Chapter 1 History Of Dentistry

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Hippocrates

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Father of Medicine

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Hippocratic Oath

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Do no harm

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Aristotle

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Greek philosopher

Studied how blood supplied teeth

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Who was the "chief of the toothers and the physicians"?

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Hesi-Re

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Who is known as "the father of modern dentristy"?

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Pierre fauchard

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Who were George Washington's dentists?

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John Greenwood, John baker

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Which dentist is recognized for his invention of the dental chair?

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Josiah Foster Flagg

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Preceptorship is

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Studying and training with somebody already in the field

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The acronym D.D.S. stands for

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Doctor of dental surgery

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When was the American Dental Association formed?

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1859

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Who was the first woman to graduate from dental school?

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Lucy B. Hobbs

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Who was the first person to x ray teeth?

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Otto Walkoff

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accreditation

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an educational program that defines quality standards

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acupuncture

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Pain management

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amalgam

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metal alloy that is a combination of silver,tin, copper, and mercury

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Centers for Disease Control

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Government agency that creates standards for health and safety issues

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Certification

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authentication for special quality

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Confidentiality

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Privacy acts

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Deciduous teeth

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Primary teeth/ Baby teeth

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Dental implant

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fake tooth screws made from titanium

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Exfoliated

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A loss of deciduous teeth

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Fluoridation

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To add fluoride to things

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Impacted

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Stuck in the bone or tissue

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Periodontal disease

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Gum and bone disease

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Pulpitis

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Decaying into the nerve

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Restorative dentistry

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Restoring the tooth to a healthy state

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Stem cell

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Body cell that can divide and transform

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veneer

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Thin piece of porcelain used for aesthetics

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ADA

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American Dental Association

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ADAA

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American Dental Assistants Association

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CDC

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Center for Disease Control amd Prevention

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CE

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Continuing Education

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DANB

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Dental Assisting National Board

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DMD

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Doctor of Dental Medicine

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NCDHM

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National Childrens Dental Health Month

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Who discovered nitrous oxide?

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Horace Wells

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Who discovered local anesthesia to numb the gingiva?

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Karl Koller

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What group pioneered the use of chewing sticks to clean teeth?)

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Babylonians

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What group used acupuncture to treat tooth pain over 5000 years ago?

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Chinese

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Early bridges to replace missing teeth were constructed of:

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Gold and extracted animal teeth

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What two groups of tradesmen also practiced dentistry?

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Barbers and blacksmiths

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During the Middle Ages dentistry was most commonly practiced by

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monks

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Who prescribed oil of cloves, a sedative filling material that is still used today

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Fauchard

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Where is the National Museum of Dentistry?

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The University of Maryland

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What was a "lady in attendance" and why was she so helpful in a dental office?

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Dental assistant, it became respectable for a woman to go to a dental office alone

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Why did Dr. Edmund Kells commit suicide and what impact did it have?

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He killed himself due to the pain of cancer,which was caused by radiation from x raying patients. It brought awareness to the dangers of radiation and caused new safety practices to be put into place.

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Who is the patron saint of dentistry

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St Apollonia

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T OR F: Stem cells have been found in exfoliated deciduous teeth.

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True

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T OR F: men have more teeth than women.

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False. Men and women both have 32 teeth.

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Dentures were first made by the

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Etruscans

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What group invented the modern toothbrush

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Chinese

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This American dentist advocated for an independent dental profession and standardized cavity preparations, creating preparation classes that are still used today.

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G. V. Black

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Removal of dental decay without necessarily using a local anesthetic may be accomplished with what treatment?

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Laser

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T OR F: Pierre fauchard believed that sugat was bad for the teeth and should be limited in the diet

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True

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T OR F: Celsus first categorized the teeth into central incisors, cuspids, and molars

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False. It was Galen who first categorized the teeth.

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T Or F: The silver paste used to fill dental cavities is still used today in the form of amalgam filling material

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True

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T or F: tooth- drawers were thought of as an educated elitw who performed the most complicated dental surgeries

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False. They were thought of as uneducated quacks.

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T or F: G. V. Black's great contribution to dentistry was publishing a book, The Surgeon Dentist, that standardized dental practice

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False. Pierre Fauchard wrote The Surgeon Dentist.

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T OR F: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is an arm of fhe government that promotes fluoridation as one of its activities.

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True

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T or F: The ADA works primarily to educate dental professionals.

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True

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T or F: Porcelain veneers are used to hide unsightly teeth

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True

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Who was the first American born dentist?

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John Greenwood