DEN114 Quiz (on 1/6) Flashcards
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List 3 individuals that are members of the direct care team:
1. _____________
2. _____________
3. _____________
- Dentist
- Dental Hygienist
- Dental Assistant
What dental improvement was introduced by John Borden in the year 1957?
High-speed handpiece
In the 1980’s, what changed significantly in dentistry?
Dentist began routinely wearing gloves while working in the patient’s mouth.
What analgesic was created in Germany in 1904 and replaced the use of cocaine as an analgesic for dental procedures?
Novocaine
Compared to traditional x-rays, digital radiology ___________.
a. requires a higher dose of radiation.
b. is far less expensive.
c. results in x-rays that can more easily be enlarged.
d. produces films that are more problematic to store.
c. results in x-rays that can more easily be enlarged.
Who is the person responsible for inventing the dental chair?
Josiah Flagg
The individual responsible for discovering x-rays is?
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
Who is the individual responsible for inventing the dental foot engine?
James Morrison
The professional organization for dental assistants is the:
ADAA
The first African American woman to graduate from a recognized dental school was:
Ida Gray
_____ _______ was a silversmith who developed dental instruments and also fashioned artificial teeth.
Paul Revere
____________ is known as the father of medicine.
Hippocrates
Who is the French surgeon who wrote the rules of oral hygiene?
De Chauliac
Who is known as the “grand old man of dentistry?”
G. V. Black
The first African American to graduate from dental school was:
Robert Freeman
Who was the first woman to graduate from dental school?
Lucy Hobbs
The American Dental Association was established in what year?
1859
The American Dental Association recognizes how many specialties?
9
Which one of these advances in dental techniques occurred first?
a. Home tooth whitening kits
b. Osseointegration of implants
c. YAG laser for treating decay in dentin.
d. Improved tooth-colored restorative materials
b. Osseointegration of implants
Which member of the dental care team do patients talk to when they need to schedule appointments?
a. Dental lab tech
b. Dental Assistant
c. Dental hygienist
d. Dental business assistant
d. Dental business assistant
Why did dentists choose to stop using silicate cement as an esthetic restorative material for anterior teeth?
a. It was more expensive than silver amalgam.
b. It required significant etching.
c. It had a short life span.
d. It tended to leak.
c. It had a short life span.
The __________ is the only dental team member who can diagnose oral disease.
dentist
Entry-level dental assistants must _____________.
a. limit their activities as defined by state statutes.
b. complete a two-year college program.
c. earn a national dental assisting credential.
d. complete a four-year college program.
a. limit their activities as defined by state statutes.
What would be an example of a task commonly performed by trained dental assistants?
a. Performing maxillofacial surgery
b. Pulling a tooth
c. Performing radiographic procedures
d. Applying dental sealants
c. Performing radiographic procedures
