Deck 1: History of Dentistry

Question 1

Siwak is an example of which of the following type of early oral hygiene aid?

A)Ivory tooth pick
B)Animal-hair bristle brush
C)Tree twig
D)Nylon bristle brush

Answer 1

Tree twig

Question 2

Horace H.Hayden and Chapin A.Harris contributed to the advancement of dentistry by:

A)being the first African American dental students.
B)discovering x-rays.
C)establishing the first dental school.
D)setting the standard for dental assisting textbooks.

Answer 2

establishing the first dental school.

Question 3

Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings were released by which of the following U.S.agencies in 2003?

A)Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
B)Occupational Safety and Protection (OSAP)
C)Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
D)Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

Answer 3

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

Question 4

The report Oral Health in America was released by the ______ in 2000.

A)Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
B)White House
C)surgeon general
D)Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

Question 5

Who was the first woman to become a dental hygienist?

A)Jennie D. Spurrier
B)Malvina Cueria
C)Irene Newman
D)Lucy B. Hobbs-Taylor

Question 6

Which of the following is credited with beginning the science of forensic dentistry?

A)Paul Revere
B)Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
C)G.V. Black
D)Pierre Fauchard

Question 7

Who was the first female African American dentist?

A)Ida Gray-Rollins
B)C. Edmund Kells
C)G.V. Black
D)Robert Woofendale

Question 8

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen contributed which of the following to dentistry?

A)Discovery of nitrous oxide
B)Discovery of x-rays
C)First African-American dental student
D)Published a dental assisting textbook

Question 9

To maintain accreditation status,dental and dental auxiliary schools are required to be reviewed every _____ years.

A)5
B)7
C)9
D)12

Question 10

The Harvard School of Dentistry was the first established dental college in the world.

Question 11

Which of the following organizations is responsible for the evaluation and accreditation of dental educational programs in the United States?

A)The Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association
B)The U.S. Department of Education
C)The licensing department of the respective State Board of Dentistry
D)The legislature of the state where the program is located

Question 12

Which dentist is credited with the discovery of inhalation anesthesia?

A)Horace Hayden
B)Frederick McKay
C)Horace Wells
D)G.V. Black

Question 13

What important medical discovery did Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen make in 1895?

A)Inhalation anesthesia
B)X-rays
C)Amalgam
D)Novocain

Question 14

Where is the Dr.Samuel D.Harris National Museum of Dentistry located?

A)New York City
B)Atlanta
C)Baltimore
D)Los Angeles

Question 15

Who was the first to write about nerves in the teeth?

A)Pierre Fauchard
B)Claudius Galen
C)John Baker
D)Leonardo da Vinci

Question 16

Which early American dentist is credited with developing the principle of extension for prevention?

A)Robert Woofendale
B)John Baker
C)Paul Revere
D)G.V. Black

Question 17

The Hippocratic Oath is an obligation to:

A)uphold the ethical principles of the American Medical Association.
B)practice within the bounds of a particular specialty and to refer when indicated.
C)maintain standards to maintaining and transferring patient records according to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
D)refrain from wrongdoing and to treat patients to the best of one's ability.

Question 18

Who was the first dental hygienist?

A)Irene Newman
B)Alfred Fones
C)Ann Ehrlich
D)Hazel Torres

Question 19

Who is known as the "Father of Modern Dentistry?"

A)Hippocrates
B)Leonardo da Vinci
C)G.V. Black
D)Pierre Fauchard

Question 20

In some dental schools today,women represent almost _____% of dental students.

A)30
B)50
C)70
D)90

Question 21

The Dental Assisting National Board (DANB)was founded in:

A)1908.
B)1928.
C)1938.
D)1948.

Question 22

Who is the barber surgeon known as the "Father of Modern Surgery"?

A)Pierre Fauchard
B)Ambroise Paré
C)G.V. Black
D)Robert Woofendale

Question 23

When was the American Dental Association (ADA)founded?

A)1809
B)1839
C)1859
D)1929

Question 24

Which is not an accomplishment of G.V.Black?

A)He believed that dentistry should stand as a profession independent of medicine.
B)He invented numerous machines for testing metal alloys and dental instruments.
C)He standardized rules of cavity preparation and filling.
D)He is credited with beginning forensic dentistry.

Question 25

The American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA)was founded in:

A)1904.
B)1914.
C)1924.
D)1934.

Question 26

Who was the "Grand Old Man of Dentistry?"

A)G.V. Black
B)John Baker
C)Pierre Fauchard
D)Robert Woofendale

Question 27

Who is first credited with using a prosthesis?

A)Pierre Fauchard
B)Ambroise Paré
C)Leonardo da Vinci
D)Robert Woofendale

Question 28

Who was the first woman to graduate from the College of Physicians and Surgeons (now the University of the Pacific Arthur A.Dugoni School of Dentistry)in 1904?

A)Ida Rollins
B)Lucy Hobbs-Taylor
C)Faith Sai So Leong
D)Geraldine Morrow

Question 29

Who was the first to describe the anatomical differences between molars and premolars?

A)Pierre Fauchard
B)Claudius Galen
C)Leonardo da Vinci
D)Ambroise Paré

Question 30

Dental disease has been recorded since the:

A)early 1900s.
B)mid 1800s.
C)late 1700s.
D)earliest times.

Question 31

The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA)published a report of infection control for dental offices in:

A)1968.
B)1978.
C)1988.
D)1998.

Question 32

History shows a cleft palate repair more than _______ years ago in China.

A)4200
B)2200
C)1200
D)200

Question 33

___________ is recognized as the first black woman to earn a formal DDS degree.

A)Geraldine Morrow
B)Lucy Hobbs-Taylor
C)Deborah Greenspan
D)Ida Rollins

Question 34

Who was one of the first dentists to travel throughout the American colonies?

A)Pierre Fauchard
B)John Baker
C)Leonardo da Vinci
D)Robert Woofendale

Question 35

When did the first hepatitis B vaccine became available?

A)1952
B)1972
C)1982
D)1992

Question 36

When were cases of what later was identified as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)first reported?

A)1950
B)1970
C)1980
D)1990