History of dentistry
The professional dental assistant
The dental healthcare team
Dental ethics
Dentistry and the law
100
This famous Egyption is the earliest dentist whose name is known.
Who is Hesi-Re?
100

These are the average number of years it takes to complete a dental assisting program.  

What is 2 years?

100

This specialty is concerned with the prevention of oral disease and the diagnosis and treatment of oral disease in children from birth through adolescence. 

What is Pediatric Dentistry?

100

These are the standards of moral principle or right and wrong.

What are "ethics"

100
This is an agreement between 2 provinces to allow professionals licensed in their own province to practice in another province.
What is "reciprocity"
200
This famous Greek was the source of a famous oath
Who is Hippocrates?
200

This is an area of dental assisting involving attendance to seminars to upgrade skills in front office management, computer technology, marketing and accounting.

What is a dental receptionist/dental practice management assistant?

200
The acronym DDS stands for Doctor of Dental Surgery. The acronym DMD stands for this.
What is "Doctor of Medical Dentistry"
200

These are the laws that govern dentistry.

What is "dental jurisprudence?"

200

This defines the period of time in which legal action can take place.

What is the statute of limitations?

300
This "Grand Old Man of Dentistry" standardized the rules of cavity preparations and fillings
Who is GV Black
300

This board provides a means for competent, qualified dental assistants to obtain credentials by passing a comprehensive written exam.

What is DANB (The Dental Assisting National Board Inc.)?

300

This specialty is concerned with the diagnosis, supervision, guidance and correction of malocclusion.  

What is "Orthodontics"

300
Not acquiring this important detail before commencing treatment on a patient can result in malpractice.
What is "informed consent"
300
This Latin term reflects a dental law that deals with statements made by dental staff during a negligent act.
What is "Res Gestae"
400
This French surgeon dentist is the The founder of modern dentistry
Who is Pierre Fauchard?
400

These are the skills and functions considered to be above the normal scope of dental assisting.

What are expanded functions?

400
The dental specialty of Periodontics is concerned with diseases of these areas.
What are "the surrounding and supporting tissues of the teeth"
400

This protects individuals who do not seek payment but they give medical assistance to the injured.

What is the Good Samaritan Law?

400

This is a court order mandating that an individual appear at a time and date with a specific reason to testify.

What is a subpoena?

500
She was the first woman to earn a dental degree and she graduated from Ohio College.  

Who is Lucy B. Hobbs Taylor?

500

This was the first dentist known to have hired a female to replace a male assistant.

Who is Dr. C. Edmund Kells?

500

This organization or specialty promotes dental health through organized community efforts.

What is "Dental Public Health".

500

This is Latin for "the act speaks for itself."

What is "res ipsa loquitur"?

500

Respondeat Superior refers to this person, being held responsible for any illegal acts committed by him/herself and all other members of the dental staff.

Who is "The dentist"

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