Dental Facts
The hardest substance in the human body
What is enamel
The ethical principle requires the dentist to respect a patient’s right to make informed decisions about their own care
What is autonomy
The tv series that popularized the phrase “I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious”
What is The Office?
The country won the FIFA World Cup in 2014
What is Germany?
The branch of the trigeminal nerve that carries sensory innervation from maxillary teeth?
CN V2
The ethical principle being violated when a dentist recommends a crown when a filling would suffice primarily for financial gain
What is nonmaleficence?
The rapper released the 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly, widely regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop albums of the decade
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
The NFL team that completed a perfect 17–0 season (including the Super Bowl) in 1972
What is the Miami Dolphins?
The fibro-osseous lesion presents as a well-defined radiolucency that matures to a mixed then radiopaque lesion, typically around vital mandibular teeth
What is cemento osseous dysplasia
The ethical principle that is violated when a dentist refuses to treat a patient solely because of their inability to pay, outside of non-emergency circumstances
What is justice?
The 2019 film directed by Bong Joon-ho became the first non–English-language movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture
What is Parasite?
The tennis player has won the most Grand Slam singles titles in men’s tennis history
Who is Djokavic?
The odontogenic tumor is benign but locally aggressive, arises from odontogenic epithelium, and classically shows a multilocular “soap bubble” radiographic appearance
What is ameloblastoma
The ethical principle is primarily violated if a dentist complies when the dentist is asked by a patient to alter clinical documentation to improve insurance reimbursement
What is veracity?
The 2022 television series revived the song “Running Up That Hill” by Kate Bush, sending it back to the top of the charts
What is Stranger Things?
The golfer nicknamed “The Golden Bear”?
Who is Jack Nicklaus?
The structure that separates the dental papilla from the enamel organ during the bell stage of tooth development and later gives rise to Hertwig’s epithelial root sheath
What is the cervical loop?
A dentist is asked to perform a procedure that they are not competent to complete but could financially benefit from. According to the ADA Code of Ethics, what is the ethically correct action?
Decline the procedure and refer the patient to a qualified provider.
The Marvel film marked the first appearance of the character Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
What is Captain America: Civil War?
The MLB team that famously broke an 86-year championship drought by winning the 2004 World Series
What is the Boston Red Sox?