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Module 1 Final Flashcards

1
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The ____ provides a nationally recognized test for front office professionals or chair side assistants to become certified in their profession.

A

DANB

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2
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A dentist who specializes in the diagnoses and treatment of dental pulp diseases:

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Endodontist

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3
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A specialty area of dentistry that involves the correction of malocclusion by realignment of the teeth and/or joints:

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Orthodontist

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4
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A dental specialty in which the dentist examines the tissue samples to provide proper diagnosis and treatment of biopsy results:

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Oral Pathology

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5
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A dentist who specializes in dental treatment for children:

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Pedodontist

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6
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The history of dental assistants started in ____.

A

1880s

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7
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The responsibilities/ duties of the dental assistant can involve:

A

All of the above

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8
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The skill of one assistant working chair side with a dentist is called:

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Four handed dentistry

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9
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The skill of using two assistants with the dentist is referred to as:

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Six handed dentistry

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10
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The second assistant assisting the dentist may be referred to as the:

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Circulating assistant

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11
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The dental assistant might have the responsibility for sterilization procedures, including the management of:

A

All of the above

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12
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Cigarette smoke has an offensive odor that can stay in the:

A

All of the above

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13
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The DA should avoid wearing ____ because many patients might have allergies or be sensitive to it.

A

Colognes or perfumes

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14
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According to OSHA standards a dental assistant’s fingernails should not exceed:

A

1/8 of an inch

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15
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The acronym DANB means:

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Dental Assisting National Board

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16
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The registration exam can be taken through the:

A

AMTA

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17
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How many times a year is the DANB exam offered?

A

Three times

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18
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The DANB exams are based on:

A

All of the above

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19
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The duties of the expanded function dental assistant are covered by the ____ for each state.

A

State Dental Practice Act

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20
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Expanded function dental assistants are not allowed to:

A

Scale

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21
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This dental specialist will treat malocclusion by realignment of the teeth or joints.

A

Orthodontist

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22
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What is the name of the first known dentist?

A

Hesi-Re

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23
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Who was the father of medicine?

A

Hesi-Re

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24
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The hippocratic oath means:

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to do no harm

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25
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Bands of gold fastened to natural teeth and artificial teeth were made of ____ teeth in the era of 100-400 BCE

A

calves’

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26
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During the middle ages, the ____ developed a silver paste to fill cavities.

A

Chinese

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27
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_____ was known as “the father of modern dentistry.”

A

Pierre Fauchard

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28
Q

Trained dentist began arriving to the colonies from:

A

England

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29
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____ marketed his abilities to perform a variety of different dental procedures.

A

Robert Woofendale

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30
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____ is credited for constructing a denture made of ivory and gold for George Washington.

A

John Greenwood

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31
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The first native born dentist in colonial America was:

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Isaac Greenwood

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32
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____ was the first African American to graduate with a formal dental education.

A

Robert Tanner Freeman

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33
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_____ is the German physicist credited for the discovery of radiation usage in 1895.

A

Wilhelm C. Roentgen

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34
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_____ earned the title “grand old man of dentistry.”

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Vardiman Black

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35
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____ discovered a way to use nitrous oxide gas to relieve the pain of extractions on his patients.

A

Horace Wells

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36
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____ demonstrated the use of this anesthetic by blocking a nerve on the mandible.

A

William H. Halstead

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37
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____ made the first dental radiograph.

A

Otto Walkoff

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38
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____ became the first woman to be hired as a permanent dental assistant.

A

Juliet A. Southard

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39
Q

What is the term for withdrawing from patient care without reasonable notice or a referral fro completion of dental treatment?

A

Abandonment

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40
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____ is a fold of mucous membrane attached to the back of the soft palate.

A

Uvula

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41
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The ____ is the tissue from the mesoderm layer that will form dentin and pulp.

A

Dental Papilla

42
Q

____ is defined as a deep furrow running along a developmental groove.

A

A fissure

43
Q

A vertical overlap of the maxillary teeth with the mandibular arch:

A

Overbite

44
Q

A horizontal overlap of the maxillary teeth with the mandibular arch:

A

Overjet

45
Q

The word deciduous means:

A

To shed

46
Q

By age 3, ____ teeth are present in the mouth.

A

Twenty

47
Q

The permanent teeth that replace deciduous teeth are called ____ teeth.

A

Succedaneous

48
Q

Another name for the bicuspid is:

A

Premolars

49
Q

____ is defined as the study of the shape and form of teeth.

A

Morphology

50
Q

Located a the gingival third on the lingual surface of an anterior tooth is a convex prominence of enamel called:

A

Cingulum

51
Q

One of the three prominence located on the incisal edge of a newly erupted incisor:

A

Mamelon

52
Q

An improper fit and alignment of the teeth and jaws:

A

Malocclusion

53
Q

Primary detention begins to emerge in the mouth around the ____ month of life.

