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At the Tough Teeth Dental Clinic, Yolanda has been asked to assist Dr. Hassan during a surgical procedure. The safety manual for their office includes the following instructions regarding the use of dental instruments.

All instruments should be used for their intended purposes only.
Gloves and a mask should be worn when using surgical power tools and lasers.
Wearing a fluid-resistant gown is required to work with samples in the laboratory.
A mask should be worn to load instruments into a sterilizer, but is not needed to remove them. Gloves should be worn to complete both tasks.
Yolanda needs to assist Dr. Hassan with a high-speed hand instrument during the procedure. According to the manual, what safety measure should she follow?

She needs to wear a mask only.
She needs to put on a fluid-resistant gown.
She needs to wear both gloves and a mask.
She does not need to wear protective gear.

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She needs to wear both gloves and a mask.

The manual requires gloves and a mask when using surgical power tools and lasers; a high-speed hand instrument is a powered surgical dental tool.