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138 Cards in this Set
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Competency
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the skills, understanding and professional values of an individual ready for beginning dental hygiene pratice
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continuing education
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postlicensure short-term educational experiences for refresher, updating and renewal
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cotherapist
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the relationships b/w pt, the dentist, and dental hygienist when coordintaing the efforts to attain and maintain the oral health of the pt
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dental hygiene care
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the science and pratice of the prevention of oral diseases
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dental hygiene care plan
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the services within the framework of the total treatment plan to be carried out by the dental hygienist
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dental hygiene diagnosis
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identification of an existing or potential oral health problem that a dental hygienist is qualified and licensed to treat
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dental hygiene proess of care
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an organized systematic group of activities that provides the framwork for delivering quality dental hygiene care
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dental hygienist
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dental health specialist whose primary concern is the maintence of oral health and the prevention of oral disease
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health
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state of physicall mental and socail well-being, not only the absence of disease
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health promotion
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the process of enabling people to increase control and improve their health through self-care, mutual aid, and the creation of healthy environments
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hygiene
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the science of health and its preservations; such as cleanliness, that is conducive to the preservation of heath
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IFDH
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international federation of dental hygienist
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oral hygiene
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proceduress for preservation of health of the oral cavity
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intervention
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an action taken by the dental hygienist to maintain or restore a pts optimal oral health
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primary healthcare
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employs the techniques and agents to abort the onset of disease, to reverse the progress of the initial stages of disease, or to arrest the diease process before treatment becomes necessary
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prognosis
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a forecast of the probable course and outcome of the treatment of a condition or disease
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supervision
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term applied to a legal relationship b/w dentist and dental team members of the pratice
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direct supervision
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the dentist has diagnosed and authorized the condition to be treated, remains on the premises while the procedure is performed, and approves the work preformed before dismissial of the pt
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general supervision
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the dentist has authorized the prcedure for a pat of record but need not be present when the authorized procedure is carried out by a licensed dental hygienist
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personal supervision
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while the dentist is personally treating a pt, the dental hygienist is authorized to aid in the tx by concurrently performing a supportive procedure
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culture
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refers to a learned set of beleifs, values, attitudes, convitions, and behaviors that are common to a group of ppl and usually passed down from one generation to generation
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cultural compentence
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setof congruent attitudes, skills, behaviors and policies that enable effective cross-cultural communication for delivery of oral health services
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culturally effective oral health care
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refers to the dynamic relationships b/w provider and pt that results in cuturally relvenat and cuturally specific oral healthcare recommendations
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cultural sensitivity
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refers to making an effort to understand the language, culture and behaviors of diverse individuals and groups
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linguistic competence
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refers to providing culturally appropriate oral and written health information for persons with limited proficiency in english
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oral health disparities
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significant differences in oral health stauts and/or access to oral health services b/w one population to another
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plain language publication
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written health information that uses simplified terminolgy, pictures or any other method that can enhance understanding for pts with limited language proficiency
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sterotyping
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refers to seeing individuals from a population group as having no individuality , as though all have the same characteristics
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autonomy
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the act of self-determination by persons with the ability to make a choice or decision
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beneficence
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doing good for a benefit or enhanced welfare
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Aersol
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an artificially generated collection of particales suspended in the air
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suspension of particles in the air that consists partially or wholly of microorganisms
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microbial aersol
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diminished reactivity to specific antigens;inability to react to skin-test antigen
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anegery
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a souluable protein molecule produced and secreted by body cells in response to an antigen
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antibody
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a substance that is capable, under appropriate condidtions, including a specific immune respone and of reacting with the products of that respone
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antigen
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a person who harbors a specific infectious agent in the absence of discerninle clinical disease and serves as a potential source of infection
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carrier
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an individual who harbors pathogenic organisms without clinically recognizable symptoms; a carrier may infect those he/she contacts
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asymptomatic carrier
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United states centers for disease control and prevention
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CDCP
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colony forming unit
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CFU
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the time during which an infectious agent may be transferred directly or indirectly from an infected person to another person
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communicable period of disease
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diminutive drop, such as a particle of moisture expelled while coughing, sneezing, or speaking that may carry an infectious agent
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droplet
