History of Dentistry
Considered the "Father of Medicine"
Who is Hippocrates?
Makes up the members of the dental healthcare team
Who is the dentist, assistant, hygienist, and lab tech?
Credential issued by the DANB
What is certified dental assistant?
"Self-governance"
Professional negligence
What is malpractice?
Referred to as the "Father of Surgery"
Who is Ambroise Pare?
The minimal length of education for a dental hygiene licensure
What is 2 academic years?
The position of the dental assistant that can legally provide intraoral functions
What is expanded function assistant?
"Do no harm"
What is nonmaleficence?
The act speaks for itself
Discovered x-rays
Who is Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen?
The minimal length of education for an ADA-accredited dental assisting program
What is 1 academic year?
Ways a professional demonstrates responsibility
What is arriving on time, volunteering to help, and being cooperative?
"Do good"
What is beneficence?
A professional who is required by state law to report known or suspected child abuse
Who is a mandated reporter?
Credited with employing the first dental assistant
Who is Edmund Kells?
The minimal length for an ADA-accredited dental lab tech program
What is 2 academic years?
What is good health, good grooming, and appropriate dress?
"Fairness"
What is justice?
Gives a person the legal right to practice in a specific state
What is licensure?
The first dentist to use inhalation anesthesia
Who is Horace Wells?
The dental lab tech must receive this from the dentist before fabricating and delivering an indirect restoration or prosthesis
What is a prescription from the dentist?
The pathway of certification that is available for an international DDS
What is pathway III?
"Truthfulness"
What is veracity?
Terminating the dentist-patient relationship without a reasonable notice to the patient
What is abandonment?