,Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A
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True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 1. Lucy Beaman Hobbs Taylor was a teacher first and then became interested in medicine.
____ 2. Ida Gray, the first African American woman to earn a dental degree, graduated from the University of
Ohio, School of Dentistry.
____ 3. The dental health team approach to dentistry improves efficiencies and the overall patient experience.
____ 4. Beginning in the very earliest of times, dental work was done by physicians.
____ 5. Aristotle described the four fluids in the body as blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm.
____ 6. Pierre Fauchard recorded all known information on dentistry in a book.
____ 7. Paul Revere was the favorite dentist of George Washington.
____ 8. The first dental engine with functioning handpiece, motor, and foot treadle was invented by Horace
Hayden.
____ 9. An endodontist treats pathologies of the dental pulp and surrounding tissues.
____ 10. A pediodontist deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the supporting and surrounding
structures of the tooth.
____ 11. Depending on the dental school, a DDS or a DMD degree is granted.
____ 12. Dentists can choose whether to take and pass a written or a clinical examination in the state in which they
choose to practice dentistry.
____ 13. All dental laboratory technicians work in dental offices.
____ 14. The Oath of Hippocrates is the basis of the code of ethics medical and dental professions use when caring
for patients.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The dental specialty that promotes the prevention of dental disease is _____________.
a. oral and maxillofacial pathology c. dental public health
b. dentofacial orthopedics d. forensic dentistry
____ 2. The dental specialist who corrects malocclusion is the _______.
a. orthodontist c. periodontist
b. pediodontist d. prosthodontist
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____ 3. The dental specialist who treats patients who have lost bone around the tooth due to disease is the
________.
a. prosthodontist c. endodontist
b. periodontist d. pediodontist
____ 4. The dental specialist who replaces missing teeth is the ________.
a. periodontist c. pediodontist
b. endodontist d. prosthodontist
____ 5. The dental specialty that deals with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the oral region is ________.
a. oral and maxillofacial surgery c. oral and maxillofacial radiology
b. oral and maxillofacial pathology d. oral and maxillofacial anatomy
____ 6. The individual responsible for inventing the dental chair is __________.
a. John Greenwood c. James Morrison
b. Josiah Flagg d. James Kells
____ 7. The individual responsible for inventing the dental foot engine is _________.
a. James Morrison c. Josiah Flagg
b. James Snell d. John Greenwood
____ 8. The individual responsible for discovering x-rays is ___________.
a. Pierre Fauchard c. Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
b. Robert Woofendale d. Chapin Harris
____ 9. The first African American woman to graduate from a recognized dental school was _________.
a. Lucy Beaman Hobbs c. Ida Gray
b. Juliette Southard d. Irene Morgan
____ 10. The professional organization for dental assistants is the _________.
a. ADA c. ADHA
b. ADAA d. ADLTA
____ 11. Who is the father of medicine?
a. Aristotle c. Hippocrates
b. Diocles of Carystus d. de Chauliac
____ 12. Who is the French surgeon who wrote the rules of oral hygiene?
a. Aristotle c. Hippocrates
b. Diocles of Carystus d. de Chauliac
____ 13. Pierre Fauchard was a Frenchman who ____________.
a. perfected several dental treatments that are still used today
b. organized information about dentistry with step-by-step procedures
c. both a and b
d. neither a nor b
____ 14. The person who contributed surgical instruments and artificial teeth to dentistry was/is _______.
a. Josiah Flagg c. Pierre Fauchard
b. Horace Hayden d. Paul Revere
____ 15. In 1840, the first dental college in the world was established in ____________.
a. Baltimore, Maryland c. New York, New York
b. Chapel Hill, North Carolina d. Chicago, Illinois
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____ 16. Who is regarded as the "grand old man of dentistry"?
a. Chapin Harris c. G. V. Black
b. John Greenwood d. Pierre Fauchard
____ 17. The first woman to graduate from dental school was ________.
a. Lucy Hobbs c. Roberta Freeman
b. Juliet Southard d. none of the above
____ 18. The first African American to graduate from dental school was _________.
a. Robert Freeman c. Arthur Black
b. Chapin Harris d. Lucy Hobbs
____ 19. The American Dental Association was established in New York in _____.
a. 1839 c. 1856
b. 1840 d. 1859
____ 20. The American Dental Association recognizes ____ specialties.
a. five c. seven
b. six d. nine
____ 21. The specialty that is concerned with preventing oral disease and diagnosing and treating oral care issues
for children from birth through adolescence is _________.
a. dental public health c. periodontics
b. orthodontics d. pediatric dentistry
____ 22. The specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis and nature of the diseases affecting the oral cavity is
__________.
a. oral pathology c. periodontics
b. orthodontics d. pediatric dentistry
____ 23. The specialty concerned with diagnosing and treating the diseases of the supporting and surrounding
tissues of the tooth is ___________.
a. endodontics c. periodontics
b. oral and maxillofacial surgery d. prosthodontics
____ 24. The specialty concerned with the diagnosis, supervision, guidance, and correction of malocclusion in the
dentofacial structures is __________.
a. oral pathology c. periodontics
b. orthodontics d. pediatric dentistry
____ 25. The specialty concerned with the pathology and morphology of the dental pulp and surrounding tissues is
__________.
a. orthodontics c. endodontics
b. pediatric dentistry d. periodontics
____ 26. The specialty that is concerned with preventing dental disease and that works with the community to
promote dental health is _________.
a. orthodontics c. oral pathology
b. dental public health d. pediatric dentistry
____ 27. The specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis, restoration, and maintenance of oral functions is
____________.
a. orthodontics c. pediatric dentistry
b. prosthodontics d. periodontics
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