Pre-Clinical Procedures Chapters 1&2

Muhammad

introduced dental hygiene techniques

Hesi-Re

chief of toothers and the physicians (1st known dentist)

Aristole

gingiva responsible for tooth formation (which is wrong)

hippocrates

“father of medicine” A balance of bodily fluids and temperatures lead to good health. Stressed oral hygiene and developed toothpaste and mouthwash

Diocles of Carystus

Created the idea of rubbing gums and teeth with finger and mint.

T’ing to T’ung & Yu Shu

described the act of chewing and swallowing

Saint Apollonia

was a martyr who suffered during an uprising of christians

Cornelius Celsus

wrote De Medicina, the earliest book about dental

Cladius Green

First to mention nerves in the teeth

Leonardo Da Vinci

first to describe differences in molars and premolars

Ambroise Pare

‘father of modern surgery” credited as the first to use artificial eyes, arms, and legs

Pierre Fauchard

Originated the term “surgeon dentist” Shared his method of removing decay and filling with lead or tin. “father of modern dentistry” Recognized that scaling could prevent gum disease

Robert Woofendale

one of the first dentist to travel throughout american colonies

John Greenwood

Became a dentist at 14 years old and was the first dentist born in America

Paul Revere

Interested in making artificial teeth and instruments

Horace Hayden & Chapin Harris

Hayden lectured to medical students on dentistry. Together they established the first dental college

Dr. Green Vardiman Black

Very focused on preventative dentistry

Wrote standardized rules for cavity prep and fill

Invented machines for testing alloy and instruments

Wilhem Conrad Roentgen

Discovered x-rays in 1895

Horace Wells

discovered inhalation anesthesia (nitrous oxide)

Lucy B. Hobbs-Taylor

first woman to graduate from a recognized dental college

Dr. Deborah Greenspan

Did research on dental issues related to HIV & Aids

Malvina Cueria

first female dental assistant

Robert Tanner Freeman

First African-American accepted into a dental school (harvard)

Irene Newman

First dental hygenist

Ida Gray-Rollins

First African-American woman to earn a DDS degree & practice in chicago

Juliette Southhard

Formed the American Dental Assistants Association in 1924

Crown

top of tooth

root

bottom of tooth

enamel

coating around crown (mineralized)

dentin

coating around nerve (mineralized)

pulp

nerve/blood supply

cementum

coating around root (mineralized)

periodontal ligament

keeps teeth in socket

bone

makes socket

gingivia

Gums