Chapter 01: History of Dentistry
Bird & Robinson: Modern Dental Assisting, 13th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Who was the first woman to become a dental assistant?
a. Jennie D. Spurrier
b. Malvina Cueria
c. Irene Newman
d. Lucy B. Hobbs-Taylor
ANS: B
Malvina Cueria was the first female dental assistant. Jennie D. Spurrier was the first female dentist in I
the first female dental hygienist. Lucy B. Hobbs-Taylor was the first woman to graduate from a recogn
DIF: Recall REF: p. 8, Table 1.2 OBJ: 6
TOP: CDA, GC, VII. Office Operations
2. Who is known as the “Father of Modern Dentistry”?
a. Hippocrates
b. Leonardo da Vinci
c. G.V. Black
d. Pierre Fauchard
ANS: D
Pierre Fauchard is considered the “Father of Modern Dentistry.” Hippocrates is known as the “Father o
Vinci was the first to describe the difference between premolars and molars. G.V. Black is known as th
Dentistry.”
DIF: Recall REF: p. 5 OBJ: 2 | 3
TOP: CDA, GC, VII. Office Operations
3. The Hippocratic Oath is an obligation to:
a. uphold the ethical principles of the American Medical Association.
b. practice within the bounds of a particular specialty and to refer when indicated.
c. maintain standards to maintaining and transferring patient records according to
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
d. refrain from wrongdoing and to treat patients to the best of one’s ability.
ANS: D
The Hippocratic Oath is the basis for the code of ethics for the medical and dental professions and is ba
obligation to “do no harm” to the patient. Hippocrates lived from 460 to 377 BC and created the Hippo
existence of the American Medical Association. The Hippocratic Oath did not address when referral to
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by Congress in 1996.
DIF: Application REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: CDA, GC, VII. Office Operations
4. Who was the first to write about nerves in the teeth?
a. Pierre Fauchard
b. Claudius Galen
c. John Baker
d. Leonardo da Vinci
ANS: B
Claudius Galen (130–200 AD) was the first to write about nerves in the teeth. Pierre Fauchard develop
independent profession and originated the title of “surgeon dentist.” He also dispelled the theory that to
tooth worms. John Baker was a physician and dentist who practiced in colonial America. He was one o
dentists. Leonardo da Vinci sketched every internal and external structure of the body. He was the first
, 6. Which dentist is credited with the discovery of inhalation anesthesia?
a. Horace Hayden
b. Frederick McKay
c. Horace Wells
d. G.V. Black
ANS: C
Horace Wells is credited with the discovery of inhalation anesthesia in 1844. Horace Hayden, along wi
the first dental school in the world in Baltimore, Maryland. Frederick McKay discovered that fluoride i
prevention of dental caries. G.V. Black earned the title of the “Grand Old Man of Dentistry” through h
to the dental profession.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 3 | 5
TOP: CDA, GC, VII. Office Operations
7. Which of the following is credited with beginning the science of forensic dentistry?
a. Paul Revere
b. Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
c. G.V. Black
d. Pierre Fauchard
ANS: A
Paul Revere is credited with beginning the science of forensic dentistry. Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen dis
Black standardized dental materials and dental instruments and authored more than 500 dental articles.
considered the “Father of Modern Dentistry.”
DIF: Recall REF: p. 6 OBJ: 4
TOP: CDA, GC, VII. Office Operations
8. What important medical discovery did Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen make in 1895?
a. Inhalation anesthesia
b. X-rays
c. Amalgam
d. Novocaine
ANS: B
X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen. Horace Wells is credited with the discovery and
1844. Amalgam was first used by the Chinese and then in the West by M. Taveau in 1826. Novocaine
1905 and was found to be effective when mixed with a proportion of epinephrine.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 6 OBJ: 5
TOP: CDA, GC, VII. Office Operations
9. In some dental schools today, women represent almost _____% of dental students.
a. 30
b. 50
c. 70
d. 90
ANS: B
Today, women represent almost 50% of the dental students in some dental schools.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 6
TOP: CDA, GC, VII. Office Operations
10. Who was the first female African American dentist?
a. Ida Gray-Rollins
b. C. Edmund Kells
c. G.V. Black
d. Robert Woofendale
Bird & Robinson: Modern Dental Assisting, 13th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Who was the first woman to become a dental assistant?
