Dental Hygiene Practice HESI Exam Review 1/2 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
OSHA Federal agency that enforces workplace safety?
yes OSHA is a regulatory agency - yes or no?
CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental What CDC document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and prevention in
Healthcare Settings dentistry?
, CDC Agency that developed infection control guidelines for healthcare settings.
OSHA Which agency protects EMPLOYEES by improving ENGENNERING controls
and enforcing PPE?
EPA Agency that regulates disposal of hazardous materials like medical and
chemical waste.
EPA Agency that regulates registration of chemical germicides used for healthcare.
FDA Agency that ensures safety and effectiveness of food, cosmetics, drugs, and
medical devices.
Hazardous waste AND Hospital antimicrobial EPA document impacting infection control and prevention in dentistry.
disinfectant registrations
FDA Agency that regulates the manufacturing and labeling of medical devices.
Regulated Waste Type of waste with potential for disease transmission requiring special handling
and disposal.
Sharps, blood or items soaked in blood, tissues, and What are examples of regulated waste?
extracted teeth.
Non-regulated Waste Type of waste including all other disposable items other than sharps, tissues,
extracted teeth, and blood-soaked items.
Cups, gloves, saliva ejectors. What are examples of ubregulated waste?
Sharps Items that can penetrate the skin and other tissues.
Sharps Container Puncture-resistant containers for disposal of sharp items that could puncture
skin.
Sharps containers must be closable, puncture resistant The first statement is true the second is false
leak proof and labeled with a BIOHAZARD SYMBOL.
The CDC recommend that they can be located
anywhere in the dental office
Direct Contact Mode of transmission requiring person-to-person body contact with blood,
oral fluids, or other patient material.
Indirect contact Which mode of transmission spreads disease agents through FOMITES?
Indirect contact A person cuts themselves with a contaminated needle. this is an example of
what type of mode of transportation?
Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets Which mode of transmission spreads disease agents from person to person,
typically through RESPIRATORY DROPLETS from coughing, sneezing, or
talking?
Inhalation A mode of transmission where disease agents are spread by inhaling airborne
microorganisms (aerosols).
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
OSHA Federal agency that enforces workplace safety?
yes OSHA is a regulatory agency - yes or no?
CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental What CDC document impacts INFECTION CONTROL and prevention in
Healthcare Settings dentistry?
, CDC Agency that developed infection control guidelines for healthcare settings.
OSHA Which agency protects EMPLOYEES by improving ENGENNERING controls
and enforcing PPE?
EPA Agency that regulates disposal of hazardous materials like medical and
chemical waste.
EPA Agency that regulates registration of chemical germicides used for healthcare.
FDA Agency that ensures safety and effectiveness of food, cosmetics, drugs, and
medical devices.
Hazardous waste AND Hospital antimicrobial EPA document impacting infection control and prevention in dentistry.
disinfectant registrations
FDA Agency that regulates the manufacturing and labeling of medical devices.
Regulated Waste Type of waste with potential for disease transmission requiring special handling
and disposal.
Sharps, blood or items soaked in blood, tissues, and What are examples of regulated waste?
extracted teeth.
Non-regulated Waste Type of waste including all other disposable items other than sharps, tissues,
extracted teeth, and blood-soaked items.
Cups, gloves, saliva ejectors. What are examples of ubregulated waste?
Sharps Items that can penetrate the skin and other tissues.
Sharps Container Puncture-resistant containers for disposal of sharp items that could puncture
skin.
Sharps containers must be closable, puncture resistant The first statement is true the second is false
leak proof and labeled with a BIOHAZARD SYMBOL.
The CDC recommend that they can be located
anywhere in the dental office
Direct Contact Mode of transmission requiring person-to-person body contact with blood,
oral fluids, or other patient material.
Indirect contact Which mode of transmission spreads disease agents through FOMITES?
Indirect contact A person cuts themselves with a contaminated needle. this is an example of
what type of mode of transportation?
Nasal and eye membranes or oral mucosa via droplets Which mode of transmission spreads disease agents from person to person,
typically through RESPIRATORY DROPLETS from coughing, sneezing, or
talking?
Inhalation A mode of transmission where disease agents are spread by inhaling airborne
microorganisms (aerosols).
