerer of dental materials |
bloodborne pathogen records are kept for | length of employment plus 30 years |
contaminated gloves should be thrown in | regular waste receptacle |
fauilue to meet OSHA standard | OSHA will close the office until the problem is corrected |
if an exposure occur in the dental office you should | wash hands and inform the doctor |
chemicals that are identified as a health hazard are color coded | blue |
semicritical instruments | do not penetrate tissue or bone |
sterilize impressions | 15 minutes before pouring |
if chemicals are dispensed into a container which is not the original container | place a secondary label on the container |
disposable materials | prevent cross contamination |
pandemic | occrus over a large geographis area |
alcohol hand rub | used if there are no visible soil on the hand |
airborne infectious disease which leads to death if not treated | tuberculosis |
hepatitis A | spread through fecal route |
semi-critical item | rubber dam forceps |
which OSHA standards protect healthcare workers | bloodborne pathogen standard |
Which PPE should be put on last | gloves |
Personal protective equipment consist of | gloves, mask, gown, safety glasses |
the highspeed handpiece should be | sterilized after each patient in an autoclave |
front desk and walls of the dental office are classified as housekeeping surfaces | should be cleaned with a low level disinfectant |
load steam sterilizers | loosely to ensure sterilization |
dental instruments that penetrate the tissue are known as | critical instruments |
patient to patient cross contamination | is caused by improper cleaning of the dental unit |
identified with a biohazard label | regulated waste |
the test medium for the sterilizer | bacterial endospore |
before sterlizing dental instruments | place in an ultrasonic unit or instrument washer |
common liquid sterilant in the dental office | glutaraldehyde |
corrosion of instruments | appears with dry heat sterilization |
an intermediate level disinfectant | kills some TB spores and viruses |
sterilization is defined as | destruction of all life forms |
da need a foundation in microbiology | to prevent disease transmission |
chlorine dioxide | high level disinfectant |
best way to prevent cross contamination of the xray machine | cover panel and buttons with plastic |