Delmar's Dental Assisting Chapter 1

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List the educational background of the dentist.

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3 to 4 years of undergraduate work and 4 years of dental school

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What examinations must the dentist take to become licensed?

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All dentists must take and pass an ADA approved written and clinical examination in the state in which they practice.

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What do the initials D.D.S. stand for?

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Doctorof Dental Surgery

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What do the initials D.M.D. stand for?

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Doctor of Medical Dentistry

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Dental Public Health

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Works with the community to promote dental health.

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Endodontics

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Concerned with the pathology and morphology of the dental pulp and surrounding tissues due to injury and disease. (root canal)

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Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

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Concerned with the diagnosis and nature of the diseases affecting the oral cavity.

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Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

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Concerned with the production and interpretation of images and data produced by all modalities of radiant energy that are used for the diagnosis and managment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral and maxillofacial region.

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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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Concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the oral and maxillofacial region due to injury, disease, or defects. (wisdom teeth)

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Orthodontics and Dentofacial Porthopedics

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Concerned with the diagnosis, supervision, guidance, and correction of malocclusion in the dentofacial structures.

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Pediatric Dentistry

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Concerned with the prevention of oral disease and the diagnosis and treatment of oral disease in children from birth through adolescence.

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Prosthodontics

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Concerned with the diagnosis, restoration, and maintenance of oral functions. Replacement of missing teeth through artificial means.

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Peridontics

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Concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of the diseases of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the tooth. Prevention of disease.

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What is the A.D.A. and what is the object of it?

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American Dental Association
Sets the laws and standards.

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What is the responsibility of the A.D.A. Comission on Dental Education?

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To set the standards for all accredited educational programs for dentistry.
Evaluate each program.

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What is the dental hygienest trained to do?

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Provide dental prophylaxis, removal of plaque, stains, and calculus from teeth.
Patient education.
Apply tooth sealants, expose process and mount dental radiographs, chart conditions in the oral cavity.
Place restorative materials, administer local anesthetics.

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What is the education required to become a hygienist?

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Graduate from a 2 or 4 year dental hygiene school and recieve the title of Registered Dental Hygienest. Then take the written and oral state exam to be licensed.

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What is the title of the hygienist once she/he recieves her/his license?

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Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH)

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What was the dentist's name that hired the first female dental assistant?

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Dr. C. Edmunds Kells

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What were the first female dental assistants called?

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Ladies in attendance

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What law/act limits the dental assistant's responsibilities?

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Dental Practice Act

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What is the American Dental Assistants Association?

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Oppurtunities in continuing education.
Remain current in their knowledge.

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Who was the first president of the ADAA?

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Juliette Southard

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What is it meant by "expanded functions"?

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Functions and skills considered to be above the normal scope of dental assisting, such as performing a coronal polish or placing a dental dam.

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What is it meant by certification?

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By passing a comprehensive written exam from DANB.

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What are the responsibilities of the dental lab technician?

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Fabricating gold and porcelian restorations and partial and full dentures.

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What education or training does the dental lab technician have?

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2 year ADA-accredited dental laboratory thechnician program.

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What does C.D.T. stand for?

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Certified Dental Technician

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When was the American Dental Assistant's Association founded?

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1924

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The agency within the state of Washington is designed to administer and enforce the Washington State Dental Practice Act is?

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Dental Quality Assurance Comission

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The dentist that began the first school for dental hygiene was?

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Dr. Alfred Civilon

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An area of dentistry that requires additional training but is not recognized as a specialty is___________?

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Forensic dentistry

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What does C.D.A. stand for?

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Certified Dental Assistant

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The minimum length of time in which a student can complete an A.D.A. approved dental assisting program is __________?

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One academic year (9 months)

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What organization furnishes the comprehensive written examination for dental assistants?

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Dental Assisting National Board

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Who is referred to as the founder of modern medicine?

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Pierre Fauchard

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Who is the Grand Old Man of Dentistry?

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Dr. Greene Vardiman Black

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Who is the father of medicine?

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Hippocrates

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What is the basic code of ethics used in medical and dental professional referred to as?

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Oath of Hippocrates

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Who wrote the hygienic rules for oral hygiene in the fourteenth century?

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Guy de Chauliac

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When was the first certifying board for dental assistants developed?

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1947

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What is the name of the act that specifies what can be performed legally by dental professionals in each state?

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Dental Practice Act

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Who was the first dentist to use the term "carries" and what does that term mean?

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Pierre Fauchard
Decay

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What dentist is known to be the first president's favorite dentist?

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John Greenwood

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The name of one of the first dentists to arrive in the United States?

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Robert Woofendale

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How long have humans had tooth decay?

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Since the beginning of time.

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The year that dental x-rays were discovered was __________ and by whom ___________?

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1895
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

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Who was the first woman to graduate from Ohio College of Dental Surgery?

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Lucy Beaman Hobbs

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Who was the first African American to graduate from Harvard School of Dental Medicine?

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Dr. Robert Tanner Freeman

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Who wrote the publication "A Dental Art: A Practical Treatise on Dental Surgery"?

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Chapin A. Harris

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The name of the first dental college in the world?

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Baltimore College of Dental Surgery

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Who helped establish the first dental college in the world?

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Horace H Hayden
Chapin A Harris

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The dentist that constructed the first dental chair was?

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Josiah Flagg

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The four principles that the ADAA was founded on are?

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Education
Efficiency
Service
Loyalty

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The American Dental Hygienists' Association was established in what year?

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1923

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What do all branches of dentistry deal with?

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Diagnose