Chapter One - History Of Dentistry Flashcards
Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association
Commission that accredits Dental? Dental assisting, dental hygiene, and dental laboratory educational programs.
Dental treatise (TREE-tis)
Formal article or book based on Dental evidence and facts.
Forensic (fuh-REN-zik) dentistry
Areas of dentistry that establishes the identify of an individual on the basis of Dental evidence such as dental records, impressions, bite marks, and so forth.
Periodontal (per-ee-oe-DON-tul) disease
Infections and other conditions of the structures that support the teeth (gums and bone)
Preceptorship (PREE-sep-tor-ship)
Study under the guidance of a dentist or other professional
Saint Apollonia
Recognized as the patroness of dentistry
Silver amalgam (uh-MAL-gum)
A mixture of mercury, silver, and tin
Teledentistry
The process of using electronic transfer of images and other information for consultation and/or insurance purposes in dentistry
Who was Hesi-Re?
He was the earliest dentist whose name is known. He practiced about 3000 bc and was called “Chief of the toothed and the physicians”
How long has Dental disease existed?
As long as 4600 hundred years ago
Who was the “father of Medicine”
Hippocrates
What is Hippocratic law?
A solemn obligation to refrain from wrongdoing and to treat patients with confidentiality and to the best of ones ability, still serves as the basis of the code of ethics for medical and dental professions
Who is the Patroness of Dentistry
Saint Apollonia. She was one of a groups of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians before the persecution of Decius. According to legend, her Tories included having all of her teeth violently pulled out or shattered.
Were the Western dentists the first to use silver amalgam as fillings?
It was the Chinese. The Chinese developed silver amalgam paste for fillings, more than a thousand years before dentists in the West used a similar substance.
Which artist first distinguished molars from premolars?
Leonardo da Vinci
Who is that “Father of Modern Surgery”?
Ambroise Paré (pah-RAY) (1510-1590)
Who is the “Father of Modern Dentistry”?
Pierre Fauchard (fo-SHAR)
Who was John Baker’s famous patient?
George Washington
Which famous colonial patriot first used forensic evidence?
Paul Revere
Who was Robert Woofendale?
Robert was one of the first dentists to travel throughout the American colonies. His advertisement in the New York Mercury stated that he “preforms all operations upon the teeth, sockets, guns and palate, likewise fixes artificial teeth, so as to escape discernment”
Who founded the first dental school in America?
Horace H. Hayden and Chapin A. Harris
Who earned the title “Grand Old Man of Dentistry”?
Dr. Green Vardiman Black earned the title through his unmatched contributions to the profession. He believe that dentistry should stand as a profession independent from and equal to that is medicine.
Who was the first Dentist to use nitrous oxide?
Horace Wells
Who was the first woman in the United States to graduate from dental school?
Lucy B. Hobbs-Taylor
Who was the first person to discover oral “hairy” leukoplakia?
Dr. Deborah Greenspan
Who was the first African American to graduate from the dental school at Harvard University?
Robert Tanner Freeman
Who was the first American Indian dentist in the United Stars?
Dr. George Blue Spruce jr.
Who was the first dentist to use a dental assistant?
Alfred C. Fones
His assistant was Irene Newman
Who founded dental hygiene education in America?
Alfred C. Fones
Where is the Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum Dentistry located?
Baltimore, Maryland
