Inherited immunity is present at this stage of life.
What is birth?
100
In the dental operatory Switches, light handles, drawer handles are most likely covered with these.
What are barriers?
100
An autoclave is what type of sterilization process?
What is moist heat/steam?
100
When using chemical vapour sterilization, this temperature, pressure and cycle time must be reached.
What is 132 degress C, 20 - 40 PSI, for 20 minutes?
200
This microorganism is the most resistant form of life.
What is spore
200
This is the most common route of transmission of a contaminate.
What is direct contact?
200
These 2 methods must be used in order to properly disinfect a Dental Operatory.
What is pre-cleaning and disinfecting?
200
In order to test the time, temperature, and pressure of an autoclave this testing device must be used.
What is a process integrator?
200
These 2 wrapping materials for instrument sterilization are suitable for an autoclave.
What are muslin and paper?
300
These are the type of bacteria that require oxygen to grow.
What are aerobes
300
The signs of this infection are rapid and serious.
What is an acute infection?
300
This intermediate level disinfectant solution is commonly used to disinfect impressions.
What is Iodophor.
300
Which device proves that instrument packets have reached the desired temperature during the sterilization process?
What is a process indicator?
300
This house hold bleach has this term when used in the dental office.
What is sodium hypoclorite?
400
These types of Hepatitis are spread by exposure to blood.
What are HBV, HCV, HDV
400
This type of infection transmitted from patient to dental team is caused by aerosols generated from dental handpieces or air-water syringes. It affects the mucosa of eyes, nose, and mouth.
What is droplet infection?
400
These antimicrobial agents are used on the skin.
What are antiseptics?
400
This piece of equipment is used to remove loose debris and bioburden from dental instruments.
What is an ultrasonic cleaner?
400
If instruments are places in glutaraldehyde they must remain immersed for this length of time to reach sterilization.
What is a min. of 10 hours?
500
This link in the chain of infection indicates the strength of an organism.
What is virulence?
500
An impression that hasn't been disinfection before being sent to the lab can generate this type of infection.
What is Dental Office to Community?
500
The ideal disinfectant must meet this baseline.
What is a tuberculocidal?
500
These numbers indicating temperature and pressure are desireable in the sterilization process when using a steam heat autoclave.
What is 15 PSI and 121 degrees C.?
500
This statement could be true or false. "When Cases are returned from the lab, we must keep all packaging and reuse it. "
What is false. All lab packaging must be put in the garbage when returned from the lab.