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27 Cards in this Set
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Dental assistants is not simply a technician but ________ |
dental professional |
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Who is a professional? |
someone who has ethical and legal responsibilities to their patients and communities |
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What are some of the changes in the Dental assisting role? |
we are now educated therefore more duties and responsibilities and provide therapy for patiens we have organization structures ie CDSBC |
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How have patients changed in the face of dentistry? |
-More access to and are better educated in the realm of dental issues -Educated to believe that dentistry is connected to overall health -dental health and care is a right and not a privilege |
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what percentage of the Canadian population seeks preventive dental care?
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1/2 |
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who was credited with tooth morphology documentation? and when? |
Leonardo Da Vinci in 1500 |
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Who was the founder of Modern Dentistry and published "The Dental Surgeons"? and when? |
Pierre Fouchard, 1728 |
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Who was George Washington's dentist? |
Dr. John Greenwood |
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when was the 1st dental foot engine created? |
1785 |
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when was alagam first developed? and who? |
1816 Auguste Taveau |
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When is the beginning of dentistry? |
1840 |
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When was porcelain teeth first manufactured? and by what company? |
1844 SS White |
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when was the first Dental society started? |
1859 |
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When and who what the first woman to obtain a DDS? |
1866 Lucy Hobbs |
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when was the 1st female hired as a "Lady in Attendance"? |
1885 |
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When was x-rays adapted to dentistry and toothpast introduced? |
1895 |
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Who was known as the "father of dentistry"? when? |
1895 GV Black Refined amalgam fillings introduced dental plaque |
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when was electricity introduced to dentistry? |
1900 |
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When was public awareness of dental hygiene? |
1920 |
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when was penicillin invented? |
1929 |
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when and who invented composite fillings? |
1957, Michael Buonocore |
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when was the first reclining dental chair introduced? |
1858 |
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when was the four handed dentistry intorduced? |
1960-70 |
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when was CDA became a regulated profession? |
1972 |
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When was CDABC established? (certified dental assistants of british columbia) |
1974 |
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When was dental implants became important and who? |
1980 Dr. Branemark |
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What is dentistry like in the 21st century? |
-linking oral health with overall health -genetics -increased knowledge base and computer-assisted technology |
