Infection Control
The combination of wearing Gloves, Mask, Eye Protection & Gown.
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
The color assigned to dental conditions that indicate dental treatment is necessary.
What is red?
The cause of the error seen in this x-ray.
What is improper horizontal angulation?
The act of removing disposable materials, debris, closing and securing dental cassettes.
What is done prior to returning instruments to the sterilization area?
The presence of both primary and permanent teeth in children.
What is mixed dentition?
The process of changing gloves between patients, when broken, and when leaving the operatory.
What is proper donning and doffing?
The place where blood pressure readings are entered.
What is the Electronic Dental Record (EDR), or Patient's chart?
The error in technique that causes the teeth to look long on the radiograph.
What is elongation?
The step that comes after dental canal irrigation.
What is drying the canals with paper points?
The instrument used to smooth out rough edges at the margins of metal (amalgam) restorations.
What is a Burnisher?
The infection control process that is performed to reduce cross contamination.
What is hand washing?
The number of sites measured during periodontal probing.
What is 6?
The main cause of superimposed or blurred interproximal areas in an x-ray.
What is dental x-ray overlap?
The side of the matrix band that is always placed towards the gingiva during restorations.
What is the narrow side of the matrix band?
Preparation for an alginate impression that will not be poured immediately consists of.
EDIT:
The alginate impressions that will not be poured immediately.
What is wrapped in a damp paper towel and poured within 30 minutes of the impression?
The first thing you must do if a puncture wound occurs.
What is washing the wound with soap and water?
The surface that faces the midline of the mouth.
What is the mesial surface?
Another name for Calcium hydroxide.
What is Dycal?
The proper transfer zone for instruments during four handed-dentistry.
where dentists and assistants can safely handle instruments during four-handed dentistry.
What is across the patient’s chest area?
Names of the surfaces of the posterior teeth.
What are the occlusal, mesial, distal, lingual,& buccal?
The use of this process can prevent the majority of infectious exposures in a dental office.
What is universal precautions?
The tooth anchoring a dental bridge.
What is an Abutment?
Surprise BONUS!!!! For 600 Points
Identify what this is & what is it used for:
What are Biological Indicators or Spore Tests?
Used to verify the effectiveness of sterilization processes.
The proper placement of the HVE tip when a right handed dentist is doing a preparation on tooth #30.
What is the lingual surface area of tooth #30?
T/F: When mixing plaster or stone, powder is added to room temperature water.
What is True?