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ExtendedgversiongofgInfectiongcontrolgandgLawsgforgNCgDentalgBoardgexa
minationgisgnowgavailable.gYougcangstudygbygaccessing:g"InfectiongContro
l,gSterilizationgandgDentalgLawsgforgNorthgCarolinagDentalgBoardgExamin
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,ThegadministrationgschedulegofgHepgBgvaccinegisg___________________
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VaccinationgofgHepgBginvolvesgtestinggforgeffectiveness,measurementgofg
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Duringganygstagegofginfectiousgdisease,gsomegpeoplegappeargasymptomati
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tgshouldgbegusedgbygthegdentalgauxiliarygtogpreventgoccupationalgexposures
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algcaregwhilegatgwork?g-gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔Engineeringgcontrols
Whatgitemsgcannotgprotectgpatientsgfromgaerosolizedgspraygduringgtreatme
nt?g-gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔Mask
Whatgisgtheginitialgstepgforginstrumentgcleaning?g-
gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔Placeginstruments gingangultrasonicgcleanergforgproces
sing.
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Togapplygforgcertificationgtogadministerglocalganestheticsgbygblockgorginfilt
rationgtechniques:g
1.gholdgagvalidgdentalghygieneglicensegissuedgorgrenewedgbygthegBoardgong
orgafterg_________________________
2.gsubmitgagcertificategofgcompletiongfromgagdentalghygienegprogramgthatg
wasgcompletedgwithing_________gyearsgpriorgtogthegdategofgthegapplicatio
n
3.gagdentalghygienistglicensedgingNorthgCarolinagorganygothergstategorgterrit
orygwhoghasgbeengpracticinggdentalghygienegforgthegtwogyearsg
4.gsubmitgevidencegthat,gwithing___________gpriorgtogthegdategofgthegappli
cation,gthegapplicantgcompletedgagcoursegorgcoursesgmeetinggthegrequirem
entsg-gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔Octoberg1,g2021
fivegyears
fivegyears
ExtendedgversiongofgInfectiongcontrolgandgLawsgforgNCgDentalgBoardgexa
minationgisgnowgavailable.gYougcangstudygbygaccessing:g"InfectiongContro
l,gSterilizationgandgDentalgLawsgforgNorthgCarolinagDentalgBoardgExamin
ation,g2023gextendedgversion".gItgprovidesg1678gtestgquestions,ggoodgluck!
g-gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔True
,ThegadministrationgschedulegofgHepgBgvaccinegisg___________________
__apartggivengintramuscularlygingthegdeltoidgmusclegfollowedgbygagthirdgd
oseg___________glater.g-gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔2gdosesg4gweeksg
5gmonths
VaccinationgofgHepgBginvolvesgtestinggforgeffectiveness,measurementgofg
antibodygtoghepatitisgBgsurfacegantigeng___________________________g
aftergthegseries.g-gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔1gtog2gmonths
Duringganygstagegofginfectiousgdisease,gsomegpeoplegappeargasymptomati
cgbutgaregstillgcarriersg-gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔True
STAGESgofgInfectiousgdiseases:g-
gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔1.gincubationgstage,gwhichgisgthegtimegfromgwhengtheg
infectiousgagentgenteredgthegbodyguntilgsymptomsgofgdiseasegaregevident.g
2.gprodromalgstage,whichgisgwhenginitialgsymptomsgsuchgasgmalaisegorghe
adachegpresent.
3.gacutegstage,gthegpersongbecomesgvisiblygsickgandgmostgpotentialgforgtran
smissiongofgthegagent,gandgwhengdentalgvisitsgshouldgbegavoidedgifgpossibl
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4.gconvalescentgorgrecoverygmicrobeglevelsgaregdecreasedgandgdetrimentalg
microbialgproductsgaregbeinggdeactivatedgbygthegbody.gTransmissiongisgstil
lgpossible,ghowever,gasgtheginfectiousgagentghasgnotgbeengentirelygeradicate
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Thegmainggoalgofginfectiongcontrolgisgtog___________________________
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ndividualsgandgsurfaces,gthusgreducinggtheglikelihoodgofgcontractinggagdise
,ase.INFECTIONgCONTROLg-
gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔decreasegthegdosegofgmicroorganisms
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msgthatgmaygbegtransmittedgbetweengpeoplegorgbetweengindividualsgandgsu
rfaces,gthusgreducinggtheglikelihoodgofgcontractinggagdisease.g-
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Agpatientgcallsgthegmorninggofgangappointmentgcomplaininggofgagfever,gmu
sclegaches,grunnygnose,gcough,gandgheadache.gWhatgisgthegappropriategacti
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gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔Tellgthegpatientghegmayghavegthegflugandgshouldgresch
edulegthegappointmentgaftergthegfevergsubsidesgwithoutgthegusegofgmedicati
on
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owing?g-gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔Aspergillus
Whichgofgthegfollowinggprovidesgthegbestgdescriptiongofgdiseasegtransmiss
iongbygindirectgcontact?g-
gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔Usinggagcontaminated gobjectgthatgwasgnotgsterilizedgp
roperlygongagnewgpatient.
, Whichgofgthegfollowinggtermsgbestgdescribesgphysicalgdevicesgorgitemsgtha
tgshouldgbegusedgbygthegdentalgauxiliarygtogpreventgoccupationalgexposures
gtogbloodbornegpathogensgandgaidgdentalgauxiliariesgingprovidinggsafegdent
algcaregwhilegatgwork?g-gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔Engineeringgcontrols
Whatgitemsgcannotgprotectgpatientsgfromgaerosolizedgspraygduringgtreatme
nt?g-gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔Mask
Whatgisgtheginitialgstepgforginstrumentgcleaning?g-
gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔Placeginstruments gingangultrasonicgcleanergforgproces
sing.
WhichgofgthegfollowinggisgagrequirementgsetgingplacegbygthegOSHAgHazard
gCommunicationsgStandard?g-
gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔EmployersgmustgensuregthatganygSDSgformsgthatgco
megingwithgproductsgaregmaintainedgandgreadilygaccessiblegtogemployees.
Whengdecontaminatinggangareagongthegfloorgingagtreatmentgroomgaftergagbl
oodgspill,gwhichgofgthegfollowinggshouldgbegused?g-
gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔Angintermediate-
levelgdisinfectantgthatghasgagtuberculocidalgclaim.
Whichgofgthegfollowinggsafetygprotocolsgshouldgbegfollowedgingthegeventgo
fgagmercurygspillgingagdentalgoffice?g-
gPrecisegAnswerg✔✔Agmercurygspillgkitgshouldgbegusedgtogcleangandgdeco
ntaminategthegarea.
