Chapter 1 - The History of Dentistry
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental
Association -
correct answer ✅Commission that accredits dental, dental
assisting, dental hygiene, and dental laboratory educational
programs
Dental treatise (TREE-tis) -
correct answer ✅Formal article or book based on dental evidence
and facts
Forensic Dentistry -
correct answer ✅Area of dentistry that establishes the identity of
an individual on the basis of dental evidence such as dental records,
impressions, bite marks, and so forth.
Periodontal Disease -
correct answer ✅Infections and other conditions of the structures
that support the teeth (gums and bone).
Preceptorship -
correct answer ✅Study under the guidance of a dentist or other
professional
, Chapter 1 - The History of Dentistry
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Saint Apollonia -
correct answer ✅Recognized as the Patroness of Dentistry.
Silver Amalgam Paste -
correct answer ✅A mixture of mercury, silver, and tin.
Teledentistry -
correct answer ✅Process of using electronic transfer of images
and other information for consultation and/or insurance purposes
in dentistry.
Who is Hesi-Re? -
correct answer ✅The earliest dentist whose name is known. He
practiced about 3000 BC and was called "chief of the toothers and
the physicians"
How long has dental disease existed? -
correct answer ✅Since mankind began
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental
Association -
correct answer ✅Commission that accredits dental, dental
assisting, dental hygiene, and dental laboratory educational
programs
Dental treatise (TREE-tis) -
correct answer ✅Formal article or book based on dental evidence
and facts
Forensic Dentistry -
correct answer ✅Area of dentistry that establishes the identity of
an individual on the basis of dental evidence such as dental records,
impressions, bite marks, and so forth.
Periodontal Disease -
correct answer ✅Infections and other conditions of the structures
that support the teeth (gums and bone).
Preceptorship -
correct answer ✅Study under the guidance of a dentist or other
professional
, Chapter 1 - The History of Dentistry
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Saint Apollonia -
correct answer ✅Recognized as the Patroness of Dentistry.
Silver Amalgam Paste -
correct answer ✅A mixture of mercury, silver, and tin.
Teledentistry -
correct answer ✅Process of using electronic transfer of images
and other information for consultation and/or insurance purposes
in dentistry.
Who is Hesi-Re? -
correct answer ✅The earliest dentist whose name is known. He
practiced about 3000 BC and was called "chief of the toothers and
the physicians"
How long has dental disease existed? -
correct answer ✅Since mankind began
