Dental Hygiene Practice HESI UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which agency is a FEDERAL agency that enforces WORKPLACE SAFETY - CORRECT
ANSWER -OSHA (occupational safety and health administration)
Which agency protects EMPLOYEES by improving ENGENNERING controls and enforcing PPE -
CORRECT ANSWER -OSHA
Is OSHA a REGULATORY agency? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -Bloodborne Pathogen standard and Hazard
Communication standard
Which agency developed infection control GUIDELINES for healthcare settings? - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT ANSWER -CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental
Healthcare Settings
Which agency regulates DISPOSAL of HAZARDOUS materials like medical and chemical waste? -
CORRECT ANSWER -EPA (Environmental protection agency)
Which agency regulates registration of CHEMICAL GERMICIDES used for healthcare? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations and
Hazardous waste regulations
Which agency regulates the manufacturing and labeling of MEDICAL DEVICES? - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT ANSWER -Regulated waste
,What are examples of regulated waste? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -non-regulated waste
What are examples of non-regulated waste? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -sharps
What term describes puncture-resistant containers for DISPOSAL of sharp items that could puncture
skin?
A. sharps container
B. trashcan
C. autoclave - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -Nasal and eye
membranes or oral mucosa via droplets
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which agency is a FEDERAL agency that enforces WORKPLACE SAFETY - CORRECT
ANSWER -OSHA (occupational safety and health administration)
Which agency protects EMPLOYEES by improving ENGENNERING controls and enforcing PPE -
CORRECT ANSWER -OSHA
Is OSHA a REGULATORY agency? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -Bloodborne Pathogen standard and Hazard
Communication standard
Which agency developed infection control GUIDELINES for healthcare settings? - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT ANSWER -CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental
Healthcare Settings
Which agency regulates DISPOSAL of HAZARDOUS materials like medical and chemical waste? -
CORRECT ANSWER -EPA (Environmental protection agency)
Which agency regulates registration of CHEMICAL GERMICIDES used for healthcare? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -Hospital antimicrobial disinfectant registrations and
Hazardous waste regulations
Which agency regulates the manufacturing and labeling of MEDICAL DEVICES? - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT ANSWER -Regulated waste
,What are examples of regulated waste? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -non-regulated waste
What are examples of non-regulated waste? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -sharps
What term describes puncture-resistant containers for DISPOSAL of sharp items that could puncture
skin?
A. sharps container
B. trashcan
C. autoclave - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -Nasal and eye
membranes or oral mucosa via droplets
