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CH22
Regulatory and Advisory Agencies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The professional organization for dental assistants | American Dental assistants Association |
| The professional organization for dentists | American Dental association |
| The professional organization for dental hygienists | American dental Hygienists Association |
| Federal agency that is nonregulatory and issues recommendations on health and safety | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Federal regulatory agency whose responsibility it is to protect and restore the environment and public health through environmental laws | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Federal regulatory agency that regulates food, drugs, medical devices, animal feed and drugs, cosmetic, and radiation-emitting products (cell phones, lasers, microwaves) | Food and Drug Administration |
| American dental Assistant Association | ADAA |
| American Dental Association | ADA |
| American Dental Hygienists | ADHA |
| Environmental Protection Agency | EPA |
| Food and Drug Administration | FDA |
| Federal agency that is nonregulatory and provides national and worldwide leadership to prevent work-related illnesses and injuries. | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| Federal agency whose mission is to improve oral, dental and craniofacial health through research, research training, and dissemination of health information. | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research |
| One of the worlds foremost research centers | National Institutes of Health |
| Federal regulatory agency whose mission is to ensure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| The premier infection control educational organization in dentistry. | Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures |
| National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health | NIOSH |
| National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research | NIDCR |
| National Institutes of Health | NIH |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration | OSHA |
| Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures | OSAP |
| When agencies issues rules and regulations with which dental offices must comply they are considered to be what type of agency? | Regulatory |
| When an agency has no authority for enforcement they are considered what type of agency? | Advisory |
| Wen an agency issues recommendations that are based on strong scientific evidence they are considered what type of agency? | Nonregulatory |
| The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is Regulatory, Advisory, or Nonregulatory? | Regulatory |
| OSHA is what type of agency. Regulatory, Advisory, or Nonregulatory. | Regulatory |
| FDA is what type of agency? Regulatory, Advisory, or Nonregulatory? | Regulatory |