Deck 17: Waste Management

Question 1

Sharps containers should have which of the following properties?

A)Be made so that they can be closed
B)Be made of glass
C)Be made of clear, see-through plastic
D)Be reusable after their contents are emptied

Answer 1

Be made so that they can be closed

Question 2

Which federal agency allows giving properly treated extracted teeth to the patient?

A)OSHA
B)EPA
C)FDA
D)CDC

Answer 2

CDC

Question 3

Most of the regulated medical waste in dental office consists of:

A)liquid blood and contaminated sharps.
B)nonliquid solids saturated with blood or saliva and liquid saliva.
C)nonliquid solids saturated with blood or saliva and extracted teeth.
D)contaminated sharps and extracted teeth.

Answer 3

contaminated sharps and extracted teeth.

Question 4

The CDC recommends that sharps containers should be located:

A)just outside the restrooms.
B)next to the registration window in the waiting room.
C)in the laboratory.
D)as close as possible to the work area.

Question 5

What is used as the container for non-sharps regulated medical waste?

A)A sharps container
B)The regular trash container
C)A red bag
D)A metal container with a tight-fitting lid

Question 6

Extracted teeth without amalgam fillings may be disposed of by:

A)placing in sharps containers.
B)discarding in the regular office trash.
C)taking them home and placing them in the regular trash.
D)rinsing with water and giving them back to the patient.

Question 7

Which of the following is to be done when steam sterilizing sharps containers?

A)Process for 15 minutes or one normal cycle.
B)Dump out the contents so that the container is only half full.
C)Place the container upright, not on its side.
D)Make sure the container is completely closed.

Question 8

Which of the following is to be done when steam sterilizing sharps containers?

A)Process for 15 minutes or one normal cycle.
B)Fill the container to no more than three-quarters full.
C)Place the container on its side.
D)Make sure the container is completely closed.

Question 9

OSHA requires sharps containers to be:

A)made of glass.
B)securely attached to a wall.
C)leak proof.
D)reusable.

Question 10

Which of the following is regulated waste?

A)Used plastic surface barriers
B)Used scalpel blade
C)Used sterilization wrap
D)A cotton roll damp with saliva

Question 11

Which federal agency regulates the final treatment of regulated medical waste?

A)OSHA
B)EPA
C)FDA
D)CDC

Question 12

Which of the following is regulated waste in a dental office?

A)A used patient bib
B)A 2- x 2-inch gauze pad with a few spots of blood on it
C)Used exam gloves
D)A double-ended scaler with a broken tip

Question 13

What is regulated medical waste?

A)Infectious medical waste that requires special handling, neutralization, and disposal
B)Waste that poses a risk or peril to human beings or the environment
C)Waste capable of having a poisonous effect
D)Items that have had contact with blood or other body secretions

Question 14

Which of the following can be thrown away in the regular trash even if it is contaminated with a little saliva?

A)Injection needles
B)Burs
C)Cotton rolls
D)Anesthetic carpules

Question 15

What should be received (beside the bill) from the medical waste hauler a few weeks after the medical waste is picked up?

A)The emptied sharps containers so they can be reused
B)A manifest stating how the waste was treated and where it was disposed
C)The treated waste for disposal in the office's regular trash bin
D)A video disc describing how to handle regulated waste

Question 16

Which of the following is not considered as regulated waste in dentistry?

A)Sharps contaminated with blood or saliva
B)Nonsharps solids (e.g., a 2- x 2-inch pad) saturated with blood
C)Extracted teeth
D)Used face masks