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an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; a laboratory test to detect antibodyin the blood strem
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ELISA or EIA
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a laboratory test for antibody that is more specific than EIA and is used to validate seropositive reactions to the EIS
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western blot (WB)
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the constant presence of a disease or infectious agent within a geographic area
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endemic
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widespread occurrence of cases of an illness in a community or region
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epdemic
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an inanimate object or material on which disease producing agents may be conveyed
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fomite or fomes
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heathcare personnel
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HCP
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dental healthcare personnel
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DHCP
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an infection associated with or acquired during medical or surgical intervention
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heathcare-assiociated infection
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(limited) to an adverse infectious outcome occuring in the hospital
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noscomial
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the resistant that a person has to a disease, may be acquired to natural
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immunity
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short-duration immunity either naturally attained by transplacental transfer from the mother or artifically acquired by inoculation of specific protective antibodies
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passive immunity
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immunity either naturally attainded by infection, with or without clinical manifestation, or artifically acquired by inoculation of the agent in a killed, modified, or varient from; in response, the body produces its ownantibodies; usually last for years
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active immunity
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the time interval b/w the initital contact with an infectious agent and the appearance of the first clinical sign or symptom of the disease
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incubation period
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state caused by the invasion, development, or multiplication of an infectious agent in the body
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infection
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first time; no preexisting antibodies
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primary infection
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persistent infection following a primary infection in which the causative agent remains inactive within certain cells
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latent infection
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symptomatic reactivation of a latent infection
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recurrent infection
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organisms capable of producing an infection
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infectious agent
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yellowness of the skin, sclerae, mucous membrane, and excretions due to hyperbilirubininmia and deposition of bile pigments
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jaundice
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the microscope living organisms of a region
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microbiota
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widespead epidemic usually affecting the population of an extensive region, several countries, or some times the entire globe
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pandemic
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infection by a route other than the alimentrary tract, such as subcantaneous, intramuscular or intravenous
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parenteral
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inflammation of the parotid gland
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parotitis
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a virus, microorganism, or other substance that causes disease
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pathogen
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capable of causing disease only when the hosts resistance is lowered
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opportunistic pathogen
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by way of, through the skin
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percutaneous
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protein particle lacking nucleic acid that has been implicated as the cause of certain neurodengenrtative diseases
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prion
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early or premonitory symptom
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prodome
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process by which viruses reproduce and mutiply
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replication
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virus with RNA as its core genetic material
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retrovirus
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the indentification of a disease by serum markers of that specific condition
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serologic diagnosis
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after exposure to the etiologic agent of a disease, the blood changes from negative to postive for the serum marker for the disease
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seroconversion
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a specific finding by a laboratory blood analysis that identifices an existing disease state eg. antibody or antigen
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serum marker
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presence of virus in body secrections,in excretions or in body surface lesions with potential for tranmission
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shedding (viral)
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an approach to infection control to protect DHCP and patients from pathogens that can be spread by blood or any other body fluid, secretion or excretion
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standard precautions
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sexually transmitted disease
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STD
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continuing scrunity of all aspects of occurence and spread of a disease that are pertienent to effective control
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surveillanc of disease
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host not possessing resistance aganist an infectious agent
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susceptiable host
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passage of an infectious agent from one individual to another
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tramission( horizontal)
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passage of an infectious agent from one generation to another by breast milk or across the placenta
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vertical tranmission
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an approach to infection control in which all human blood and certain human fluids are treated as if known to be infectious for HIV,HBV, and other blood borne pathogens
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universal precautions
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a carrier that transfers an infectious microganism from one host to another
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vector
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an arthropod, insect or other living carrier in whose body the infecting organism multiplies before becoming infective to the recipient
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biologic vector
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a substance or object that serves as an intermediate means by which an infectious agent is transported and introduced into a susceptiable host though a suitable portal of entry
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vechile
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complete virus particle made up of the nucleoid and capsid
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viron
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the degree of pathogenicity or disease-envoking power of an infectious agent
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virulence
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a subcellular genetic entity capable of gaining entrance into a limited range of living cells and capable of replications withing such cells
