Dental health and safety

DA

What does OSHA stand for?

Occupational safety and health administration

What to remember about blood in saliva?

blood may not always be visible but can be present, blood is commonly present in most saliva

4 major diseases in dentistry - from most common to least common.

1. Herpes

2. Hep B

3. Tuberculosis ( TB)

4. Aid / HIV

CDC stand for?

Center for disease control

What is the use of blood borne pathogens standards?

Guidelines to protect employees against occupational exposure

What is an “exposure control plan”?

A plan written by each office; tells the employees how to comply with and handle exposure accidents.

What are universal precautions?

Treating all patients for all procedures as if they are possibly infected.

What are barriers?

Any material used to prevent contamination

What are advantages of barriers?

• prevents contamination

• protects hard to clean spots

• less time consuming

• reduces handling of chemicals

What are some disadvantages of barriers?

• variety of sizes = more orders

• adds plastic to the environment

• esthetically unattractive

• more expensive and more disinfecting

When is Hand washing done?

must be done every time you put on gloves and after you take them off and in-between patients.

What is PPE?

personal protective equipment

What is the 4 main PPE for dental employees?

1. scrub coat/long sleeves

2. mask

3. eyewear

4. gloves

What is the order you place PPE?

1. eyewear

2. mask

3. wash hands

4. gloves

What is the order to remove PPE?

1. gloves

2. wash hands

3. eyewear

4. mask

What is waste management?

disposing of any contaminated or infected products in the right way

What are sharps?

any object that can puncture the skin or oral tissue and cause injury

#1 rule for needles?

never recap by hand 

What is disinfection?

the process of killing pathogenic agents by physical or chemical means

What are the 2 different disinfecting techniques?

spray-wipe-spray

wipe-discard-wipe

What is sterilization?

the process of killing all microorganisms

What is a hazardous chemical?

any chemical that can cause either physical or health hazard 

What should you always know where it is at your office?

eyewash station, spill kit and SDS

What are safety data sheets?

Tells the safety and health hazards of a product and the materials and manufacturing info

7 things SDS contains?

1. product name

2. manufacture info

3. hazard pictograms

4. signal word

5. hard statement

6. precautionary statement

7. supplemental info

What 3 conditions require pre med?

1. heart problems

2. rheumatic fever

3. joint replacement

What is a normal blood pressure for a healthy adult?

120/80

What is a normal BPM for a healthy adult?

60-100 BPM

Normal BPM for a child?

700-110 BMP

Normal temp?

98.6

What should you always remember to document about a patient?

their appearance.