Quiz 1 Flashcards
Functions of a Dental Hygienist in CT
- assesses and monitors dental and medical HISTORIES
- takes and records BLOOD PRESSURE
- performs head and neck CANCER SCREENINGS
- exposes and interprets dental X-RAYS
- removes PLAQUE AND CALCULUS above and below gum line
- applies CAVITY PREVENTATIVE AGENTS
- TEACHES
- COUNSELS
- delivers LOCAL ANESTHESIA
Obtaining Licensure in CT
- successful completion of an accredited DH program
- national dental hygiene board examination
- CDCA (commissions dental competency assessment) clinical and computer simulated exam
- apply for licensure according to the state DH Practice Act (submit licensure application to the state in which you will practice dental hygiene, obtain malpractice insurance)
CODA of the ADA
Commission on dental accreditation of the American dental association
Evaluates and accredits dental hygiene educational programs
Same standards across the US
1890
Dr. Alfred Fones
Univ. of Bridgeport
Trained first dental hygienist Irene Newman
1913
“Dental hygienist” coined
Dental hygiene classes started
1914
First graduating class of dental hygienists
469-377 B.C.
The Greeks
First dentifrice
249 AD
Apollonia
Patron saint of dentistry
570-950
Islamic dentistry
Siwak (toothbrush)
Tongue scraper
1771-1776
Paul revere
Father of forensic dentistry
1789
George Washington
Dentures made of gold, hippopotamus tusk, elephant ivory, and human teeth
1840-1844
Horace wells
Nitrous oxide
1890
Edward H. Angle
Classification system for occlusion
1895-1896
Wilhelm Roentgen invents the x-Ray
Edmund Kells uses first x-Ray in dental practice and hires first dental assistant
1928-1931
Penicillin was invented
Cod liver oil one of the first products to be awarded ADA seal of acceptance
