Modern Dental Assisting
Hesi-Re - answer earliest dentist known by name, "Chief of the Toothers and the Physicians"
periodontal disease - answer Infections and other conditions of the structures that support the teeth
(gums and bone).
Hippocrates - answer Father of medicine
Hippocratic Oath - answer A solemn obligation to refrain from wrongdoing and to treat patients with
confidentiality and to the best of one's ability
Silver amalgam paste - answer A mixture of mercury, silver, and tin.
Patroness of Dentistry - answer Saint Apollonia
Ambroise Pare - answer father of modern surgery
Pierre Fauchard - answer Father of modern dentistry
Preceptorship - answer Study under the guidance of a dentist or other professional
American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) - answer Professional organization that represents the
profession of dental assisting on a national level
,Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) - answer The nationally recognized credential of the dental assistant who
has passed the DANB certification examination and keeps current in practice through continuing
education
Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) - answer National agency responsible for administering the
certification examination and issuing the credential of certified dental assistant
HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - answer Specifies federal regulations that
ensure privacy regarding a patients healthcare information
proffesional - answer Person who meets the standards of a profession
autonomy - answer self-determination
Benifence - answer Of benefit to the patient
code of ethics - answer Voluntary standards of behavior established by a profession
Confidentiality - answer Never revealing any personal information about the patient
Ethics - answer Moral standards of conduct; rules or principles that govern proper conduct
Justice - answer Fair treatment of the patient
Laws - answer Minimum standards of behavior established by statutes for a population or profession
Nomaleficence - answer Of no harm to the patient
, veracity - answer Truthfulness; not lying to the patient
Angle's classification - answer System developed by Dr. Edward H. Angle to describe and classify
occlusion and malocclusion
Anterior - answer toward the front
Apical third - answer Division of the root nearest the tip of the root
buccal surface - answer Tooth surface closest to the inner cheek
Buccolingual division - answer Lengthwise division of the crown in a labial or buccolingual direction,
consisting of the facial or buccal/labial third, middle third, and lingual third.
Centric occlusion - answer Maximum contact between the occluding surfaces of the maxillary and
mandibular teeth
cervical third - answer Division of the root nearest the neck of the tooth
concave - answer curved inward
Contact area - answer Area of the mesial or distal surface of a tooth that touches the adjacent tooth in
the same arch
convex - answer curved outward
Hesi-Re - answer earliest dentist known by name, "Chief of the Toothers and the Physicians"
periodontal disease - answer Infections and other conditions of the structures that support the teeth
(gums and bone).
Hippocrates - answer Father of medicine
Hippocratic Oath - answer A solemn obligation to refrain from wrongdoing and to treat patients with
confidentiality and to the best of one's ability
Silver amalgam paste - answer A mixture of mercury, silver, and tin.
Patroness of Dentistry - answer Saint Apollonia
Ambroise Pare - answer father of modern surgery
Pierre Fauchard - answer Father of modern dentistry
Preceptorship - answer Study under the guidance of a dentist or other professional
American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) - answer Professional organization that represents the
profession of dental assisting on a national level
,Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) - answer The nationally recognized credential of the dental assistant who
has passed the DANB certification examination and keeps current in practice through continuing
education
Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) - answer National agency responsible for administering the
certification examination and issuing the credential of certified dental assistant
HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - answer Specifies federal regulations that
ensure privacy regarding a patients healthcare information
proffesional - answer Person who meets the standards of a profession
autonomy - answer self-determination
Benifence - answer Of benefit to the patient
code of ethics - answer Voluntary standards of behavior established by a profession
Confidentiality - answer Never revealing any personal information about the patient
Ethics - answer Moral standards of conduct; rules or principles that govern proper conduct
Justice - answer Fair treatment of the patient
Laws - answer Minimum standards of behavior established by statutes for a population or profession
Nomaleficence - answer Of no harm to the patient
, veracity - answer Truthfulness; not lying to the patient
Angle's classification - answer System developed by Dr. Edward H. Angle to describe and classify
occlusion and malocclusion
Anterior - answer toward the front
Apical third - answer Division of the root nearest the tip of the root
buccal surface - answer Tooth surface closest to the inner cheek
Buccolingual division - answer Lengthwise division of the crown in a labial or buccolingual direction,
consisting of the facial or buccal/labial third, middle third, and lingual third.
Centric occlusion - answer Maximum contact between the occluding surfaces of the maxillary and
mandibular teeth
cervical third - answer Division of the root nearest the neck of the tooth
concave - answer curved inward
Contact area - answer Area of the mesial or distal surface of a tooth that touches the adjacent tooth in
the same arch
convex - answer curved outward
