Infection Control for Dental Professionals: The California Requirement _______________________________
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INFECTION CONTROL FOR DENTAL PROFESSIONALS: THE CALIFORNIA REQUIREMENT Select the best answer for each question and mark your answers on page 85. For faster service, complete your test online at EliteLearning.com/Book.
1. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) adopted the nation’s first aerosol transmissible disease (ATD) standard in
6. The OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard mandates the wearing of masks, eye protection, and face shields
A) without removal all day for all patients. B) only for invasive procedures, such as surgery. C) for all forms of patient contact, regardless of risk. D) when blood or other potentially infectious material exposures are likely.
A) 1981. B) 1991. C) 2003. D) 2009.
2. California dental offices must comply with the ATD standard if they A) do not treat patients with identified ATD cases. B) treat patients with suspected or confirmed illnesses that require Airborne or Droplet Precautions. C) refrain from performing aerosol-generating
7. Studies have shown that which of the following types of gloves have the highest failure rates?
A) Vinyl B) Latex C) Nitrile D) Surgical gloves
8. Devices connected to the dental water system that enter the patient’s mouth should be flushed for how long after each patient? A) No more than 15 seconds
dental procedures on patients identified as a possible ATD transmission risk.
D) All of the above
3. The average risk for infection after a needlestick or cut exposure to hepatitis C virus-infected blood is approximately
B) At least 20 seconds C) At least 90 seconds D) Exactly 2 minutes
A) 0.3%. B) 1.8%. C) 3%. D) 18%.
9. Which of the following is NOT a regulated waste found in dental practice settings? A) Extracted teeth
B) Contaminated sharp items C) Gauze saturated with blood D) Disposable gloves, masks, and gowns
4. Of the following, which generally poses the greatest risk for airborne infection?
A) Splatter B) Droplets C) Aerosols D) Unwashed hands
10. Postexposure prophylaxis, or the provision of medications after a substantial exposure in order to reduce the likelihood of infection, is available for A) HIV.
5. Standard Precautions apply to contact with all of the following, EXCEPT:
B) hepatitis B. C) hepatitis C. D) Both A and B
A) Blood B) Sweat C) Intact skin D) Mucous membranes
Course Code: DCA02IF
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