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Describe the Hippocrates in history. - ANSWER: Greek. It stressed the importance of keeping the teeth
in good condition. Writings described the teethm, their formation, and their eruption as well as
diseases of the teeth and methods of treatment.
State the basic premise of the Hippocratic Oath. - ANSWER: A solemnobligation to refrain from
wrongdoing and to treat patients with confidentiality and to the best of one´s ability. It still serves as
the basis of the code of ethics for medical and dental professions.
First woman to graduate from a college of dentistry. - ANSWER: Lucy B. Hobbs-Taylor
Person who is the the first native born american dentist. - ANSWER: Issac Greenwood.
Who was George Washington´s dentist? - ANSWER: John Greenwood.
Father of mondern dentistry. - ANSWER: Pierre Fauchard.
Grand old man of dentistry - ANSWER: G.V. Black (Green Vardiman Black)
Who was the first woman to pratice dentistry in the u.s.a and where? - ANSWER: Nellie E. Pooler
Chapman-California.
Who was the first black woman to receive a dental degree in the U.S.A? - ANSWER: Ida Gray-Rollins.
Name the first dentist to employ a dental assistant. - ANSWER: C. Edmund KElls of New Orleans
Name the first female dental assistant. - ANSWER: Malvina Cueria
Name the scientist who discovered radiographs. - ANSWER: W.C. Roentgen (Wilhelm Conrad
Roentgen).
Name the physician who first used nitrous oxide for tooth extractions. - ANSWER: Horace Wells.
Discribe two major contributions of G:V: Black. - ANSWER: The principle of extenstion for prevvention
in which the margins of a filling were extended to within reach of a toothbrush for cleaning the tooth.
He standardized rules of cavity preparation and filling.
Discuss the contributions of Harace H. Hayden and Chapin A. Harris. - ANSWER: Hayden lectured
medical students on the topic of dentistry and wrote professional journals. Harris established the first
nationwide association of dentists in the united states.They established the first dental college in the
world, the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery.
Define American Dental Assistants Association. - ANSWER: ADAA. Professional organization that
represents the profession of dental assisting on a nation level.
Define HIPAA. - ANSWER: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 specifies
federal regulations that ensure privacy regarding a patient´s healthcare information.
Define professional / professionalism. - ANSWER: Person who meets the standards of a profession. An
attitude that is apparent in everything you do and say, in and out of the dental office.