DEN114 Quiz (on 1/6)

Question 1

List 3 individuals that are members of the direct care team:
1. _____________
2. _____________
3. _____________

Answer 1

1. Dentist
2. Dental Hygienist
3. Dental Assistant

Question 2

What dental improvement was introduced by John Borden in the year 1957?

Answer 2

High-speed handpiece

Question 3

In the 1980’s, what changed significantly in dentistry?

Answer 3

Dentist began routinely wearing gloves while working in the patient’s mouth.

Question 4

What analgesic was created in Germany in 1904 and replaced the use of cocaine as an analgesic for dental procedures?

Answer 4

Novocaine

Question 5

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.

Answer 5

c. results in x-rays that can more easily be enlarged.

Question 6

Who is the person responsible for inventing the dental chair?

Answer 6

Josiah Flagg

Question 7

The individual responsible for discovering x-rays is?

Answer 7

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

Question 8

Who is the individual responsible for inventing the dental foot engine?

Answer 8

James Morrison

Question 9

The professional organization for dental assistants is the:

Answer 9

ADAA

Question 10

The first African American woman to graduate from a recognized dental school was:

Answer 10

Ida Gray

Question 11

_____ _______ was a silversmith who developed dental instruments and also fashioned artificial teeth.

Answer 11

Paul Revere

Question 12

____________ is known as the father of medicine.

Answer 12

Hippocrates

Question 13

Who is the French surgeon who wrote the rules of oral hygiene?

Answer 13

De Chauliac

Question 14

Who is known as the “grand old man of dentistry?”

Answer 14

G. V. Black

Question 15

The first African American to graduate from dental school was:

Answer 15

Robert Freeman

Question 16

Who was the first woman to graduate from dental school?

Answer 16

Lucy Hobbs

Question 17

The American Dental Association was established in what year?

Answer 17

1859

Question 18

The American Dental Association recognizes how many specialties?

Answer 18

9

Question 19

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

Answer 19

b. Osseointegration of implants

Question 20

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

Answer 20

d. Dental business assistant

Question 21

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.

Answer 21

c. It had a short life span.

Question 22

The __________ is the only dental team member who can diagnose oral disease.

Answer 22

dentist

Question 23

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.

Answer 23

a. limit their activities as defined by state statutes.

Question 24

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

Answer 24

c. Performing radiographic procedures

Question 25

Dental assistants qualify to earn CDA certification if they _________________.

a. graduated from an accredited dental assisting program.
b. have at least two years of part-time work experience.
c. pass the RHS and ICE exams six years apart.
d. are enrolled in a dental hygienist program.

Answer 25

a. graduated from an accredited dental assisting program.

Question 26

How did the delivery of dental services change with the development of high-speed hand pieces?

a. Dentists began promoting the use of preventive practices to avoid tooth decay.
b. Dentists started providing services while sitting down.
c. Dentists started using nitrous oxide to reduce patient anxiety.
d. Dentists began working with dental assistants.

Answer 26

b. Dentists started providing services while sitting down.

Question 27

In 1840, the first dental college in the world was established in what location?

Answer 27

Baltimore, Maryland

Question 28

What dental team member is responsible for cleaning, providing dental prophylaxis, removing deposits from teeth, and patient education?

Answer 28

Dental Hygienist

Question 29

Dr. _________ is credited with hiring the first female dental assistant.

Answer 29

Kells

Question 30

The organization that certifies dental assistants is the __________.

Answer 30

DANB

Question 31

In 1924, Juliette Southard founded the _________.

Answer 31

ADAA (American Dental Assistant Association)