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American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA)
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the national professional organization for dental assistants
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American Dental Association (ADA)
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the national professional organization for dentists
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American Dental Hygienist's Association (ADHA)
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the national professional organization for dental hygienists
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American Dental Laboratory Technician Association (ADLTA)
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national organization that represents dental laboratory technicians
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Certified Dental Assistant (CDA)
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a dental assistant who has obtained national certification through the Dental Assisting National Board
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Dr. Greene Vardiman Black
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(1836-1915) known as G.V. Black and the "grand old man of dentistry"; taught in dental schools and as the dean increased the library holdings and authored more than 500 articles
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Guy de Chauliac
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(1300-1368) a French surgeon who wrote hygienic rules for oral hygiene
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Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. (DANB)
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independent organization that administers the credentialing examinations for dental assistants
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dental public health
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the specialty in dentistry that is concerned with dental disease; works with the community to promote dental health
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endodontics
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the branch of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the pulp and the periapical tissues
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Josiah Flagg
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(Late 1700's) notable dental surgeon; developed the first dental chair
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Pierre Fauchard
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(1678-1761) founder of modern dentistry, organized all known information about dentistry and compiled it into a textbook
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forensic dentistry
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area of dentistry that deals with identification of an individual through tooth restorations and morphology using dental records
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John Greenwood
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the favored dentist of George Washington; proponent for pediatric dentistry; constructed dentures
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Chapin A. Harris
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(1769-1844) established the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery with Horace Hayden. This was the first dental college in the world
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Horace H. Hayden
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(1769-1844) established the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery with Chapin A. Harris. This was the first dental college in the world.
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Hippocrates
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known as the father of medicine; the Oath of Hippocrates serves as the code of ethics for the medical and dental professions
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Dr. C Edmund Kells
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(1856-1928) New Orleans dentist who took the first intraoral radiograph using his own equipment and techniques; hired a female to replace a male assistant in 1885 and started the popular "Ladies in Attendance" employment strategy
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James B. Morrison
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manufactured and patented the first dental engine with a functioning handpiece, motor, and foot-treadle
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oral and maxillofacial pathology
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dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and nature of the diseases that affect the oral cavity
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oral and maxillofacial radiology
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dental specialty that covers radiology of the oral and maxillofacial area
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oral and maxillofacial surgery
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dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the oral and maxillofacial region
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orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics
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a dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis, supervision, guidance, and correction fo the malocclusion in the dental facial structures
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pediatric dentistry
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dental specialty concerned with prevention of oral disease, diagnosis, and treatment of oral care in children from birth to adolescence
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periodontics
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dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of the diseases of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the tooth
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Paul Revere
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(1735-1818) a silversmith who was known to practice dentistry; his greatest contribution was making artificial teeth and surgical instruments
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Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
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(1845-1923) discovered x-rays in 1895
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Juliette Southard
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founded the American Dental Assistant's Association in 1924
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Robert Woofendale
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one of the first dentists from England to establish a practice in the United States
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