Chapter 1 Vocabulary: Introduction To The Dental Profession

Question 1

The national professional organization for dentists.

Answer 1

American Dental Association

Question 2

A dental assistant who has obtained national certification through the dental assisting national board.

Answer 2

Certified Dental Assistant (CDA)

Question 3

(1836-1915) known as GV black and the grand old man of dentistry; taught in dental schools and as the dean increased The library holding; authored more than 500 articles.

Answer 3

Black, Dr. Green Vardiman

Question 4

(1300-1368) A French surgeon who wrote hygienic rules for oral hygiene.

Answer 4

Guy de Chaulic

Question 5

Independent organization that administers the credentialing examinations for dental assistants.

Answer 5

Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. (DANB)

Question 6

The branch of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis in treatment of diseases of the pulp and the periapical tissues.

Answer 6

Endodontics

Question 7

(1678-1761) founder of modern dentistry, organized all known information about dentistry and compiled it into a textbook.

Answer 7

Pierre Fauchard

Question 8

Area of dentistry that deals with identification of an individual through tooth restorations and morphology using dental records.

Answer 8

Forensic dentistry

Question 9

The favored dentist of George Washington; proponent for pediatric dentistry; constructed dentures.

Answer 9

John Greenwood

Question 10

Known as the father of medicine; the Oath of Hippocrates serves as the code of ethics for the medical and dental professions.

Answer 10

Hippocrates

Question 11

Dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the oral and maxillofacial facial region.

Answer 11

Oral and maxillofacial surgery

Question 12

Dental specialty concerned with prevention of oral disease, diagnosis, and treatment of oral care and children from birth to adolescence.

Answer 12

Pediatric dentistry

Question 13

Dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of the disease of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the tooth.

Answer 13

Periodontics

Question 14

(1735-1818) The silversmith who was known to practice dentistry; his greatest contribution was making artificial teeth and surgical instruments

Answer 14

Paul Revere

Question 15

(1845-1923) A German physicist who discovered x-rays in 1895.

Answer 15

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

Question 16

The first dentist whose name was recorded practiced in 3000 BC. Egyptian doctor of teeth

Answer 16

Hesi-Re

Question 17

The national professional organization for dental assistants; local and state branches exist with a national office in Chicago.

Answer 17

American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA)