What Is an Engineering Control

question 6

Multiple Choice

What is an engineering control?

• A)An action that alters the manner in which a task is performed
• B)A device that removes the potential hazard
• C)A system that controls patient compliance with oral hygiene
• D)An approach to positioning the patient's head to minimize aerosolization of saliva during use of the air/water syringe or high-speed handpiece

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Definitions:

Scatter Diagram

A graphical representation used to show the relationship between two variables by displaying dots to represent individual pieces of data.

Linear Model

A statistical approach to model the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables by fitting a linear equation to observed data.

Contestant

An individual who participates in a competition or contest.

Least Squares Regression

A statistical method that finds the best-fitting line through data points by minimizing the sum of the squared differences between observed and predicted values.