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virus
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the time b/w exposure resulting in infection and the presence of detectable serum antibody
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window period
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the act of self-determination by persons with the ability to make a choice or decision
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autonomy
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doing good for the benefit or enhanced welfare
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beneficence
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involves the rights of pts to privacy
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confidentitality
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basic values of a profession
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core values
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a problem that involves tow morally correct choices or courses of action
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ethical dilemma
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a common problem wherein a solution is readily in the governeing pratice act, recoinizing laws, or acceptable standards of care
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ethical issuse
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a sense or moral obligation
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ethics
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fair treatment according to an equitable distribution of benefits and burdens
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jutice/fairness
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a prinicple or habit with respect to right or wrong behavior
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moral
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avoidance of harm to others
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nonmalefience
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expecitations by the pt that correlate with the duties of a professional person when providing care
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rights
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mainting a bond of trust in the relationships b/w the dental hygienist and pts, other professional persons and the public
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social trust
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a duty to tell the truth when infomation is disclosed to pts about treatment
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veracity
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character trait
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virtue
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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A IDS
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zidovudine, retrovir; drug used for the treatment of HIV and AIDS
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AZT (ZDV)
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T-helper lymphocyte; primary target cell for HIV infection
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CD4+
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deoxyribonucleic aic; holds genetic info
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DNA
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highly active antiretroviral therapy containing several antiretroviral medications; the combination has been more effective than monotherapy in the TX of of HIV
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HAART
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human immunodeficiency virus
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HIV
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antibody to human immunodeficiency virus type 1; antibody can be detected in the blodd 6 to 8 weeks
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HIV-1 antibody
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hairy leukoplakia
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HL
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injection-drug user
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IDU
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kaposi sacroma; a malignant vascular tumor
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KS
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lymphadenopathy-associated virus; one of the former names for HIV
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LAV
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morbidity and mortality weekly reporter
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MMWR
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publication of the United States Centers for disease control and prevention
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CDCP
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pneumocystis pneumonia
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PCP
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persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
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PGL
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person with AIDS
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PWA
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ribonucleic acid
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RNA
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substance, protein or nonprotein, capable or inducing allergy or specific hypersensitivity; can enter the body by being inhaled, swallowed, touched or injected
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allergen
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property of a substance that indicates it does not create a hypersensitivie reaction
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hypoallergenic
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a soap containing an active ingredient aganist microorganisms
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antimicrobial soap
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clinical hyppersensitivity state or allergy with a hereditary predisposition
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atopy
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refers to placing a physical barrier between the pt's body fluids and the healthcare personnel to prevent disease transmission
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barrier protection
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include gloves, mask, protective eyewear, and protective clothing
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barrier for HCP
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amount of immunogen usually smaller than the original amount, injected at an appropriate interval immune response to the immunogen
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booster dose
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a specific eye, mouth, mucous membrane, nonintact skin or parental conatct with blood or other potentially infectious material that results from the performance of ones usual professional duties
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exposure incident
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the process of rendering a subject immune to a particular disease by stimulation with a specific antigen to promote antibody formulation in the body
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immunization
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introduction of antigenic material or vaccine
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inoculation
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an acquired hypersensitivity reaction to the proteins found in natural rubber latex
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latex allergy
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reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parental contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of ones usual duties
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occupational exposure
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purified protein derivative for tuberculin intacutaneous skin test for TB
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PPD
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inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose
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rhinitis
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toxin treated by heat or chemical agent to destroy its deleterious properties without destroying its ability to combine with, or stimulate the formation of, antitoxin
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toxoid
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a test for the presence of active or inactive TB
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tuberculin test (mantoux)
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process of introducing a vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease
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vaccination
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a suspension of attenuated or killed microorganisms administered for the prevention or TX of an infectiotious disease
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vaccine
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