chapter 1 Flashcards
who was hesi-re?
the earliest dentist recorded
who is considered the “father of medicine?”
hippocrates
what is the hippocratic oath?
a pledge to uphold ethics and values, to refrain from causing harm
who is the patroness of dentistry?
saint apollonia
was America the first to fill teeth with silver fillings?
no, it was the chinese
who is the “father of surgery?”
ambroise pare
what was pierre fauchard reffered to and why?
“father of modern dentistry,” he was a french surgeon and wrote “the surgeon dentist, a treatise on teeth.” this book covered oral anatomy and function, procedural and restorative techniques and the construction of dentures
who was john greenwoods famous patient?
george washington
which colonial patriot first used forensic evidence?
paul revere
how did dentist learn their profession in the 18th century?
they learned their skills from another dentist (preceptorship)
who founded the first dental college in america?
h. hayden and c. harris
when was the american dental association formed?
1859
who was the first dentist to use inhalation anesthesia?
horace wells
who is known as the grand old man of dentistry?
g.v. black
who was the first woman in the US to graduate from a dental school?
lucy b. hobbs-taylor
who was recognized worldwide on her research of HIV/AIDS
deborah greenspan
who was the first african american to graduate from the dental school at harvard university?
robert tanner freeman
who was the first african american female dentist in the US
ida gray-rollins
who was the first american indian dentist in the US
jessica a. rickert
who was the first dentist to have a dental assistant?
c. edmund kells
who was the first dental assistant?
malvina cueria
who was an american silversmith by trade, and amateur dentist because of his skills?
paul revere
who discovered radiographs
wilhem conrad roentgen
what year does dental disease date back to?
ancient beginnings (7000 BC - 100 BC)
