Bethel
Dr. Bob facts
Smile Alaska Style
YK dental trivia
Village travel
100

True or false: KYUK was the first native-owned and operated radio station in the US?

True, 1971

100

When did Dr. Bob become a member of the Alaska Airlines million miler club?

Early 2020s

100

What was the inaugural year for smile Alaska style?

1990

100

What year was YKHC founded?

1969

100

How do you say “Open your mouth” in Yupik?

Aitarlluten

200

List as many airlines as you can that have flown through Bethel

TBD

200

What famous person was Dr. Bob photographed with in the 90’s?

Arnold Schwarzenegger

200

Who are the two dentists that started smile Alaska style?

Dr. Robert “Bob” Allen and Dr. Charles “Fritz” Craft Bonus: Can you name a third dentist here today who was a part of planning the inaugural event?

200

What year did the ADA begin recommending glove-wearing for infection control?

Established in 1978 then implemented in the 1980s - either answer will work

200

What village has the largest population in the YK delta?

Hooper Bay

300

What is the earliest break up ever on record?

April 12, 2019

300

How many caribou has Dr. Allen Harvested and are they all Boone and Crockett record holders?

One, yes.

300

What was on the button the first year?

Native Alaskan Eskimo with large smile, no face, just smile

300

What instrument do the assistants call “the Dr. Allen”?

Carver

300

How many villages currently have the letter Q in their name?

2 Nunam Iqua Quinhagak

400

What year did the Taco Bell truck come?

2012

400

Other than loupes, what lens can you find Dr. Bob looking through?

Camera

400

List as many Smile Alaska Style cartoons as you can?

See photo

400

What are the years of the three grand openings that Dr. Allen done ribbon cutting for YK Dental?

1980, 1999, 2020

400

Which village was the first to get a Subregional clinic?

Aniak

500

What was the original Yup’ik name for Bethel?

Mamterillermiut meaning “smoke house people”

500

List the names of Dr. Bob and Jane’s children.

Beth, Eliza, Thomas, Andrew, Amy

500

There is an individual button for every year of Smile Alaska Style except for one where two years are represented by a single button. Which years were those?

2021 and 2022

500

What was the name of the village-pack area prior to 307?

306

500

Which village clinic still doesn’t have plumbing?

Tuluksak

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