Applying to Dental School
This is the professional degree earned by most US dental students. though a similar DMD degree exists (the whole name
what is Doctor of Dental Surgery
This tool allows for indirect vision, and retraction during exams and procedures
what is a mouth mirror
how many adult teeth are typically found in the adult mouth
32
This organelle contains its own circular DNA and replicates independently of the cell cycle
what is the mitochondria
This specialty corrects malocclusion by guiding tooth movement and jaw growth using nonsurgical techniques such braces and aligners
orthodontics
This organization oversees the centralized application service known as AADSAS
What is the ADEA
This high-speed air driver instrument spins at up to 400,000 rpm and is used for cutting enamel and shaping preparations
What is a handpiece
In the Universal Numbering System, letters are used to denote permanent teeth. What is used to denote deciduous teeth? (bonus for knowing the range of letters)
A-T
This quantum number determines the shape of the orbital and has values between 0 to n-1
What is l
This specialty performs procedures like guided tissue regeneration, crown lengthening, and connective tissue grafting
What is periodontics
This organization oversees the centralized application service known as AADSAS (please provide the acronym and whole name)
What is the ADEA
American Dental Education Association
this diagnostic instrument measures sulcular depth, detecting bleeding on probing, and identifying early periodontal breakdown.
What is a Periodontal (perio) probe
This is the last permanent tooth that replaces a primary tooth (succedanous)
DONT FORGET THE ARCH
What is the maxillary canine
The inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) stems off of this cranial nerve
CN V (trigeminal nerve)
This specialty manages panfacial trauma, resolves malocclusion via surgical intervention (BSSO/ Le Fort), and reconstructs defects using bone grafts
What is oral and maxillofacial surgery
This 2020 reform replaced the NDBE Part 1 and 2 with a single pass/fail exam
(acronym and name)
what is the INBDE
Integrated National Board Dental Examination
This device measures electrical resistance to determine working length during root canal treatment
What is an apex locator
Angle categorized the 3 classes of occlusion intuitively named Class I, II, and III.
(what do these mean?)
I: normal molar alignment
II: distal mandibular molar
III: mesial mandibular molar
This reagent converts a secondary alcohol into a ketone without over-oxidation
What is PCC
This specialty manages teeth whose apical tissues tend to have chronic inflammation even after conventional therapies. These interventions often require biologic attempts to induce continued root development in immature teeth, or if persistent lesions remain, precision microsurgery to remove diseased periapical tissues.
what is endodontics
This national body sets the standards that dental schools must meet to maintain accreditation, and its site visits determine whether programs remain in good standing.
(acronym and full name)
What is CODA
Commission on Dental Accreditation
Despite looking like extraction forceps, this instrument is actually designed to bite small pieces of bone and is commonly used to smooth sharp alveolar edges
what is a rongeur
These are the three major functional occlusion schemes
(bonus if you know what balanced occlusion is)
Canine Guidance
Group Function
Balanced Occlusion
During the process of gastrulation, this structure is formed even in the most primitive organisms
the gut tube
Thsi specialty corrects skeletal discrepancies using a variety of appliances (MARA, rapid palatal expanders), and often coordinates with orthognathic surgery.
NOT ORTHODONTICS
dentofacial orthopedics