SAS2 Timeline of Dental History: Ancient Origin Flashcards
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- is the study of the past as it is described in written documents.
term that relates to past events as well as the memory, discovery, colle
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History
2
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“inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation”
Greek ἱστορία
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historia
3
Q
Why is it important to study the history of dentistry?
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A profession that is ignorant of its past experiences, has lost a valuable asset because “it has missed its best guide to the future.”
(B.W. Weinberger, Dentistry: An Illustrated History, Mosby, 1995)
4
Q
believed to be the oldest civilization that knew something of dentistry
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Egypt
Earliest indication of such is found in Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus.
5
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Where was the tooth filled
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