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What are the three Pt care item categories?

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1.Critical-High Risk 2.Semicritical-moderate risk 3.Noncritical-low risk

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Which Pt-care item category? Surgical instruments, scalers, scalpel blades, surgical dental burs..

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Critical-High Risk

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Which Pt-care item category? Dental mouth mirror, amalgam condenser, reusable dental impression trays, dental hand pieces.

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Semicritical-moderate risk

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Which Pt-care item category? Blood pressure cuff, stethoscope, pulse oximeter.

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Noncritical-low risk

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Which Pt-care category is this describing? Penetrate soft tissue, contact bone, enter into or contact the bloodstream or other normally sterile tissue.

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Critical-High Risk

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Which Pt-care category is this describing? Contact mucous membranes, but will not penetrate soft tissue, contact bone, or enter into or contact the bloodstream or other normally sterile tissue.

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Semicritical-moderate risk

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Which Pt-care category is this? Contact with intact skin.

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Noncritical-low risk

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What method of cleaning do you use for “CRITCAL” Pt-care items?

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Heat Sterilization

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What two ways can you clean “SEMICRITICAL” Pt-care items?

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If heat tolerant: Heat Sterilization….If not heat tolerant: High-level disinfectant, liquid sterilant

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Which category does a Dental Handpiece fall under and how do we clean them?

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Semicritical….heat sterilization

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What can you use to clean “NONCRITICAL” Pt-care items? What happens if it is visibly soiled?

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Low-level disinfectant…If soiled (w/ blood or something) use intermediate-level disinfectant

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What are the 4 steps to instrument processing? Which is the MOST IMPORTANT step??

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1.Cleaning- the most important step-removing all blood, fluids, other debris before sterilizing 2.Prepare & Package 3.Sterilize-Heat/Pressure to kill spores 4.Store-dry area away from contaminants

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What are the two CLEANING instruments? Which one is recommended?

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Ultrasonic and Washers…Washers recommended because of its closed nature

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What are the 3 Sterilization methods?

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1.AutoClave-High temp & Steam underpressure 2.Dry heat Sterilizer 3.Unsaturated Chemical Vapor

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Which Sterilization method am I discussing? Advantage-Short cycle time, steam penetrates packaging well, easiest loading, appropriate for most dental items….Disadvantage-corrosion of some materials,wet packages, dulling of some sharp edges.

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AUTOCLAVE

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Which Sterilization method am I discussing? Advantage-Does not dull sharp edges, no corrosion…..Disadvantage-Long cycle time, poor penetration of heat to all surfaces, destroys heat sensitive materials, difficult to load evenly

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Dry Heat Sterilizer

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Which Sterilization method is this? Advantage-Short cycle time, doesn’t dull sharp edges,
doesn’t corrode carbon steel…..Disadvantages-Instruments must be dry, chemical odor, destroys heat sensitive plastics

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Unsaturated Chemical Vapor

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’s for BOARDS: TIME AND TEMP PLEASE—>Steam Autoclave, Gravity Displacement:

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Time: 30min, Temp:250 F

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’s for BOARDS: TIME AND TEMP PLEASE—>Steam Autoclave, Pre-Vacuum Sterilizer

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Time:4 min, Temp 270 F

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’s for BOARDS: TIME AND TEMP PLEASE—> Dry Heat Sterilizer, Static Air (3 TIMES and 3 TEMPS)

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  1. 60 min, 340 F 2. 120min,320 F 3. 150 min, 300 F
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’s for BOARDS: TIME AND TEMP PLEASE—>Dry Heat Sterilizer, Forced Air

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12min, 375 F

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’s for BOARDS: TIME AND TEMP PLEASE—>Unsaturated Chemical Vapor Sterilizer

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20 min, 270 F

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What type of Sterilization monitoring includes: assess cycle time and temperature with each cycle-visually observe gauges?

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What type of Sterilization monitoring includes: monitor sterilization parameters such as time, temperature and pressure- indicators on packages that change color. Placed in each package of each cycle.

