NDAEB 3.3 Principles and Techniques of Sterilization Part 1

What is the use of a heat sealer in the instrument packaging area?

What are the Universal Precautions for prevention of transmitting blood- borne pathogens among patients?

The dental assistant is using dry heat sterilization in order to sterilize dental instruments. What temperature should the sterilizer be in order to perform its duty?

A machine that begins to hiss indicates a potential problem with which of the following?

What is a mechanical technique that monitors sterilization?

Where should instruments be put if they cannot be sterilized immediately after performing a procedure?

Which of the following is NOT true?

What occurs when the autoclave does not have enough water?

Instruments are wrapped in which stage of instrument processing?(RQ)

The leaded collar that is used to protect patients covers?

The fiber optics need to be cleaned with which agent prior to sterilization?

What happens if there is insufficient cleaning of items before they are sterilized?

Which of the following is true of standard sterilization wraps?

What will help prevent malfunctions in sterilization equipment?

A dental assistant must use the small office steam sterilizer to clean dental equipment. Of the following, which would be the cycle time at a temperature of 250 degree F? ( RQ)

Chemical indicators should be placed in the ______of each sterilized load.

When deciding which sterilization method to use, the dental office has immediately chosen not to use the method for which there are currently no monitors for effectiveness. Which method is this?

What should be done if teeth are returned or used for educational purposes?

Which of the following does NOT require a barrier?

Of the following instrument-processing areas, in which does recordkeeping typically take place?

Which of the following indicates that the sterilized packet was exposed to the necessary heat?

The dental assistant is sterilizing items deemed critical by the CDC. Which of the following is NOT critical?