Disease Transmission and Infection Control

Question 1

Chain of Infection has four parts

Answer 1

• Virulence
• Number of organisms
• Susceptible host
• Portal of entry

Question 2

Refers to the degree of pathogenicity or strength of the organism in its ability to produce diseases

Answer 2

Virulence

Question 3

Is one that may have severe symptoms that appear soon after the initial infection occurs and usually times only a short time

Answer 3

Acute Infection

Question 4

An Infectious disease is one that can be transmitted or spread in some way from one host to another.

Answer 4

Diseases transmission

-an infectious disease is one that is communicable or contagious

Question 5

Diseases can be transmitted in the dental office in variety of ways, including

Answer 5

• Patient to dental team
• patient to patient
• Dental office to community
• Dental team to Patient
• Community to dental office to patient

Question 6

Is the transfer of organisms to a susceptible person by

• Handling contaminated instruments
• touching contaminated surfaces and then touching the face, eyes, or mouth

Answer 6

Indirect transmission

Question 7

What is the most common route of disease transmission is the dental office?

Answer 7

Patients blood or saliva

Question 8

Infection is disease transmission by dirty hands on contaminated articles such as

Answer 8

Instruments
Towels
Drinking glasses

Question 9

What is another name for airborne transmission?

Answer 9

Droplet infection

Question 10

Are carried in the blood and body fluids of infected individuals?

Answer 10

Bloodborne pathogens

Question 11

Helps prevent foreign bodies from causing infection

Answer 11

Immunity

Question 12

Immunity that is present at birth

Answer 12

Inherited immunity

Question 13

Is the federal regulatory agency whose role is to issue specific standards to protect the health of employees in the United States

Answer 13

OSHA

Question 14

The CDC_______ recommend a routine booster of the HBV vaccine

Answer 14

Does not

Question 15

What year did the CDC issue guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care?

Answer 15

2003

Question 16

Why cant Rings, fingernail polish or artificial nails be worn?

Answer 16

Of puncturing exam gloves and microorganisms that thrive around the cuticles

Question 17

The OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens standard is the law designed to do what?

Answer 17

Protect employees against occupational exposure to bloodborne disease-causing organisms

Question 18

What are common bloodborne pathogens

Answer 18

HBV
HIV
HCV

Question 19

Bloodborne pathogens standards has how many categories for the dental office employees

Answer 19

3

Question 20

The exposure control plan must be

Answer 20

reviewed and updated annually

Question 21

When is it important to wash your hands

Answer 21

before putting gloves on and after removing gloves and anytime contaminated objects are touched with bare hands

Question 22

What type of protective eyewear is used during dental treatment?

Answer 22

Glasses with protective side shields
shin eyewear for the patients
and gogles

Question 23

What are the most common materials exam gloves are made of?

Answer 23

Latex
Vinyl
Nitrile

Question 24

What type of laxes allergy is the most serious and can even result in death?

Answer 24

Type I

Question 25

What are the steps of first aid after exposure incident

Answer 25

Applying antiseptic to the area affected | wash your hands with antimicrobial soap

Question 26

___________are more effective at reducing microbial flora than plan soap or even antimicrobial handwashes

Answer 26

alcohol-based hand rubs

Question 27

(CDC Guideline) The term Standard Precaution applies to contact with

Answer 27

``` Blood Nonintact skin All body fluids Secretions Excretions ```

Question 28

Contaminated waste that has had contact with blood or other body fluids ( barriers or patient napkins) is disposed of as

Answer 28

as general waste

Question 29

Contaminated protective clothing can be laundered

Answer 29

in the dental office or picked up by laundry service

Question 30

Should be disinfected as soon as possible after removal from the patient's mouth

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Dental prostheses or Impressions

Question 31

Correct order to remove PPE is to first remove

Answer 31

Gloves

Question 32

Provided by the employer

Answer 32

PPE

Question 33

Most common route of diseases in a dental office

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Indirect contact

Question 34

Apply to contact with blood, non-intact skin, all body fluids, secretion and excretion

Answer 34

Standard precautions

Question 35

The law designed to protect employees against occupational exposures to bloodborne disease-causing organisms such as HBV, HIV, HCV

Answer 35

OSHA Pathogen standard

Question 36

Regulatory agency whose role is to issue specific standard to protect the health of employees in the United States

Answer 36

OSHA