a. Jennie D. Spurrier
b. Malvina Cueria
c. Irene Newman
d. Lucy B. Hobbs-Taylor
ANS: B
Malvina Cueria was the first female dental assistant. Jennie D. Spurrier was the first female dentist in I
the first female dental hygienist. Lucy B. Hobbs-Taylor was the first woman to graduate from a recogn
DIF: Recall REF: p. 8, Table 1.2 OBJ: 6
TOP: CDA, GC, VII. Office Operations
2. Who is known as the “Father of Modern Dentistry”?
a. Hippocrates
b. Leonardo da Vinci
c. G.V. Black
d. Pierre Fauchard
ANS: D
Pierre Fauchard is considered the “Father of Modern Dentistry.” Hippocrates is known as the “Father o
Vinci was the first to describe the difference between premolars and molars. G.V. Black is known as th
Dentistry.”
DIF: Recall REF: p. 5 OBJ: 2 | 3
TOP: CDA, GC, VII. Office Operations
3. The Hippocratic Oath is an obligation to:
a. uphold the ethical principles of the American Medical Association.
b. practice within the bounds of a particular specialty and to refer when indicated.
c. maintain standards to maintaining and transferring patient records according to
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
d. refrain from wrongdoing and to treat patients to the best of one’s ability.
ANS: D
The Hippocratic Oath is the basis for the code of ethics for the medical and dental professions and is ba
obligation to “do no harm” to the patient. Hippocrates lived from 460 to 377 BC and created the Hippo
existence of the American Medical Association. The Hippocratic Oath did not address when referral to
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by Congress in 1996.
DIF: Application REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: CDA, GC, VII. Office Operations
4. Who was the first to write about nerves in the teeth?
a. Pierre Fauchard
b. Claudius Galen
c. John Baker
d. Leonardo da Vinci
ANS: B
Claudius Galen (130–200 AD) was the first to write about nerves in the teeth. Pierre Fauchard develop
independent profession and originated the title of “surgeon dentist.” He also dispelled the theory that to
tooth worms. John Baker was a physician and dentist who practiced in colonial America. He was one o
dentists. Leonardo da Vinci sketched every internal and external structure of the body. He was the first
, 6. Which dentist is credited with the discovery of inhalation anesthesia?
a. Horace Hayden
b. Frederick McKay
c. Horace Wells
d. G.V. Black
ANS: C
Horace Wells is credited with the discovery of inhalation anesthesia in 1844. Horace Hayden, along wi
the first dental school in the world in Baltimore, Maryland. Frederick McKay discovered that fluoride i
prevention of dental caries. G.V. Black earned the title of the “Grand Old Man of Dentistry” through h
to the dental profession.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 3 | 5
TOP: CDA, GC, VII. Office Operations
7. Which of the following is credited with beginning the science of forensic dentistry?
a. Paul Revere
b. Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
c. G.V. Black
d. Pierre Fauchard
ANS: A
Paul Revere is credited with beginning the science of forensic dentistry. Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen dis
Black standardized dental materials and dental instruments and authored more than 500 dental articles.
considered the “Father of Modern Dentistry.”
DIF: Recall REF: p. 6 OBJ: 4
TOP: CDA, GC, VII. Office Operations
8. What important medical discovery did Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen make in 1895?
a. Inhalation anesthesia
b. X-rays
c. Amalgam
d. Novocaine
ANS: B
X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen. Horace Wells is credited with the discovery and
1844. Amalgam was first used by the Chinese and then in the West by M. Taveau in 1826. Novocaine
1905 and was found to be effective when mixed with a proportion of epinephrine.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 6 OBJ: 5
TOP: CDA, GC, VII. Office Operations
9. In some dental schools today, women represent almost _____% of dental students.
a. 30
b. 50
c. 70
d. 90
ANS: B
Today, women represent almost 50% of the dental students in some dental schools.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 6
TOP: CDA, GC, VII. Office Operations
10. Who was the first female African American dentist?
a. Ida Gray-Rollins
b. C. Edmund Kells
c. G.V. Black
d. Robert Woofendale
