Dental Science Exam I || With Dental Assistant & Dental Surgery Test Questions & Solutions (Graded A+)
0 view 0 purchase
Course
Dental Surgery
Institution
Dental Surgery
Dental Science Exam I || With Dental Assistant & Dental Surgery Test Questions & Solutions (Graded A+)
Dental Science Exam I || With Dental Assistant & Dental Surgery Test Questions & Solutions (Graded A+)
Who is known as the Grand Old Man of Dentistry? - ANSWER - G.V Black
Who discovered po...
, Dental Science Exam I || With Dental
Assistant & Dental Surgery Test
Questions & Solutions (Graded A+)
Who is known as the Grand Old Man of Dentistry? - ANSWER - G.V Black
Who discovered potential of x-ray beam - ANSWER - Wilhem Conrad Roentgen
_________________ employed the first dental assistant - ANSWER - C. Edmund
Kells
Known as the "father of modern dentistry." - ANSWER - Pierre Fauchard
Who used nitrous oxide for relief of dental pain - ANSWER - Horace wells
First forensic dentist - ANSWER - Paul Revere
First African American woman to earn a Formal DDS degree - ANSWER - Ida Gray
Rollins:
First women to establish a regular dental practice in the U.S. - ANSWER - Emeline
Roberts Jones
Who was hired by Kells, and first female dental assistant - ANSWER - Malvina
Cueria
Who was the first dental hygienist - ANSWER - Irene Newman
________________ was the first female graduate of a dental school - ANSWER -
Lucy B. Hobbs Taylor
Who founded the American Dental Assistant's association - ANSWER - Juliette A.
Southard
What state enacted the first laws regulating the practice of dentistry? - ANSWER -
Alabama (1841)
What are the requirements set forth for dentistry? - ANSWER - An undergraduate
education and graduation from a dental school approved by the ADA commission on
Dental Accreditation
How long is undergraduate school for dentists? - ANSWER - 3 to 4 years
How long is dental school? - ANSWER - 4 years (5 at Harvard)
After completion, what degree is granted to the dentist? - ANSWER - DMD or DDS
,Specialist training includes ____________ additional years of postgraduate
education in an approved, specialized training area - ANSWER - Two or more
How long is training for a dental assistant? - ANSWER - One academic year in
length
What does training of a dental assistant include? - ANSWER - Didactic, laboratory,
and clinical content
Who enables the dentist to care for many more patients and to produce more
dentistry than they could alone - ANSWER - Dental Assistants
Who is the person working directly with the dentist during patient procedures? -
ANSWER - dental assistant
Board associated with Dental Assistants - ANSWER - DANB, ADAA
Founded the American Dental Assistants Association And was its first president -
ANSWER - Juliette Southard
What four principles was the ADAA founded on? - ANSWER - Education, Efficiency,
service, loyalty
What is the center of all clinical activities? - ANSWER - Dental chair
What is attached to the dental chair or mounted to the ceiling? - ANSWER -
Operating light
The individual who has dental insurance through employment or an individual plan -
ANSWER - Subscriber
The patient assigns benefits to be paid directly to the dentist - ANSWER -
Assignment of benefits
Usually the dental insurance company that pays the agreed benefits for the patient
treatment - ANSWER - Carrier
Children covered under dental insurance (normally up to age 18) - ANSWER -
Dependents
The amount paid before benefits take effect - ANSWER - Deductible
Determining if the patient is eligible for dental benefits - ANSWER - Eligibility
Items that the dental insurance does not cover - ANSWER - Exclusions
Dentist who performs the dental service - ANSWER - Provider
, The set amount the insurance will pay. They will not go over this amount. Example: if
the maximum amount is $2000 but the patient has ten crown costing $400 each
($4000 total) the insurance company will only pay $2000 - ANSWER - Maximum
The percentage of the bill for services that the policy holder must pay - ANSWER -
Co-insurance
What a patient tells you regarding how they feel - ANSWER - Symptom
What you observe in a patient - ANSWER - Sign
Caused by a decrease in blood flow to the brain. -the most common and least life
threatening emergency that could occur - ANSWER - Syncope (fainting)
lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet - ANSWER -
Trendelenburg position
What do you do if the patient is not breathing - ANSWER - Tip the head back and lift
the chin
What would you do if the patient becomes unconscious - ANSWER - Break a vial of
spirits of ammonia and pass it under the patient's nose
How do you treat a. Patient with syncope? - ANSWER - 1. Position the patient in a
Trendelenburg position
2. Establish that the airway is open (head tilt)
3.Breathing normally begins spontaneously within the first 10 to 15 seconds
4. Administer oxygen as a precautionary only
Occurs when an individual loses consciousness or a level of consciousness when he
or she sits in an upright position rapidly - ANSWER - orthostatic hypotension
(postural hypotension)
How do you treat postural hypotension? - ANSWER - Have the patient rise up with
the chair and sit in the chair a few minutes before standing
chest pain, normally lasts for 5 minutes, pain can radiate to the jaw area - ANSWER
- angina pectoris
Placed sublingually (under the tongue) to allow them to dissolve and be absorbed
rapidly - ANSWER - Nitroglycerin pills
Helps dilate the coronary arteries allowing the heart to receive more oxygenated
blood (Doses in increments of 3 to 5 minutes if the patient needs more) - ANSWER -
Nitroglycerin spray
Myocardial infarction (heart attack) - ANSWER - Mi
cerebrovascular accident (stroke) - ANSWER - CVA
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller conceptialresearchers. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $12.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
