Ch.19 Disease Transmission And Infection Prevention

Question 1

________ transmission is touching or contact with a patients blood or saliva.

Answer 1

Direct.

Question 2

Wearing a dental lab coat home is an example ___________ of disease transmission.

Answer 2

Dental office to community.

Question 3

The dental team member should get what PPE free of charge from their employer?

Answer 3

Protective eyeware, mask lab coat and gloves.

Question 4

Type IV is the most common type of ______ allergy.

Answer 4

Latex.

Question 5

___________-________ disease belongs in a group of neurologic disorders.

Answer 5

Cruetzfeldt-Jakob

Question 6

Pathogens occurring through contact from person to another person is ______ transmission.

Answer 6

Direct.

Question 7

Immunization or vacation is known as __________ immunity.

Answer 7

Artificially acquired.

Question 8

___________ is an infection that lasts a short duration.

Answer 8

Acute infection

Question 9

___________ allows the body to resist disease and prevents foreign bodies from causing infection.

Answer 9

Immunity.

Question 10

_________ issues specific standards to protect the health of employees in the United States.

Answer 10

OHSA

Question 11

The CDC term ________ applies to contact with all body fluids, secretions, and excretions (except sweat) , regardless of whether they contain blood.

Answer 11

Standard Precautions.

Question 12

What is the correct sequence for handwashing and gloving?

Answer 12

Wash hands before you put on gloves and immediately after you remove gloves.

Question 13

Who requires use of protective eyewear with front and side protection during exposure-prone procedures?

Answer 13

BBP Standard.

Question 14

___________ is when pathogens enter the body and cause infection.

Answer 14

Portal of entry.

Question 15

How can tuberculosis, botulism, and streptococcal infections spread?

Answer 15

By food and water transmission.

Question 16

Surface barriers, hand washing, and sterilized instruments are all good measures in avoiding ___________ disease.

Answer 16

Patient to patient.

Question 17

What can you put over your containment gloved hand when getting out a clean instrument?

Answer 17

Overgloves

Question 18

Infectious agent is the first link in the :

Answer 18

Chain of infection.

Question 19

__________ are capable of remaining airborne for extended periods and can be inhaled.

Answer 19

Mist-like aerosols.

Question 20

What is the most common route of patient to dental team disease transmission in the dental office?

Answer 20

Direct contact with the patient’s blood or saliva.

Question 21

What does the bloodborne pathogens standard state about contaminated clothing?

Answer 21

Clothing can be picked up by a laundry service.

Question 22

The number of pathogenic microorganisms can be directly related to _________.

Answer 22

Bioburden.

Question 23

___________ is referred to the spread of disease through droplets of moisture that contain bacteria or viruses.

Answer 23

Airborne transmission.

Question 24

The ___________ transmission of infection occurs through the mucosal surface of the eyes, nose, and mouth.

Answer 24

Patient to dental team.

Question 25

_____________ are worn to protect the dental professional from inhaling infections microorganisms, aerosol and spray from handpieces or an air-water syringe and any accidental splashes.

Answer 25

Protective masks.

Question 26

___________ are disease causing organisms.

Answer 26

Pathogens.

Question 27

__________ are disease causing organisms transferred through contact with blood or other body fluids.

Answer 27

Bloodborne pathogens.

Question 28

_____________ represents a standard of care designed to protect healthcare providers from pathogens that can be spread by blood or any other bodily fluid, excretion, or secretion.

Answer 28

Standard precations.

Question 29

___________ hand rubs are more effective at reducing microbial flora than plain soap or antimicrobial hand washes.

Answer 29

Alcohol-based.

Question 30

When wearing PPE, what is the first item removed?

Answer 30

Gloves.

Question 31

CDC guidelines and the _______ considers saliva to be a potentially infectious body fluid.

Answer 31

OSHA Blood-borne Pathogens Standards

Question 32

In the chain of infection, the _________ is a person who is unable to resist infection by a particular pathogen.

Answer 32

Susceptible host.

Question 33

__________ transmission are pathogens transmitted by cuts or punctures.

Answer 33

Parenteral. ( breaking of the skin )

Question 34

Using gloves, face masks, rubber dams and hand washing are all _________ measures that help prevent disease transmission to the dental professional.

Answer 34

Infection Control.

Question 35

Wearing clothing made of fluid resistant material, disposable jackets/gowns, and minimizing the amount of uncovered skin are all part of ________ Standards.

Answer 35

Infection control

Question 36

_____________ is when immunity is recovered from a disease.

Answer 36

Active naturally acquired immunity.

Question 37

_________ is used during dental treatment, can be made of latex or vinyl.

Answer 37

Exam gloves.

Question 38

When sending a removable prothesis or impression to the dental lab (in or out of office) when should the prothesis or impression be disinfected?

Answer 38

As soon as possible after removal from the patients mouth.

Question 39

_________ is a persistent infection with recurrent symptoms that “come and go”

Answer 39

Latent infection.

Question 40

What is the best method of infection control with any intraoral equipment?

Answer 40

Always following the manufactures recommendations.