Dental Hygiene Practice HESI Exam
Questions With Answers 2025\2026 A+
Grade.
Which agency is a FEDERAL agency that enforces WORKPLACE SAFETY
- accurate answer-OSHA (occupational safety and health administration)
Which agency protects EMPLOYEES by improving ENGENNERING controls
and enforcing PPE
- accurate answer-OSHA
Is OSHA a REGULATORY agency?
- accurate answer-yes
What OSHA documents impact INFECTION CONTROL and prevention in
dentistry?
A. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
D. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
E. Hazardous waste regulations
F. All of the above
- accurate answer-Bloodborne Pathogen standard and Hazard Communication
standard
Which agency developed infection control GUIDELINES for healthcare
settings?
- accurate answer-CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
What CDC document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and prevention in
dentistry?
A. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
D. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
E. Hazardous waste regulations
,F. All of the above
- accurate answer-CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare
Settings
Which agency regulates DISPOSAL of HAZARDOUS materials like medical and
chemical waste?
- accurate answer-EPA (Environmental protection agency)
Which agency regulates registration of CHEMICAL GERMICIDES used for
healthcare?
- accurate answer-EPA
Which agency is a part of the Department of Health and Human services and
ensures SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS of food, cosmetics, drugs, and medical
devices?
- accurate answer-FDA(Food and Drug Administration)
What EPA document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and prevention in
dentistry?
A. Hazardous waste regulations
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
D. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
E. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
F. All of the above
- accurate answer-Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations and
Hazardous waste regulations
Which agency regulates the manufacturing and labeling of MEDICAL
DEVICES?
- accurate answer-FDA
What type of WASTE has the potential for disease TRANSMISSION and
requires SPECIAL handling and disposal?
A. Regulated waste
B. Non-regulated waste
- accurate answer-Regulated waste
,What are examples of regulated waste?
- accurate answer-sharps, blood or items soaked in blood, tissues and
extracted teeth
What type of waste includes all other disposable items other than sharps,
tissues, extracted teeth, and blood-soaked items?
A. regulated waste
B. non-regulated waste
- accurate answer-non-regulated waste
What are examples of non-regulated waste?
- accurate answer-cups, gloves, saliva ejectors
What type of item can PENETRATE the skin and other tissues?
A. sharps
B. gloves
C. cups
D. saliva ejectors
- accurate answer-sharps
What term describes puncture-resistant containers for DISPOSAL of sharp
items that could puncture skin?
A. sharps container
B. trashcan
C. autoclave
- accurate answer-sharps container
T/F Sharps containers must be closable, puncture-resistant, leak-proof, and
labeled with a BIOHAZARD SYMBOL. The CDC recommends that they can be
located anywhere in the dental office.
- accurate answer-The first statement is true, second is false (CDC
recommends sharps container be AS CLOSE to work area as possible.
Which mode of transmission requires PERSON-TO-PERSON body contact with
blood, oral fluids, or other patient material?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
, E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets
- accurate answer-Direct contact
Which mode of transmission spreads disease agents through FOMITES
(objects or surfaces)?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets
- accurate answer-Indirect contact
A person cuts themselves with a contaminated needle. This is an example of
what type of mode of transmission?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets
- accurate answer-Indirect contact
Which mode of transmission spreads disease agents from person to person,
typically through RESPIRATORY DROPLETS from coughing, sneezing, or
talking?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets
- accurate answer-Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets
Which mode of transmission spreads disease by inhaling airborne
microorganism (AEROSOLS)?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets
- accurate answer-Inhalation
Questions With Answers 2025\2026 A+
Grade.
Which agency is a FEDERAL agency that enforces WORKPLACE SAFETY
- accurate answer-OSHA (occupational safety and health administration)
Which agency protects EMPLOYEES by improving ENGENNERING controls
and enforcing PPE
- accurate answer-OSHA
Is OSHA a REGULATORY agency?
- accurate answer-yes
What OSHA documents impact INFECTION CONTROL and prevention in
dentistry?
A. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
D. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
E. Hazardous waste regulations
F. All of the above
- accurate answer-Bloodborne Pathogen standard and Hazard Communication
standard
Which agency developed infection control GUIDELINES for healthcare
settings?
- accurate answer-CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
What CDC document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and prevention in
dentistry?
A. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
D. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
E. Hazardous waste regulations
,F. All of the above
- accurate answer-CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare
Settings
Which agency regulates DISPOSAL of HAZARDOUS materials like medical and
chemical waste?
- accurate answer-EPA (Environmental protection agency)
Which agency regulates registration of CHEMICAL GERMICIDES used for
healthcare?
- accurate answer-EPA
Which agency is a part of the Department of Health and Human services and
ensures SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS of food, cosmetics, drugs, and medical
devices?
- accurate answer-FDA(Food and Drug Administration)
What EPA document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and prevention in
dentistry?
A. Hazardous waste regulations
B. Hazard Communication standard
C. Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations
D. CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings
E. Bloodborne Pathogen standard
F. All of the above
- accurate answer-Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations and
Hazardous waste regulations
Which agency regulates the manufacturing and labeling of MEDICAL
DEVICES?
- accurate answer-FDA
What type of WASTE has the potential for disease TRANSMISSION and
requires SPECIAL handling and disposal?
A. Regulated waste
B. Non-regulated waste
- accurate answer-Regulated waste
,What are examples of regulated waste?
- accurate answer-sharps, blood or items soaked in blood, tissues and
extracted teeth
What type of waste includes all other disposable items other than sharps,
tissues, extracted teeth, and blood-soaked items?
A. regulated waste
B. non-regulated waste
- accurate answer-non-regulated waste
What are examples of non-regulated waste?
- accurate answer-cups, gloves, saliva ejectors
What type of item can PENETRATE the skin and other tissues?
A. sharps
B. gloves
C. cups
D. saliva ejectors
- accurate answer-sharps
What term describes puncture-resistant containers for DISPOSAL of sharp
items that could puncture skin?
A. sharps container
B. trashcan
C. autoclave
- accurate answer-sharps container
T/F Sharps containers must be closable, puncture-resistant, leak-proof, and
labeled with a BIOHAZARD SYMBOL. The CDC recommends that they can be
located anywhere in the dental office.
- accurate answer-The first statement is true, second is false (CDC
recommends sharps container be AS CLOSE to work area as possible.
Which mode of transmission requires PERSON-TO-PERSON body contact with
blood, oral fluids, or other patient material?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
, E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets
- accurate answer-Direct contact
Which mode of transmission spreads disease agents through FOMITES
(objects or surfaces)?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets
- accurate answer-Indirect contact
A person cuts themselves with a contaminated needle. This is an example of
what type of mode of transmission?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets
- accurate answer-Indirect contact
Which mode of transmission spreads disease agents from person to person,
typically through RESPIRATORY DROPLETS from coughing, sneezing, or
talking?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets
- accurate answer-Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets
Which mode of transmission spreads disease by inhaling airborne
microorganism (AEROSOLS)?
A. Indirect contact
B. Direct contact
C. Inhalation
D. Fecal-oral transmission
E. Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets
- accurate answer-Inhalation