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Chemical Indicators

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Which type of sterilization monitoring includes: Heat-resistant organisms called bacterial endospores in vials or strips placed in a load at least weekly, incubated along with control vial or strip. No growth would show that sterilization process killed the spores.
Biological Indicators
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Which sterilization monitor indicator is used with each package? What about weekly?
Chemical Indicators: each package, Biological indicator: weekly
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The minimal temperature required for sterilization by an autoclave is:
250 F
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For dry heat sterilization at a temperature of 320°, how long does it take to sterilize instruments?
2 hours
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How long can TB survive @ room temp?
MONTHS
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How long can S.Aureus survive @ room temp?
days
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How long can flus, colds, and pneumonia viruses survive @ room temp?
Hours
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How long can HIV survive @ room temp?
seconds
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How long can Herpes survive @ room temp?
minutes
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How long can Hep C survive @ room temp?
6 weeks
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_______ is sometimes called a "superbug" because it is resistant to many antibiotics. 
MRSA
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Though most MRSA infections aren't serious, some can be __________.
life-threatening
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@ UW dental school, 4 OF 7 DENTAL CLINICS TESTED POSTIVE FOR ______
MRSA
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The vast majority of these serious MRSA infections are linked to ________ exposure.
health care
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VRSA are specific types of antimicrobial- resistant staph bacteria. While most staph bacteria are susceptible to the antimicrobial agent _________ some have developed resistance.
vancomycin
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Which Hepatits group poses the greatest risk?
Hep B!!
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Which Hep am I? MOST PREVALENT FORM, ORAL FECAL CROSS CONTAMINATION, INGESTION OF CONTAMINATED FOOD OR WATER (CONTAMINATED BY INFECTED PERSON), INCUBATION IS 15-50 DAYS, HAND WASHING IS MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION, VACCINATION IS AVAILABLE
Hep A
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Which Hep am I? MOST SIGNIFICANT CONCERN FOR HCW, TRANSMITTED THROUGH BLOOD, BLOOD PRODUCTS AND/OR BODILY FLUIDS, VIRAL LIFE SPAN ON INANIMATE OBJECTS IS 7- 14 DAYS WITH VIRULENCE REMAINING HIGH, INCUBATION CAN BE 1-6 MONTHS, MANY CARRIERS WITH NO SYMPTOMS
Hep B
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_______ THE PREVALENCE OF HBV IN HCW WHEN COMPARED WITH GENERAL PUBLIC
TWICE
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Which Hep? VACCINE AVAILABLE AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGED, OSHA REQUIRES EMPLOYERS TO OFFER THE VACCINE TO ALL EMPLOYEES AT RISK OF EXPOSURE
Hep B
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Which Hep am I? TRANSMITTED THROUGH BLOOD, BLOOD PRODUCTS AND/OR BODILY FLUIDS, INCUBATION 2-6 MONTHS, SIGNIFICANT CONCERN FOR HCW’S, SUBCLINICAL CASES WITH NO SYMPTOMS, 95% OF THOSE INFECTED HAVE NO SYMPTOMS, CURRENTLY NO VACCINE EXISTS
Hep C
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Which Hep? SEVEREST FORM OF VIRAL HEPATITIS, ONLY ACQUIRED AS CO-INFECTION WITH HBV, HOST MUST BE INFECTED WITH ACUTE OR CHRONIC HBV FOR IT TO OCCUR
Hep D
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Which Hep? INCUBATION IS 2-9 WEEKS, MILD SYMPTOMS, SEEN PRIMARILY IN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES WITH CONTAMINATED WATER SUPPLIES, NO OUTBREAKS IN US, NO VACCINE EXISTS
Hep E
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Which Hep? TRANSMITTED THROUGH BLOOD, BLOOD PRODUCTS AND/OR BODILY FLUIDS, DISTANT RELATIVE OF HCV, SEEMS TO CO-EXIST WITH HBV OR HCV INFECTIONS, FREQUENCY IS UNCLEAR, NO TREATMENT AVAILABLE
Hep G
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Approximately 90% of US population is affected with this herpes virus, 99% will be subclinical with no clinical manifestations, 1% will develop full-blown disease, andMost of these are children from 6 mo to puberty.
Primary Herpetic Gingivo-stoma-titis (PHG)
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What are the causes for PHG?
Herpes 1 or 2
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Do you treat someone with an active PHG (or Herp 1, 2 for that matter)?
No
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Herpetic _______-Affects mainly the fingers of dentists and hygienists who have come in unprotected contact with a primary or recurrent lesion.
Whitlow
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Which herpes virus? CHICKEN POX, EASILY SPREAD BY DIRECT CONTACT, FEVER, HEADACHE, SORE THROAT, RASH, 14-16 DAY INCUBATION PERIOD, CHICKENPOX VACCINE
Vericella
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_______ Herpes is the most common infectious cause of __________ in the industrialized world. At this point, like with all herpes virus, there is no cure.
Ocular Herpes- corneal blindness
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What is the most common human virus?
Epstein Barr
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Which virus am I? THE RISK OF GETTING _________ THROUGH CASUAL CONTACT IS VERY SMALL. THE VIRUS IS GENERALLY PASSED FROM INFECTED PEOPLE TO OTHERS THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT WITH BODY FLUIDS, SUCH AS URINE, SALIVA, OR BREAST MILK. _____ IS SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED. IT CAN ALSO BE SPREAD THROUGH TRANSPLANTED ORGANS AND BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS.
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV)
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Stay Healthy :______ when lesion is present, if there is a doubt, wait.
Do not treat

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