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| Why are infection control protocols used in dentistry? |
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| to minimize the potential for disease transmission |
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| What are the three ways that disease can be transmitted? |
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1.from patient to dental professional
2.from dental professional to patient
3.from one patient to another |
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| a microorganism capable of producing disease |
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| a substance that inhibits the growth of bacteria, used to describe handwashing or wound cleaning procedures |
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| the absence of pathogens or disease causing microorganisms, describes procedures that prevent infection |
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| pathogens present on blood that cause disease in humans |
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| the use of chemical or physical procedure to inhibit or destroy pathogens |
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| a specific incident that involves contact with blood or other potentially infectious material |
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| waste that consists of blood, blood products, contaminated sharps or other micro-biologic products |
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| any object that can penetrate skin |
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| the use of physical or chemical procedure to destroy ALL pathogens (including spores) |
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| treat all body fluids as infectious |
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| What are the guidelines for infection control practices? (4) |
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1.Personal Protective equipment
2.handwashing and care of hands
3.steralization and disinfection of instruments
4.cleaning and disinfection of dental unit and environmental surfaces |
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| to prevent skin contact and mucus membrane exposure when in contact with blood and saliva |
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| What are the components of PPE? (4) |
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1.masks
2.gloves
3.gown
4.protective eyewear |
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| When do you wash your hands? (2) |
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1.at the beginning of the day
2.between patients |
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| What are some things you should watch for on your hands? (2) |
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1.inspect for abrasions
2.nail length |
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| What are critical instruments? |
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| instruments used to penetrate tissue(ex: our instruments) |
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| What are semicritical instruments? |
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| instruments that contact soft tissue but do not break it (ex: mirror) |
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| What are noncritical instruments? |
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| devices that don't come in contact with body fluids(ex: flood pressure cuff) |
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| What are some examples of intermediate level disinfectants? |
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| labeled at hospital disinfectants, tuburculocidal, phenolics, iodophors, chlorine containing compounds |
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| What are some examples of low level disinfectants? |
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| labeled only as hospital disinfectants, reccommended for general house keeping |
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| When are infection control procedures used? |
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| before, during, after exposure, and for processing |
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| What should you do before setting up the rad unit? |
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| don eyewear, wash hands, turn on the xray unit |
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| What should you do before setting up the rad unit? |
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| don eyewear, wash hands, turn on the xray unit |
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| What should you do when the patient comes in the room? (4) |
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1.seat patient
2.put on patients glasses
3.put on lead apron
4.don PPE |
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| Should exam gloves be on to open the sterile XCP packet? |
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| Should you touch surfaces without barriers with exam gloves on? |
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| What are the steps you should take to prepare for patient dismissal? (4) |
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1.remove gloves
2.wash hands
3.remove lead apron
4.dismiss patient |
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| Should you spray the digital sensor with disinfectant? Can you wipe it down with disinfectant? |
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| NO and yes you can wipe it down |
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| What should you carry into the darkroom when developing film? |
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| with clean hands carry the cup with film in it, pencil, and a pair of gloves, and a piece of plastic Wher |
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| Where should you place your mount while your films are going through the automatic processor? |
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| on top to identify the person using it |
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| Where should you place your lead? |
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