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DHT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS BANK EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
1. When should standard precautions be practiced?
a) With patients known to be HIV positive
b) With patients suspected to be positive for HBV or HIV
c) For most patients, family members, and some others you just
know do not have communicable diseases
d) At all times for all patients - ANSWER-*d) At all times for all
patients
2. Which of the following is not true concerning a written exposure
control plan?
a) It protects the healthcare worker.
b) It protects the patient.
c) Once completed, it will not need to be revised.
d) It serves as a guide for the dental team.
e) It helps to bring consistency to the dental team. - ANSWER-*c)
Once completed, it will not need to be revised.
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3. Choose the correct order of preparation for personal protective
equipment (PPE) for the dental hygienist.
a) Gown, gloves, glasses, mask
b) Glasses, mask, gown, gloves
c) Gloves, gown, mask, glasses
d) Gown, mask, glasses, gloves - ANSWER-*d) Gown, mask,
glasses, gloves
4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a gown or
uniform worn in the dental office?
a) Solid, closed front, may tie in the back
b) Buttons or snaps up the front
c) Disposable fabric
d) Has long sleeves and fitted cuffs
e) Does not contain pockets - ANSWER-*b) Buttons or snaps up
the front
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5. Immunization for which disease is particularly important for
female employees of childbearing age?
a) Rubella
b) Tetanus
c) Hepatitis B
d) Measles - ANSWER-*a) Rubella
6. Which of the following are basic immunizations recommended
for healthcare workers?
a) Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines
b) Influenza vaccine
c) Hepatitis B vaccine
d) Hepatitis B vaccine; measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines;
and influenza vaccine - ANSWER-*d) Hepatitis B vaccine;
measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines; and influenza vaccine
7. When should the face mask be changed?
a) Every hour
b) When it becomes wet
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c) For each patient
d) For each patient, when it becomes wet, and at least every hour
- ANSWER-*d) For each patient, when it becomes wet, and at
least every hour
8. Who should wear protective eyewear?
a) Protective eyewear is essential for each patient at each
appointment.
b) Protective eyewear is essential for all dental personnel.
c) Only the dentist and assistant are required to wear protective
eyewear.
d) All dental personnel and the patient should wear protective
eyewear. - ANSWER-*d) All dental personnel and the patient
should wear protective eyewear.
9. Of the six essential links in the chain of disease transmission,
hands may serve as which three?
a) A means of transmission, a reservoir, and a port of entry
b) An infectious agent, a reservoir, and a port of exit
c) A port of entry, a means of transmission, and a susceptible host
DHT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS BANK EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
1. When should standard precautions be practiced?
a) With patients known to be HIV positive
b) With patients suspected to be positive for HBV or HIV
c) For most patients, family members, and some others you just
know do not have communicable diseases
d) At all times for all patients - ANSWER-*d) At all times for all
patients
2. Which of the following is not true concerning a written exposure
control plan?
a) It protects the healthcare worker.
b) It protects the patient.
c) Once completed, it will not need to be revised.
d) It serves as a guide for the dental team.
e) It helps to bring consistency to the dental team. - ANSWER-*c)
Once completed, it will not need to be revised.
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3. Choose the correct order of preparation for personal protective
equipment (PPE) for the dental hygienist.
a) Gown, gloves, glasses, mask
b) Glasses, mask, gown, gloves
c) Gloves, gown, mask, glasses
d) Gown, mask, glasses, gloves - ANSWER-*d) Gown, mask,
glasses, gloves
4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a gown or
uniform worn in the dental office?
a) Solid, closed front, may tie in the back
b) Buttons or snaps up the front
c) Disposable fabric
d) Has long sleeves and fitted cuffs
e) Does not contain pockets - ANSWER-*b) Buttons or snaps up
the front
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5. Immunization for which disease is particularly important for
female employees of childbearing age?
a) Rubella
b) Tetanus
c) Hepatitis B
d) Measles - ANSWER-*a) Rubella
6. Which of the following are basic immunizations recommended
for healthcare workers?
a) Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines
b) Influenza vaccine
c) Hepatitis B vaccine
d) Hepatitis B vaccine; measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines;
and influenza vaccine - ANSWER-*d) Hepatitis B vaccine;
measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines; and influenza vaccine
7. When should the face mask be changed?
a) Every hour
b) When it becomes wet
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c) For each patient
d) For each patient, when it becomes wet, and at least every hour
- ANSWER-*d) For each patient, when it becomes wet, and at
least every hour
8. Who should wear protective eyewear?
a) Protective eyewear is essential for each patient at each
appointment.
b) Protective eyewear is essential for all dental personnel.
c) Only the dentist and assistant are required to wear protective
eyewear.
d) All dental personnel and the patient should wear protective
eyewear. - ANSWER-*d) All dental personnel and the patient
should wear protective eyewear.
9. Of the six essential links in the chain of disease transmission,
hands may serve as which three?
a) A means of transmission, a reservoir, and a port of entry
b) An infectious agent, a reservoir, and a port of exit
c) A port of entry, a means of transmission, and a susceptible host
