NDAEB 3.3 Principles and Techniques of Sterilization Part 4

Of the following, which is not a type of sterilization monitoring?

An autoclave requires _____?

What is the third step in the decontamination cycle of reusable dental equipment.

A stored package is no longer sterile at which point?

Which of the following packaging materials is NOT used with steam autoclave?

Repeated sequences of steam flushes and pressure pulses gets rid of air using what type of sterilizer?

What is the shelf life for sterilized and packaged instruments?

What is true of instruments precleaned in the instrument washing machine?

When using dry heat, how long would you leave equipment in a 320 F oven?

Which of the following is an example of a non-critical instrument?

How long would rapid heat transfer take to sterilize instruments?

Which of the following would you use to sterilize an extremely small instrument quickly?

What should be used to clean up small mercury spills?

How should items be sorted in packets?

When preparing a high-speed hand piece for sterilization, you should?

What is the drawback of liquid sterilization?

Sterilizing instruments through the conversion of water to steam and pressurization is performed by?

Sterility assurance requires the dental assistant to do which of the following as the third step of the process?

The process that completely destroys microorganisms on dental instruments, surfaces, and equipment is called?

What is an alternative for liquid sterilization? (Repeated Question)

The dental assistant is being careful to follow the steps outlined in the sterility assurance process. Which of the following would be her final step?

The dental assistant is using the steam autoclave method of sterilization. Of the following, which is NOT true of this method?