history

Made false teeth using gold and cattle teeth

Etruscans

Who introduced basic oral hygiene into the ritual of Islam?

Muhammad

Who recognized the value of Siwak, a tree twig as an oral hygiene device?

Muhammad

Earliest Dentist whose name is known

Hesi-Re

"Chief of the Toothersand the Physicians"

Hesi-Re

Who was known to have suffered from periodontal(gum) disease?

Egyptian pharaohs

"Father of Medicine"

Hippocrates

the great philosopher, referred to teeth in many of his writings

Aristotle

Recommended "rubbing the teeth and gums" as oral hygiene instructions

Diocles of Carystus

Who developed a silver amalgam paste for fillings?

Chinese

Who described the entire process of swallowing?

T'ing To-t'ung and Yu Shu

Who introduced the theory of the tooth-worm being responsible for toothaches?

Romans

Who restored decayed teeth with gold crowns

Romans

Who studied human anatomy and sketched every part of the human body?

Leonardo da Vinci

Who was the first to differentiate between molars and premolars?

Leonardo da Vinci

Who was the father of modern surgery?

Ambroise Paré

Who's writing included dental extraction methods and re-implantation of teeth?

Ambroise Paré

Who was the first to use artificial eyes, hands, and legs (prosthetics)?

Ambroise Paré

Founder of modern dentistry

Pierre Fauchard

Who developed dentistry as a profession independent from medicine?

Pierre Fauchard

First dentists in the colonies

Robert Woofendale

Who practiced dentistry in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia? patient was George Washington

John Baker, MD

Who was famous colonial patriot, was a silversmith who became a dentist?

Paul Revere

First to use forensic dental evidence to identify human remains

Paul Revere

First native born American dentist;studied under Dr. John Baker

Isaac Greenwood

Second son of Isaac Greenwood

John Greenwood

Who earned the title of the "Grand Old Man of Dentistry"?

G.V. Black

What did G.V Black accomplish?

-Black standardized the rules of cavity preparation and fillings -He developed the principle of "extension for prevention" -He taught in dental schools, became a dean, and wrote more than 500 articles and several books

Who discovered x-rays?

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

Who is credited with the discovery of inhalation anesthesia?

HORACE WELLS

Who discovered fluoride?

Frederick McKay

First dental assistant

Malvina Cueria

Discovered dental issues related to HIV and AIDS; discovered "hairy leukoplakia"

Dr. Deborah Greenspan

First woman dentist in the United States

Emeline Robert Jones

First woman to graduate from a dental school

Lucy B. Hobbs-Taylor

Who was the first black woman in the country to earn a formal DDS degree?

Ida Grey

Who was the first African American male to be accepted into dental school?

Robert Tanner Freeman

First American Indian dentist

Dr. George Blue Spruce, Jr.

First recognized American Indian female dentist

Jessica A. Rickert

Credited with USING the first dental assistant

C. Edmund Kells

First person to be trained as a dental hygienist

Irene Newman

Opened the first school for dental hygienists

Alfred C. Fones

What city is the dental museum located?

Baltimore

Who discovered that teeth have nerves and tissue inside of it?

Claudius Galen

Credited with USING the first dental HYGIENIST

Alfred Fones

% of all dentists will be women

50%

Coauthored Modern Dental Assisting; first major textbook written by dental assistants for dental assistants

HAZEL O. TORRES AND ANN EHRLICH