PPE
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment
What is the place for a pathogen to live and grow?
A Reservoir
What is known as the "food handler"?
Overgloves
What infection may appear soon after initial infection?
Acute infection
What waste is non-hazardous and non-regulated?
General Waste
Names a type of PPE
Eyewear, clothing, masks, shields, gloves
What number is the susceptible host in the chain of infection?
6
What must be worn by the dentist, dental assistant, and the dental hygienist?
Gloves
What infection happens when microorganisms are present for a long time?
Chronic Infections
What waste has come in contact with bodily fluids?
Contaminated waste
How should you handle your contaminated laundry?
It should be placed in a leakproof bag with a biohazard label
How does an infection enter the body?
The portal of entry
What gloves are not used for direct patient care?
Utility gloves
What infections includes cold sores and genital herpes?
Latent infection
What waste has a risk to humans and the environment?
Hazardous waste
A face mask
What is a disease causing organism?
Pathogen
What gloves must you wear during procedures such as cutting bone or where there's big amount of blood?
Sterile Gloves
Which infection is caused by normally non-pathogenic organisms?
Opportunistic infections
Which two wastes are extracted teeth with amalgam restorations?
Hazardous and Infectious waste
What is required by OSHA during exposure prone procedures?
Protective eyewear
What is an organic material such as blood and saliva?
Bioburden
What are non-latex gloves made out of?
Vinyl, nitrile, and other non-latex containing materials
What infection is persistent?
A latent infection
Which types of contaminated waste is capable of transmitting an infectious disease?
Blood and blood-soaked materials, pathological waste, and sharps