Deck 1: History of Dentistry

Question 1

The report Oral Health in America was released by the surgeon general in:

A)1924.
B)1978.
C)2000.
D)2003.

Answer 1

2000.

Question 2

The first woman to graduate from a recognized dental college was:

A)Jennie D. Spurrier.
B)Malvina Cueria.
C)Irene Newman.
D)Lucy B. Hobbs-Taylor.

Answer 2

Lucy B. Hobbs-Taylor.

Question 3

Who is known as the "Father of Medicine?"

A)Hippocrates
B)Leonardo da Vinci
C)G.V. Black
D)Pierre Fauchard

Answer 3

Hippocrates

Question 4

The Dr.Samuel D.Harris National Museum of Dentistry is located in.

A)Baltimore.
B)New York City.
C)Washington, D.C.
D)Philadelphia.

Question 5

The Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association is responsible for:

A)writing dental curricula.
B)licensing dentists.
C)certifying dental school educators.
D)evaluating and accrediting dental education programs.

Question 6

Which early American dentist is credited with beginning the science of forensic dentistry?

A)Robert Woofendale
B)John Baker
C)Paul Revere
D)G.V. Black

Question 7

What important medical discovery did Horace Wells make in 1844?

A)Inhalation anesthesia
B)X-rays
C)Amalgam
D)Novocain

Question 8

X-rays were discovered by:

A)Horace Hayden and Chapin Harris.
B)Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen.
C)Robert Tanner Freeman.
D)Hazel Torres and Ann Ehrlich.

Question 9

The physicist who discovered x-rays in 1895 was:

A)Paul Revere.
B)Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen.
C)G.V. Black.
D)Pierre Fauchard.

Question 10

Who was the first dentist to employ a dental assistant?

A)Ida Gray-Rollins
B)C. Edmund Kells
C)G.V. Black
D)Robert Woofendale

Question 11

_____________ is credited with developing the first school of dental hygiene and training the first dental hygienist.

A)Irene Newman
B)Alfred Fones
C)Ann Ehrlich
D)Hazel Torres

Question 12

Which are examples of early oral hygiene aids?

A)Wooden sticks
B)Animal-hair bristle brushes
C)Tree twigs
D)All of the above

Question 13

To maintain accreditation status,dental and dental auxiliary schools are required to be reviewed every _____ years.

A)2
B)5
C)7
D)10

Question 14

The "Grand Old Man of Dentistry" was:

A)Horace Hayden.
B)Frederick McKay.
C)Horace Wells.
D)G.V. Black.

Question 15

Before formal training in dental colleges,the profession of dentistry was learned through preceptorship.

Question 16

The Hippocratic Oath is the basis for:

A)modern-day medical and dental law.
B)the obligation to treat patients to the best of one's ability.
C)the code of ethics for the medical and dental professions.
D)both b and c.

Question 17

The first dental school was established by:

A)Horace Hayden and Chapin Harris.
B)Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen.
C)Robert Tanner Freeman.
D)Hazel Torres and Ann Ehrlich.

Question 18

Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings were initiated in:

A)1924.
B)1978.
C)2000.
D)2003.

Question 19

In some dental schools today,women represent almost _____% of dental students.

A)20
B)15
C)50
D)70

Question 20

Who originated the title of "surgeon dentist" and dispelled the theory that tooth decay was caused by tooth worms?

A)Pierre Fauchard
B)Claudius Galen
C)John Baker
D)Leonardo da Vinci

Question 21

Which artist was the first to describe anatomical differences between molars and premolars?

A)Vincent Van Gogh
B)Claude Monet
C)Leonardo da Vinci
D)Ambroise Paré

Question 22

___________ is recognized for her research related to HIV and AIDS.

A)Ida Rollins
B)Lucy Hobbs-Taylor
C)Deborah Greenspan
D)Geraldine Morrow

Question 23

The ADAA was founded in:

A)1900.
B)1924.
C)1982.
D)2000.

Question 24

Who was George Washington's dentist?

A)Pierre Fauchard
B)John Baker
C)Leonardo da Vinci
D)Robert Woofendale

Question 25

Which is not an accomplishment of Dr.G.V.Black?

A)He believed that dentistry should stand as a profession independent of medicine.
B)He invented numerous machines for testing metal alloys and dental instruments.
C)He standardized rules of cavity preparation and filling.
D)He is credited with beginning forensic dentistry.

Question 26

The first cases of what later was identified as AIDS were reported in:

A)1900.
B)1920.
C)1940.
D)1980.

Question 27

History shows cleft palate repairs 2200 years ago in:

A)China.
B)Korea.
C)Egypt.
D)Germany.

Question 28

Who was the "Grand Old Man of Dentistry?"

A)Pierre Fauchard
B)John Baker
C)Dr. G.V. Black
D)Robert Woofendale

Question 29

The ADA Journal published a report of infection control for dental offices in:

A)1900.
B)1978.
C)1982.
D)2000.

Question 30

The first hepatitis vaccine became available in:

A)1900.
B)1924.
C)1982.
D)2000.

Question 31

Dental disease was first recorded:

A)in the 1900s.
B)in the 1800s.
C)in the 1700s.
D)since the beginning of time.

Question 32

The first person credited with utilizing a prosthesis is:

A)Pierre Fauchard.
B)Ambroise Paré.
C)Leonardo da Vinci.
D)Robert Woofendale.

Question 33

The DANB was founded in:

A)1900.
B)1924.
C)1948.
D)2000.

Question 34

The barber surgeon known as the "Father of Modern Surgery" is:

A)Pierre Fauchard.
B)Ambroise Paré.
C)Leonardo da Vinci.
D)Robert Woofendale.

Question 35

___________ is recognized as the first black woman to earn a formal DDS degree.

A)Ida Rollins
B)Lucy Hobbs-Taylor
C)Deborah Greenspan
D)Geraldine Morrow

Question 36

The ADA was founded in:

A)1800.
B)1859.
C)1900.
D)1959.