ICE Disease Transmission Practice Questions
A fifth of the ICE exam: how infections spread in the dental office and how hand hygiene, PPE, vaccination and spatter control stop them.
Ten ICE questions on prevention of disease transmission, with an explanation after each answer. Your first attempt is free.
Or take the full 75-question ICE practice exam- 38 original Prevention of Disease Transmission questions, each answer explained
- 20% of the ICE exam, about 15 of 75 questions
- Domain I of DANB’s ICE outline, effective March 12, 2025
How does a dental dam help reduce exposure to aerosols and spatter?
What the Prevention of Disease Transmission domain covers
- Infectious diseases: modes of transmission, patient safety and occupational risk
- Reviewing medical histories for transmissible diseases
- Hand hygiene products, skin and nail care, technique and when to perform it
- Selecting PPE, preparing reusable PPE, putting on and taking off PPE in sequence, patient protection and disposal
- Minimizing aerosols, droplets and spatter with barriers, dental dams and evacuation
This list is our own summary. DANB publishes the full outline, references and acronym list in its ICE Exam Outline and References.
Drill prevention of disease transmission, then sit the full exam
Ten ICE questions on prevention of disease transmission, with an explanation after each answer. Your first attempt is free.
Or take the full 75-question ICE practice examIdeas the questions test most
- Hepatitis B carries the highest infection risk after a needlestick; OSHA requires employers to offer the vaccine free within 10 working days.
- Alcohol-based hand rub works when hands are not visibly soiled; soiled hands are washed with soap and water.
- Put on gown, mask, eyewear, then gloves; take off gloves first.
- High-volume evacuation, the dental dam and preprocedural rinses reduce aerosols; they do not replace PPE.
- Standard precautions apply to every patient, whatever the medical history says.
Start the free Prevention of Disease Transmission drill · ICE mixed drill · Full 75-question ICE practice exam
Common questions
What order is PPE put on and taken off in?
On: gown, mask, protective eyewear or face shield, then gloves. Off: gloves first, then eyewear or face shield, gown and mask, then hand hygiene.
Does the employer have to pay for the hepatitis B vaccine?
Yes. OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard requires employers to offer the hepatitis B vaccine series at no cost to employees with occupational exposure, within 10 working days of their assignment. Employees may decline in writing and accept later.
How much of the ICE exam is this domain?
Prevention of Disease Transmission is 20% of DANB’s ICE outline, effective March 12, 2025.
Ten ICE questions on prevention of disease transmission, with an explanation after each answer. Your first attempt is free.
Or take the full 75-question ICE practice examOther ICE domains
Domains, weights and format from DANB, checked November 2026: DANB: Infection Control (ICE) exam · DANB ICE Exam Outline and References (effective 03/12/2025).
Original independent practice, written from DANB’s public exam outlines. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB). DANB, RHS, ICE, CDA and Certified Dental Assistant are marks of the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc.