History of Dentistry
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What did Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discover?
x-rays
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Who discovered inhalation of anesthesia?
Horace Wells
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Who used forensic dentistry in the battle fields?
Paul Revere
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Who developed the principle of extension for prevention?
G.V. Black
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Who is the Father of Modern Dentistry and what does that mean?
Pierre Fauchard; he developed dentistry as a profession independent from medicine
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Who was the Grand Old Man of Dentistry?
G.V. Black
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What one thing did GV Black accomplish?
- Standardized the rules of cavity preparation and fillings
- Developed the principle of "extension for prevention" (later disproved)
- Taught in dental schools, became a dean, and wrote articles and books
- Taught in dental schools
- Developed the principle of "extension for prevention" (later disproved)
- Taught in dental schools, became a dean, and wrote articles and books
- Taught in dental schools
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Who described the differences between molars and premolars?
Leonardo da Vinci
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Who is credited with being the first to use prosthetics/prosthesis?
Ambrose Pare
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Who was the first African American woman to earn her DDS?
Ida Gray
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Who developed the first amalgam silver paste?
The Chinese
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Who was the first known dentist?
The Egyptian Physician, Hesi-Re
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Who was the father of modern surgery and what does that mean?
Ambrose Pare; he was the first to use artificial eyes, hands, and teeth (a new practice for the time).
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Who recommended "rubbing your teeth and gums"?
Diocles
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Who is the first to use a dental hygienist and to open up the first dental hygienist school?
Albert C. Fones
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Who was the first dental assistant?
Malvina Cueria
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What did Dr. Greenspan do?
HIV/AIDS research, hairy leukoplakia research
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Who discovered fluoride?
Fredrick McKay
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Who explained the swallowing process?
T'ing to-t'ung and Yu Shu
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What did Mohammed introduce to the Islamic ritual?
Oral hygiene with Siwak tree
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What did the Etruscans use to fix teeth?
Cattle and gold
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Who is the first native born dentist and who was the first dentist in the colonies?
Robert Woofendale
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Who received the Nobel Prize for his discovery of x-rays?
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
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Who is the first African American male to be accepted into dental school?
Robert Freeman
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What are some ingredients that were used in toothpaste?
Tobacco, honey, mint, crushed shells/rocks/bones/chalk
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What pain-control measures were used before nitrous oxide?
Brute force, opiates, timed surgeries to be less than 20 min, bite the bullet
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Who is Emeline Robert Jones?
First female dentist with her own practice, learned dentistry via preceptorship from her husband
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Who was the first woman to receive a formal dental education degree?
Lucy B. Hobbs
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Who is Ida Gray-Rollins?
The first African American female dentist
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Who are the first male and female American Indian dentist?
Dr. Spruce and Dr. Richter (respectively)
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What is C. Edmund Kells credited for?
Inventing job of dental assistant
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What is Alfred Fones credited for?
Opening a dental hygienist school
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