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This document contains a 25 question post-test on the environmental impacts of dental amalgam and mercury. The test covers topics like the global use of dental amalgam, effects on developing countries, mercury regulations like the Minamata Convention, and EPA standards for dental office wastewater. It informs test-takers that the questions are from articles and modules in Unit 6 on this subject, and that taking the online test at the provided link is required to receive credit.

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Unit 6 Test

This document contains a 25 question post-test on the environmental impacts of dental amalgam and mercury. The test covers topics like the global use of dental amalgam, effects on developing countries, mercury regulations like the Minamata Convention, and EPA standards for dental office wastewater. It informs test-takers that the questions are from articles and modules in Unit 6 on this subject, and that taking the online test at the provided link is required to receive credit.

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POST-TEST FOR UNIT 6:

Dental Amalgam and the Environment

This is a printable version of the Unit 6 Test for IAOMT Accreditation.


It is for your records only.
To achieve credit, you MUST TAKE THIS TEST ONLINE AT
https://www.cvent.com/d/6vq54n

“Dental Amalgam and the Environment” article by Warwick:


1. The global dental profile with the highest need for tooth restorations is the group from
the __________.
A. underdeveloped countries
B. developing countries
C. developed countries
D. none of the above

“Dental Amalgam and the Environment” article by Warwick:


2. The amount of mercury being removed from the developed countries group is
_________ that which is being placed.
A. significantly lower than
B. slightly lower than
C. significantly higher than
D. slightly higher than
E. the same as

“Dental Amalgam and the Environment” article by Warwick:


3. The global dental profile of __________ has a decayed, missing, and filled (DMF)
tooth status in 12-year olds more than 2.5 times higher than other populations.
A. underdeveloped countries
B. developing countries
C. developed countries
D. all of the above
“Dental Amalgam and the Environment” article by Warwick:
4. In Denmark and Sweden, the decrease in DMF was concurrent with a decrease in the
use of mercury for dentistry.
A. True
B. False

Unit 6 Test; Page 1


“Dental Amalgam and the Environment” article by Warwick:
5. The potential increase in dental mercury use is especially concerning in developing
countries because these countries usually do not have the resources, infrastructure, or
capital to __________.
A. activate proper best practice management (BPM)
B. adequately protect the environment
C. adequately protect the patient
D. adequately protect dental professionals
E. all of the above
“Dental Amalgam and the Environment” article by Warwick:
6. The annual global use of mercury for dentistry is approximately __________ tons per
year.
A. 3.5
B. 35
C. 350
D. 3500

“Dental Amalgam and the Environment” article by Warwick:


7. It is understood that virtually all the dental mercury diverted for small-scale gold
mining ends up __________.
A. in the atmosphere as a result of burning gold amalgam
B. in the rivers that are associated with mining
C. in amalgam separators set to trap the mercury
D. A & B
E. all of the above
“Dental Amalgam and the Environment” article by Warwick:
8. The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) maximum
allowable level of mercury in the workplace during a single exposure is __________.
A. 10 micrograms
B. 100 micrograms
C. 250 micrograms
D. 600 micrograms
E. none of the above
“Dental Amalgam and the Environment” article by Warwick:
9. The only environmentally-safe fate that used or unused amalgam mercury capsules
have is in indefinite, long-term storage, and this type of facility has been developed on a
large-scale globally.
A. True
B. False

Unit 6 Test; Page 2


“Dental Amalgam and the Environment” article by Warwick:
10. Large-sized amalgam particles are often __________.
A. spit down the drain and into the sewage system
B. swallowed by the patient
C. thrown in the garbage where they enter a landfill
D. disposed of as a biohazard which is incinerated, thus creating mercury vapor
released to the air
E. all of the above

“Dental Amalgam and the Environment” article by Warwick:


11. The global societal store of mercury is estimated at 4000 tons and comprised of up to
__________ fillings in peoples’ mouths worldwide.
A. 2 million
B. 2 billion
C. 8 million
D. 8 billion
“Dental Amalgam and the Environment” article by Warwick:
12. Even when amalgam separators are used, there is a significant amount of mercury left
unaccounted for.
A. True
B. False
“The Minamata Convention on Mercury: Attempting to Address the Global Controversy
of Dental Amalgam Use and Mercury Waste Disposal” article by Mackey, Contreras, and
Liang:
13. The United Nations Environment Programme’s Minamata Convention on Mercury
includes a __________ on dental amalgam use.
A. mandatory phase out
B. mandatory phase down
C. voluntary phase out
D. voluntary phase down
E. none of the above
“The Minamata Convention on Mercury: Attempting to Address the Global Controversy
of Dental Amalgam Use and Mercury Waste Disposal” article by Mackey, Contreras, and
Liang:
14. The Minamata Convention was named after severe mercury poisoning that occurred
due to a disaster in __________.
A. Japan
B. Sweden
C. Iceland
D. Iraq
E. none of the above
Unit 6 Test; Page 3
“The Minamata Convention on Mercury: Attempting to Address the Global Controversy
of Dental Amalgam Use and Mercury Waste Disposal” article by Mackey, Contreras, and
Liang:
15. In the article “The Minamata Convention on Mercury: Attempting to Address the
Global Controversy of Dental Amalgam Use and Mercury Waste Disposal,” the authors
Mackey, Contreras, and Liang suggest this policy proposal to strengthen the Minamata
Convention:
A. tiered phase down on amalgam use
B. establish milestones for phase down period
C. financing mechanism based on non-compliance
D. A & B
E. all of the above

“Environmental Impact of Dental Mercury” Online Learning Module:


16. Over 100 countries have signed on to the Minamata Convention on Mercury because
mercury is seen as __________.
A. an economic necessity
B. a global pollutant
C. getting more expensive
D. toxic at high doses

“Environmental Impact of Dental Mercury” Online Learning Module:


17. In the Minamata Convention on Mercury, dental amalgam is treated as a product that
__________.
A. is essential to human health
B. is untouchable
C. is to be phased down along with other mercury added products
D. is to be eliminated along with other mercury added products

“Environmental Impact of Dental Mercury” Online Learning Module:


18. Scientists have been able to estimate that mercury circulating in the environment has
roughly tripled since the beginning of the industrial age by examining __________.
A. tissue samples of Andean mummies
B. carbon isotopes
C. ice and sediment cores
D. radioactive isotopes of mercury

Unit 6 Test; Page 4


“Environmental Impact of Dental Mercury” Online Learning Module:
19. Investigations have shown that most the mercury contamination emitted from waste
water treatment plants have come from dental offices.
A. True
B. False

“Environmental Impact of Dental Mercury” Online Learning Module:


20. The environmental impact of dental materials and procedures is an important part of
the mission of the IAOMT.
A. True
B. False

“Fact Sheet: Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Dental Offices” Proposed
by EPA:
21. In December of 2016, the EPA released technology-based pretreatment standards
under the __________ to reduce discharges of mercury and other metals from dental
offices into municipal sewage treatment plants known as publicly owned treatment works
(POTWs).
A. Dental Pollution Act
B. Clean Water Act
C. Atomic Energy Act
D. none of the above

“Fact Sheet: Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Dental Offices” Proposed
by EPA:
22. According the EPA, dental offices, which discharge mercury and other metals present
in amalgam used for fillings, are the main source of mercury discharges to POTWs.
A. True
B. False

“Fact Sheet: Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Dental Offices” Proposed
by EPA:
23. The EPA expects compliance with this final rule would reduce the discharge of
metals to POTWs by at least __________ tons per year, about half of which is mercury.
A. 1.2
B. 10.2
C. 100
D. 1000

Unit 6 Test; Page 5


“Fact Sheet: Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Dental Offices” Proposed
by EPA:
24. The EPA’s proposed rule would apply to __________.
A. offices, including large institutions such as dental schools and clinics, where
dentistry is practiced that discharge to a POTW
B. mobile units or offices where the practice of dentistry consists only of certain
dental specialties
C. A & B
D. none of the above

“Fact Sheet: Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Dental Offices” Proposed
by EPA:
25. In the EPA’s proposed rule, dental offices that place or remove amalgam must
__________.
A. operate and maintain an amalgam separator
B. must not discharge scrap amalgam or use certain kinds of line cleaners
C. must also submit a OneTime Compliance Report
D. A & B only
E. all of the above

To achieve credit, you MUST TAKE THIS TEST ONLINE AT


https://www.cvent.com/d/6vq54n

Unit 6 Test; Page 6

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