Exam 20: Principles and Techniques of Disinfection

The method used to decontaminate a surface in a dental treatment area is:

One reason for taking precautions when using complex phenols for disinfection is that they:

Instability,daily preparation,strong odor,and corrosion are some of the disadvantages of:

Following OSAP protocol,surface barriers:

Disinfectants used in dentistry must be:

Precleaning can be accomplished using:

To avoid contamination in a dental treatment area,the best approach is to:

The high-level disinfectant that does not require activation or mixing and has little odor is:

Housekeeping surfaces:

Which of the following is found on the label of a chemical agent?

"Green" infection control protocols can be implemented in all of the following except:

The agency that regulates and registers disinfectants and chemical sterilants according to chemical classification is:

To effectively clean and disinfect dental treatment rooms:

The environmental surfaces that must be cleaned and decontaminated more rigorously than the others are:

For sterilization to occur using an immersion disinfectant,items must be immersed for a minimum of _____ hours.

Under the CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings-2003,housekeeping surfaces include:

By current infection control guidelines of the Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures (OSAP),instrument trays are considered to be _____ surfaces.

A product capable of killing spores is:

Recommendations for mixing solutions of detergents or disinfectants include:

Acceptable barriers include: