DANB CDIPC study plan

Sequence the full instrument-processing workflow from point-of-use transport through cleaning, packaging, sterilization, and sterile storage, stating the rationale for each step.

Classify items as critical, semicritical, or noncritical and assign each class to sterilization, high-level disinfection, or cleaning plus low-level disinfection.

Detect at least five packaging or loading errors in a described steam-sterilizer load and state the correction for each.

Differentiate physical, chemical, and biological monitoring and state the response required when any monitor fails.

Specify biological-indicator spore-test frequency and documentation requirements for each sterilizer type used in dentistry.

Compare glutaraldehyde, ortho-phthalaldehyde, and hydrogen peroxide high-level disinfectants on immersion time, PPE, and ventilation requirements.

Apply storage rules distinguishing packaged from unwrapped instruments and explain event-related versus time-related shelf life.

Separate clinical contact surfaces from housekeeping surfaces and justify the different cleaning and disinfection frequency for each.

Select an EPA-registered hospital-grade disinfectant for a given surface and verify its label claim, dilution, and full contact time.

Apply OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Hazard Communication requirements to regulated medical waste segregation, container labeling, and shipping paperwork.

Describe amalgam waste handling, chairside trap maintenance, and mercury hygiene practices consistent with ADA best management practices.

Distinguish hand hygiene, PPE, and barrier-protection steps taken before, between, and after operatory turnover.

Identify the written elements a complete infection prevention and control program must contain, including policy, training, and record retention.

Design a staff training and competency documentation system covering initial orientation and annual retraining.

Outline the exposure-control incident pathway from immediate care through source evaluation, testing, and follow-up.

Construct a quality-assurance audit cycle with indicators, sampling frequency, and a corrective-action loop.

Match each hand hygiene indication to the correct technique, product, and minimum duration.

Select appropriate gloves, gown, mask, eye protection, or respirator for a described procedure and justify the choice.

Perform donning and doffing sequences in the correct order while naming the contamination risk prevented at each step.

Explain fit-testing, medical evaluation, and the difference between a surgical mask and an N95 respirator.

Trace the dental unit waterline from source to handpiece and describe biofilm formation and the two control strategies: shock treatment and continuous treatment.

State the accepted heterotrophic plate count limit for dental treatment water and describe a sampling and retest protocol.

Assemble an aerosol-management bundle using high-volume evacuation, rubber dam isolation, and preprocedural rinse for a given procedure.

Explain safe practices for handpiece flushing, waterline maintenance, and operation during a boil-water advisory.

Integrate PPE selection and aerosol controls into a single scene-based decision sequence for three procedurally different appointments.

Differentiate situations that require a respirator from those that require only a surgical mask and defend the choice with regulation or guidance.

Resolve conflicting guidance between waterline maintenance schedules and routine operatory turnover without compromising either.

Consolidate all five domains into a single recall sheet of standards, limits, and contact times you can reproduce from memory.

Complete two full-length timed practice sets and categorize every miss by domain and by error type.

Rework each missed item into a corrected rule statement and re-test only those rules after 48 hours.