Dentists can have how many Dental Therapists working under them? - correct answer Five
Advanced Dental Therapist can have how many assistants working
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What is the deadline date used by dental corp to file their annual report? - correct answer On or before January 1st
What are the Four functions of MN board of Dentistry? - correct answer -Licensure
-Cont competence
-Complaints / Compliance
-Policy
Who is on the board of Dentistry? - correct answer 9 members:
- 5 DDS
- 1 DH
- 1 DA
- 2 Members of the general public
Anxiolysis - correct answer Utilization of pharmacological or nonpharm methods to reduce patient anxiety
What are required CDE courses for DDS, RDH, RDA? - correct answer DDS- 50hrs (30 fundamental)
DH/DA - 25hrs (15 fundamental)
Examples of core subject categories - correct answer infection control, record keeping, patient communication, management of medical emergencies, tx and dx (DDS only).
Recognized specialty of dental practices - correct answer -Endodontics, Oral?maxillofacial surgery, Oral pathology, Orthodontics, Pediatrics,
Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Public health.
What can non-registered Dental Assistant perform? - correct answer Perform all duties not directly related with performing dental treatment or services on patients
The board requires submission of what info in the annual reports - correct answer name and office of corp, address of corp, name/address of director/officer/shareholder/
DDS shall maintain dental records and need what kind of specific data? - correct answer Personal data, cc, dental & med hx, clinical exam, dx, tx plan, informed consent, progress notes
** How long should DDS retain dental records? - correct answer 7 years beyond time the pt was last seen by DDS.
** If under 18 - 7 years after the age 18
Sterilization - correct answer The process of eliminating or killing all forms of microbial life
Non-critical instruments - correct answer Instruments that came into contact only with intact skin such as chair-side buttons, BP cuffs, components of x-ray heads
High-level Disinfection - correct answer It is capable of destroying all viruses. FDA defines as it as a sterilant used for a shorter contact time.
Precleaning - correct answer the process of removing debris/blood prior to disinfection
Disinfection - correct answer destruction of pathogenic and other kinds of microorganisms except spores.
** Intermediate Level Disinfectant - correct answer Liquid chemical germicide registered by EPA as a hospital disinfectant with a claim of potency as tuberculocidal
Low-level Disinfectant - correct answer Liquid germicide registered with EPA as a hospital disinfectant. OSHA requires also have a label claim for potenct against HIV & HBV if used for disinfecting clinical contact sufaces
**Critical Instruments - correct answer used to penetrate soft tissue or bone or contact with blood. must be sterilized after each use
**Semi-critical instruments - correct answer instruments do not penetrate soft tissue/bone but contact mucous or non intact skin. these should be sterilized or get the high level disinfectant
HEP B dose schedule - correct answer Initial Dose
1 month
6 month
Standard Precautions - correct answer Designed to protect HCP and patients from pathogens that can spread by blood or all other body fluid, excretion or secretion, non-intact skin and mucous membrane. **ALWAYS USE PPE**
Engineering control - correct answer Equipment/device used to prevent the exposure to any possible disease or injury
Post-exposure Incident info - correct answer -Date & Time
-Details of the exposure
-Details about if the source material was known
-Details of exposed person
-Details of post exposure management and follow up.
Preferred method of washing hands during routine or non-surgical procedures - correct answer water and non-antimicrobial soap
Preferred method for washing hands between patients - correct answer non-antimicrobial soap, anti-microbial soap, alcohol based hand rub and surgical antisepsis (2-6 mins)
Preferred method when hands are visibly soiled - correct answer non-microbial soap and water
When should PPE be removed? - correct answer -Before leaving patient care areas
-Between patients
Central Processing area should be divided into? - correct answer 1. Receiving, [Show Less]