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DST 215 Sterilization and Infection Control

ND2 levelMedical & Health Sciences12 topics

DST 215 covers 12 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Definition of sterilization
  2. Methods of sterilization
  3. Sterilization facilities and equipment
  4. Reasons for sterilization
  5. Universal precautions
  6. Principles of infection control
  7. Personal hygiene and environmental cleanliness
  8. Isolation, screening and cohorting of patients
  9. Signs of inflammation
  10. Direct and indirect contact in infection spread
  11. Materials used for sterilization
  12. Rules of dental surgery in infection control

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Definition of sterilization

Sterilization is the complete elimination or inactivation of all forms of microbial life, including bacterial spores, from an object or environment. Mastering this definition is essential for the NUC CCMAS, NBTE, and NCCE exams because it underpins the choice of appropriate infection‑control procedures and the interpretation of sterility assurance levels.

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