Week 1
What did people believe in ancient times was causing tooth decay?
Tooth worms
what any reasonable and prudent dental care professional in the same circumstances would do
who was Dr. C. Edmund Kells?
practiced in New Orleans, hired a female to replace a male assistant in 1885.
what does CDT stand for?
current dental terminology
Who wrote "Hygienic Rules for Oral Hygiene" ?
Guy De Chaulic
The failure to use due care in dental treatment is called what?
Malpractice or Negligence
Who founded the ADAA in 1924?
Juliette Southard
Who was Ida Gray?
the first African-American woman to earn a dental degree upon graduation from the University of Michigan, School of Dentistry.
Who was the first dentist in the U.S.
Robert Woofendale
What is tort?
a wrongful act that results in injury to one person by another
who is considered the "Grand Ol Man of dentistry"?
G.V. Black
Give an example of PHI(protected health information)
name, phone number, social security number, birthdate, address
Who was James B. Morrison?
invented the first dental engine with a functioning handpiece, motor, and food treadle
The threat of touching a person without consent is called __________ and ________is the actual touching.
assault and battery
Who was first woman to graduate from a recognized dental college, earned her dental degree in 1866?
Lucy Hobbs
True or False: The Good Samaritan Law is for individuals who do not seek payment but render medical assistance to the injured. The law protects people or grants immunity for acts performed while providing emergency care.
True
Who was Josiah Flagg?
skilled surgeon, and accomplished corrective procedures on cleft lips, orthodontics, and operative dentistry and constructed the dental chair.
what is defamation of character? what is libel and slander?
causing injury to another person’s reputation, name, or character.
libel: false statement that are written about a person Slander: False statements that are spoken about a person
Who was Dr. Robert Tanner Freeman?
the first African-American to earn a dental degree, graduated from Harvard University Dental School in 1869.
Name all the specialties
Ortho, endo, prosthdontics, pedo, perio, oral surgery