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

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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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