In the Beginning
Inventors and Dental Creators
Notable Names in Dentistry
More Notable Names
Dental Associations
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This was noted at the beginning of time

What is tooth decay.

100

This man made the distinction between premolars and molars

Leonardo da Vinci

100

He advertised as a dentist in the Boston Newspaper and created some dental instruments

Who is Paul Revere

100

This man was the first African American to earn a dental degree and he graduated from Harvard University Dental School

Who is Dr. Robert Tanner Freeman

100

The ADA stands for this

American Dental Association

200

The first recorded dentist was an Egyptian doctor named this

Who is Hesi-Re

200

This man organized dental information in a manuscript and showed step-by-step pictures for procedures.

Who is Pierre Fauchard

200

They were the first two dentists to arrive to the United States and advertised for artificial teeth

Who are Robert Woofendale & John Baker

200

This man was referred to as the "Grand Old Man of Dentistry" due to his contributions in the dental field from books, articles, and machines and instruments

Who is Dr. Greene Vardiman Black

200

The ADHA stands for this

What is the American Dental Hygienists Association
300

Written information about tooth decay was recorded by these two Greeks.

Who are Aristotle and Hippocrates

300
This man invented the very first dental chair which had an arm extension to hold instruments and an adjustable head rest

Who is Josiah Flagg

300

Known as George Washington's favorite dentist, he believed that tartar came from bad breath and was adamant about regular removal of it for good oral health

Who is John Greenwood

300

She was the first African-American woman to earn a dental degree from the University of Michigan school of Dentistry

Who is Dr. Ida Gray

300

This was the first dental specialty board

What is the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO)

400
A modified version of this oath is still used in the medical fields today

What is The Oath of Hippocrates

400

He is known as the man who invented the first reclining dental chair

Who is James Snell

400
Horace Hayden and Chapin Harris established the first dental college called this

Baltimore College of Dental Surgery

400
Juliette Southard was the first president of this association

What is the American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA)

400

This is the National Board for dental assistants

What is the DANB or Dental Assisting National Board
500

This man wrote the "Hygienic Rules for Oral Hygiene"

Who is Guy de Chauliac

500

He adapted a dental foot engine from an idea he got from his mother's spinning-wheel foot pedal

Who is James B. Morrison

500

She was the first woman to earn a dental degree and graduated from Ohio College of Dental Surgery

Who was Lucy Beaman Hobbs Taylor

500

He used gold braces and linen and silk threads and wires for the first braces

Who is Pierre Fauchard

500

OSHA was created by U.S. Congress is 1970 and stands for this

What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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