Pan Dental Infection Control and Radiation Course

Upper teeth roots, or even rarely the whole tooth, can be found inside or appear superimposed with the maxillary sinus. True or False?

Which of the following is true about low-level disinfectants? 

___________ are worn over regular gloves to perform tasks like mixing cement and taking X-rays without having to reglove and perform hand hygiene.

Barriers are good because they remove the need for time-consuming surface decontamination between patients. True or False?

We have established protocols for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis available for:

You can only get Hepatitis D if you have been previously infected with Hepatitis B or get Hepatitis B at the same time. True or False?

Which of the following is not a quality of a good radiograph?

What is ALARA in full?

Where do the lower back teeth roots point towards?

____________(1) indicators change colour if the temperature and pressure needed for autoclave sterilisation are reached, while ___________ (2) indicators prove that sterilisation actually occured.

In the parallel technique, the film should be placed ____________ to the long axis of the tooth.

What mechanism deals most of the damage from X-rays?

The most effective autoclave cycle is:

Which of the following is true about the gum disease process?

We should throw glass or sharp objects into a special 'sharps box' for waste disposal. This box is normally puncture-proof. True or False?

How can we NOT solve a gag reflex?

A 13-year-old child has a mental problem and is scared to enter the X-ray room. He will only go in if the parents also enter and hold them during the X-ray. Is this allowed?

What kind of radiation are X-rays used in dentistry?

Which of the following is true about indirect transmission?

Which of the following is true about instrument processing?

Which of the following is NOT a critical instrument?

What does an autoclave use for sterilisation?

Which of the following is FALSE about hepatitis viruses? 

3D X-rays give more radiation dose to the patient than OPG (panoramic X-ray), which gives more radiation dose than intraoral X-rays. True or False?

Select the true statement concerning eye protection. 

Which is recommended for semi-critical instruments?

Dental assistants are not required to wear pocket dosimeters because the dose received from taking dental X-rays is very low. True or false?

___________ is the total radiation that is experienced naturally from space and radioactive gases (like Radon) in the environment.

Which of the following pathogens causes kissing disease or Infectious Mononucleosis?

Root canal hand files should be sterilised before use on another patient.

Which of the following is true about cavities?

Overgloves are thinner than regular examination gloves; therefore, they cannot be used as a replacement. True or False?

A patient is worried that dental X-rays will cause them to develop mouth cancer. They heard this from a video on the internet. Is this true?

A periapical X-ray is equivalent to about 1.5 days of radiation received from the sun, space and other natural sources. This is known as ______________.

Free radicals form when ionising radiation interacts with water in cells. The body fights against free radicals with the ____________.

The main blood borne Viruses are:

X-rays have different energies due to braking radiation. We can stop the useless, low-energy X-rays from reaching the patient by_________?

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis is routinely recommended against HIV for all medical and dental workers. True or False?

A _________ is a device used to measure radiation dose in an area over time. A pocket _________ is worn by a worker who is regularly exposed to radiation to monitor their doses received.

Which surfaces of teeth do occlusal X-rays mainly show?

Which of the following is true about X-rays?

The normal order of infection is: incubation stage, __________ (1), acute stage, declining stage and __________(2).

What error is caused by the film not lining up with the spacer cone?

Which of Hepatitis B and C has a vaccine or cure? 

The mouth can be both a portal of entry and a portal of exit. True or False?

Which of the following is true about intermediate-level disinfectants?

In the process of X-ray generation, the ________ (1) is heated using an electric current to generate high-speed ________ (2) that are accelerated towards the __________ (3).

Which of the following does not cause ghost images?

Overlapping on bitewing X-rays is acceptable, because we will always still see the tooth decay between the teeth. True or False.

After the X-ray beam hits the patient, what happens?