Disease transmission/ infection prevention
4 forms of PPE worn to help prevent disease transmission
What are gloves, gowns, face masks and face shields
xerostomia is also known as
What is dry mouth
Refers to what you should do, not what you must do
what is Ethics
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Withdrawing a patient from treatment without giving reasonable notice or providing a competent replacement
What is Abandonment
The study of microorganisms
What is Microbiology
What the employee must do if he/she doesn’t want to get the Hep B vaccine
What is signing a refusal form that will be kept on file
Epinephrine is used to treat
What is life threatening allergic reactions
Never revealing any personal information about the patient
What is Confidentiality
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Type of consent that is established though verbal or written words
What is an expressed contract
Under unfavorable conditions, some bacteria into a highly resistant form
What is a spore
when sterile gloves should be worn
What is for invasive procedures
Most common oral health conditions affecting the aging population
What are periodontal disease, xerostomia, tooth decay, bone resoption
Dental base that helps soothe a pulp that has been damaged by decay or has been irritated in the process of removing decay
What is Sedative bases
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designated professionals who are required by law to report known or suspected child abuse
What is a mandated reporter
This virus is spread from person to person by putting something in their mouth that has been contaminated through the stool of a person with the virus
What is Hepatitis A
Transmission that occurs through person-to-person contact
What is Direct transmission
Disorder associated with an overactive thyroid gland
What is Hyperthyroidism
Waste that poses a risk to humans or to the environment
What is hazardous waste
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the purpose of ———- is to protect the public from unqualified or incompetent practitioners
What is a licensure
Virus commonly found in Africa, West Asia, and the Middle East. This virus is carried by mosquitoes and can infect humans, birds, horses, etc.
What is West Nile Virus
The chain of infection is
(6 parts)
What is (1) an infectious agent (2) a reservoir (3) a portal of exit (4) a mode of transmission (5) a portal of entry (6) a susceptible host
Treatments proscribed for a patient with type 2 diabetes
What are diet changes, medications and insulin
Impression tray which is used to cover the anterior portion of the arch
What is a section tray
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The four “D’s” that must all be present for a malpractice lawsuit to be successful
What is Duty, derelict, direct cause, damages
The first stage of this STD is characterized by the presence of a painless ulcerating sore, known as a chancre, which is infectious on contact
What is syphilis