A

6th

54
Q

The term odontogenesis means:

A

Tooth production or development

55
Q

During the third stage, the tissue makeup begins to change. This change is called:

A

Histodifferentiation

56
Q

The tooth bud contains three important elements. What are they?

A

Cementoblasts, osteoblasts, and fibroblasts

57
Q

The four main types of dentin include the:

A

Mantle, primary, secondary, and tertiary dentin.

58
Q

____ are the presence of extra teeth.

A

Supernumerary teeth

59
Q

The highest peak in the alveolar process is the:

A

Alveolar crest

60
Q

Enamel is able to withstand crushing forces up to ____ pounds per square inch.

A

100,000

61
Q

The four types of tissues that make up a tooth are:

A

Enamel, Dentin, cementum, and pulp.

62
Q

The enamel and cementum of the tooth come together at a junction. This junction is called the:

A

Cementoenamel junction.

63
Q

____ is another term for when permanent teeth succeed or replace primary teeth.

A

Succedaneous

64
Q

The ____ is the portion of the crown that is visible in the oral cavity.

A

Clinical crown

65
Q

The ____ is the tissue that surrounds and supports the teeth.

A

Periodontium

66
Q

During the 8th week of embryonic development, the dental ____ continues to thicken.

A

Lamina

67
Q

____ molars are the first of the permanent teeth to erupt into the oral cavity.

A

Mandibular

68
Q

The periodontal ligament contains fibers that are embedded into the cementum. These fibers are called ____.

A

Sharpey’s

69
Q

Winged flare of the nostril:

A

Ala

70
Q

The chin is called the:

A

Mental protuberance

71
Q

The ____ is the transitional are between the skin of the face and mucous membrane of the lip.

A

Vermilion border

72
Q

Healthy gingiva has an orange peel texture called:

A

Stippling

73
Q

On each side of the soft palate, extending downward, are the pillars of fauces, also called:

A

Tonsillar pillars

74
Q

The tongue consists of a body and a root or base, connected by the muscles to the:

A

Hyoid bone

75
Q

Along the midline of the tongue’s top surface is a slight groove called the:

A

Median sulcus

76
Q

Mushroom shaped taste buds located at the tongue center:

A

Fungiform papillae

77
Q

The condition of having a short lingual frenulum:

A

Ankyloglossia

78
Q

The frontal is connected to both parietal bones by the:

A

Coronal suture

79
Q

The sphenoid bone is also called the ____ bone.

A

Butterfly

80
Q

There are ____ stationary bones in the face.

A

Thirteen

81
Q

The ____ bone is the smallest and most fragile bone of the face.

A

Lacrimal

82
Q

The ____ is the posterior section of the alveolar process.

A

Retromolar area

83
Q

When dealing with TMJ, the crackling or grinding sound of the teeth is also called:

A

Crepitus

84
Q

Known as the upper chambers of the heart:

A

Atria

85
Q

The ____ is a lightweight, spongelike bone located in the interior area of the bones.

A

cancellous bone

86
Q

____ is a protective and insulated covering that surrounds some nerves.

A

Myelin sheath

87
Q

The ____ is the fibrous lining that covers the compact coronal bone.

A

Periosteum

88
Q

The ____ is considered to be the brain of the cell.

A

Nucleus

89
Q

The four primary tissue types are:

A

epithelial, muscle, connective, and nerve.

90
Q

Bones have five categories:

A

Long bones, irregular bones, short bones, flat bones, and sesamoid bones,

91
Q

The heart repeats a cycle of contraction and relaxation around ____ beats per minute.

A

60-100

92
Q

What disease includes inflammation of the pericardum?

A

Pericardial pericarditis

93
Q

What is the non criminal legal action that deals with the relationship of individuals against a dentist that can result in a composition lawsuit?

A

Civil Law

94
Q

What involves state or federal government intervention against individuals who perform non legal procedures or violations, resulting in disciplinary action?

A

Criminal Law

95
Q

What is the term for actions that any reasonable or prudent dental care professional would take under similar circumstances?

A

Due care

96
Q

What is a contract that is implemented by the patient’s actions, rather than verbally or in writing?

A

Implied contract

97
Q

The act of an intentional or unintentional wrong doing is called:

A

Tort law

98
Q

Which term means “truthfulness”?

A

Veracity

99
Q

Dental malpractice and negligence can occur due to a variety of circumstances, including:

A

Failure to properly detect an oral disease. wrongful death, and personal injusry.

100
Q

An act of omission occurs when a reasonable person ____ do something that a similarly trained individual would do under the same circumstances.

A

does not

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