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35 Cards in this Set
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True or False: To date, there has been no documentation of dental disease to patients resulting from contaminated instruments or surfaces .
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True
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A dental assistant rips her glove on a bur while assisting a dental procedure. Her blood drops in the mouth of the patient. This is example of _________contact from DHCW to patient.
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Direct
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A patient accidentally spits on the DHCW. This is an example of cross-contamination of _________to________ by ______contact
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Patient to dental worker by direct contact.
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Cleansing inside of the dental unit water lines and/or using a new and separate source of water for dental procedures is an example of preventing cross-contamination from________to __________
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Community to patient
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Name the reason why DHCW is most likely to infect patients.
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Not following proper procedures
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Name the triple childhood immunization to prevent infection from puncture wounds, diptheria and pertussis
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DPT
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Clostridium tetani causes_______
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Tetanus
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What is not typical of the flu but more typical of the common cold?
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a. abrupt fever
b. sore throat c. extreme fatigue d. headache |
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True or False: Tetanus is a preventable disease.
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True
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Identify 3 reasons why dental offices do not comply with CDC guidelines for HBV
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cost, safety, privacy-related issues, lack of education, do not perceive the need
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Name three groups that are at high risk for the flu.
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Person with asthma, person with compromising medical conditions, person receiving chemotherapy, pregnant woman.
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Which age group is most likely to experience lower post vaccination antibody titers and remain susceptible to disease after vaccination?
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Elderly over age 65 with chronic diseases
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Name four ways Hepatitis B can be transmitted.
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1.percutaneous 2.permucosal, 3. sexual contact, 4. mother to fetus or infant. (can be semen, tears, feces, urine, vaginal, saliva, blood).
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Name the vaccine for Hepatitis B
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Recombivax or Energix-B
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The risk for developing chronic HBV is greatest for what age group?
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Infants infected at birth
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The best protection against hepatitis B (HBV) is_______
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Immunization
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Is screening to determine previous exposure to HBV recommended before vaccination?
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No
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Usually, the only reason there may be a problem in using a community water supply in the dental office is if the community has ordered the water to be boiled. True or false?
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True
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_________is described as the number of microorganisms that invade the body.
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Dose
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True or False: In determinants of infectious disease, we can control the resistance and the virulence but not the dose of the microorganisms a person is exposed to.
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False, we can only control the dose.
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The resistance of our body's defense mechanisms against disease is called __________
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immunity
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Which are the determinants of infectious diseases? Dose, resistance, virulence, or gram positive staining
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Dose, resistance and virulence.
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How often is a tetanus booster recommended?
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Every 10 years
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True or False? Hepatitis B is defined as a bloodborne pathogen and can be found only in blood and blood products.
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False, can also be found in saliva, semen, etc.
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What is transmitted by dirt or puncture wounds?
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Tetanus
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Go to work today?. 103F fever, intense headache, extreme tiredness and hacking cough tell you to do what? Choices: Take a cold medicine and go to work or stay home?
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Stay home. You have influenza which is very contagious
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________are the best way to prevent influenza
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vaccines
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LAIV is acronymn for___________
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Live attenuated (weakened) influenza virus
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List reasons given by dental offices for not complying with CDC guidelines for HBV.
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cost, safety, privacy related issues, lack of education, do not perceive the need
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You are the infection control officer for your dental office. Where will you go to get the most updated guideline? Failure to follow their guidelines can result in office shutdown.
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CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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What acronym must be on your safety glasses to assure they are acceptable and safe
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ANSI American National Standards Institute
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Who regulates the protection of workers in Michigan with even stricter guidelines than OSHA
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MIOSHA
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OSHA and MIOSHA protect:
workers or patients? |
Workers
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Which organization makes recommendation for infection control and products?
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American Dental Association
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Which organization regulates the manufacture and labeling of medical devices?
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Food and Drug Administration FDA
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