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What is the primary purpose of sterilization in dental practices?
What is the primary purpose of sterilization in dental practices?
Which type of instruments must be sterilized after each use or high-level disinfected?
Which type of instruments must be sterilized after each use or high-level disinfected?
What should be done with contaminated sharps after use?
What should be done with contaminated sharps after use?
What is the purpose of using a holding solution for contaminated dental instruments?
What is the purpose of using a holding solution for contaminated dental instruments?
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Which cleaning method is unfavorable due to the risk of injury and direct contact with contaminated instruments?
Which cleaning method is unfavorable due to the risk of injury and direct contact with contaminated instruments?
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What must be done to instruments before sterilization to protect them from contamination?
What must be done to instruments before sterilization to protect them from contamination?
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What is necessary to ensure proper sterilization?
What is necessary to ensure proper sterilization?
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Which form of sterilization monitoring involves checking sterilizer gauges and recording temperatures, pressures, and exposure times?
Which form of sterilization monitoring involves checking sterilizer gauges and recording temperatures, pressures, and exposure times?
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Contaminated ______, such as needles, scalpel blades, orthodontic wires, and glass, should be placed in a ______ container immediately after use, as per OSHA, CDC, and EPA regulations
Contaminated ______, such as needles, scalpel blades, orthodontic wires, and glass, should be placed in a ______ container immediately after use, as per OSHA, CDC, and EPA regulations
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Instruments must be ______ before sterilization to protect them from contamination by aerosols, dust, or contact with nonsterile surfaces.
Instruments must be ______ before sterilization to protect them from contamination by aerosols, dust, or contact with nonsterile surfaces.
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Sterilization ______ is necessary to ensure proper sterilization. Three forms of sterilization ______ include physical, biological, and chemical methods.
Sterilization ______ is necessary to ensure proper sterilization. Three forms of sterilization ______ include physical, biological, and chemical methods.
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Proper ______ of contaminated dental instruments involves six steps: transport, cleaning, packing, sterilization, storage, and delivery.
Proper ______ of contaminated dental instruments involves six steps: transport, cleaning, packing, sterilization, storage, and delivery.
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Instruments that cannot be cleaned immediately after procedures should be placed in a ______ solution to prevent drying. A ______ solution is a non-corrosive, non-staining, low-cost liquid used to decrease infectious microbes and loosen debris.
Instruments that cannot be cleaned immediately after procedures should be placed in a ______ solution to prevent drying. A ______ solution is a non-corrosive, non-staining, low-cost liquid used to decrease infectious microbes and loosen debris.
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______ instruments, such as amalgam condensers, syringes, mirrors, and radiography accessories, contact oral tissues and must be sterilized after each use or high-level disinfected.
______ instruments, such as amalgam condensers, syringes, mirrors, and radiography accessories, contact oral tissues and must be sterilized after each use or high-level disinfected.
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______ cleaning, which uses sound waves to form bubbles for mechanical cleaning, is recommended instead of hand scrubbing.
______ cleaning, which uses sound waves to form bubbles for mechanical cleaning, is recommended instead of hand scrubbing.
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______ is crucial in dental practices to prevent infection transmission, achieved through steam under pressure (autoclaving), dry heat, or heat/chemical vapor.
______ is crucial in dental practices to prevent infection transmission, achieved through steam under pressure (autoclaving), dry heat, or heat/chemical vapor.
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______ instruments, which touch only intact skin, may be reprocessed between patients using intermediate- or low-level disinfection.
______ instruments, which touch only intact skin, may be reprocessed between patients using intermediate- or low-level disinfection.
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______ instruments, like forceps and scalpels, penetrate soft tissues and bone and must be sterilized.
______ instruments, like forceps and scalpels, penetrate soft tissues and bone and must be sterilized.
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Study Notes
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Sterilization is crucial in dental practices to prevent infection transmission, achieved through steam under pressure (autoclaving), dry heat, or heat/chemical vapor.
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Semicritical instruments, such as amalgam condensers, syringes, mirrors, and radiography accessories, contact oral tissues and must be sterilized after each use or high-level disinfected.
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Critical instruments, like forceps and scalpels, penetrate soft tissues and bone and must be sterilized.
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Noncritical instruments, which touch only intact skin, may be reprocessed between patients using intermediate- or low-level disinfection.
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Contaminated sharps, such as needles, scalpel blades, orthodontic wires, and glass, should be placed in a sharps container immediately after use, as per OSHA, CDC, and EPA regulations.
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Proper processing of contaminated dental instruments involves six steps: transport, cleaning, packing, sterilization, storage, and delivery.
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Instruments that cannot be cleaned immediately after procedures should be placed in a holding solution to prevent drying. A holding solution is a non-corrosive, non-staining, low-cost liquid used to decrease infectious microbes and loosen debris.
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Precleaning methods include hand scrubbing, ultrasonic cleaning, and instrument washing machine. Hand scrubbing is unfavorable due to the risk of injury and direct contact with contaminated instruments.
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Ultrasonic cleaning, which uses sound waves to form bubbles for mechanical cleaning, is recommended instead of hand scrubbing.
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Instruments must be packaged before sterilization to protect them from contamination by aerosols, dust, or contact with nonsterile surfaces.
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Sterilization monitoring is necessary to ensure proper sterilization. Three forms of sterilization monitoring include physical, biological, and chemical methods. Physical monitoring involves checking sterilizer gauges and recording temperatures, pressures, and exposure times. Chemical monitoring uses heat-sensitive chemicals that change color when exposed to certain conditions. Process indicators identify packaged instruments as processed or not, while process integrators measure the duration and pressure of the sterilization process.
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Sterilization is crucial in dental practices to prevent infection transmission, achieved through steam under pressure (autoclaving), dry heat, or heat/chemical vapor.
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Semicritical instruments, such as amalgam condensers, syringes, mirrors, and radiography accessories, contact oral tissues and must be sterilized after each use or high-level disinfected.
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Critical instruments, like forceps and scalpels, penetrate soft tissues and bone and must be sterilized.
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Noncritical instruments, which touch only intact skin, may be reprocessed between patients using intermediate- or low-level disinfection.
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Contaminated sharps, such as needles, scalpel blades, orthodontic wires, and glass, should be placed in a sharps container immediately after use, as per OSHA, CDC, and EPA regulations.
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Proper processing of contaminated dental instruments involves six steps: transport, cleaning, packing, sterilization, storage, and delivery.
-
Instruments that cannot be cleaned immediately after procedures should be placed in a holding solution to prevent drying. A holding solution is a non-corrosive, non-staining, low-cost liquid used to decrease infectious microbes and loosen debris.
-
Precleaning methods include hand scrubbing, ultrasonic cleaning, and instrument washing machine. Hand scrubbing is unfavorable due to the risk of injury and direct contact with contaminated instruments.
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Ultrasonic cleaning, which uses sound waves to form bubbles for mechanical cleaning, is recommended instead of hand scrubbing.
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Instruments must be packaged before sterilization to protect them from contamination by aerosols, dust, or contact with nonsterile surfaces.
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Sterilization monitoring is necessary to ensure proper sterilization. Three forms of sterilization monitoring include physical, biological, and chemical methods. Physical monitoring involves checking sterilizer gauges and recording temperatures, pressures, and exposure times. Chemical monitoring uses heat-sensitive chemicals that change color when exposed to certain conditions. Process indicators identify packaged instruments as processed or not, while process integrators measure the duration and pressure of the sterilization process.
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