The History of Dentistry
Who was the Egyptian often referred to as the first dental practitioner?
Who is Hesi-Re?
Which member of the dental healthcare team is licensed to diagnose and treat oral conditions and is awarded either a DDS or DMD?
Who is the dentist?
Which three exams must be passed to earn the Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) credential from DANB?
What are Radiation Health and Safety (RHS), Infection Control (ICE), and General Chairside (GC)?
Can an act be unethical but still legal?
What is yes?
What level of criminal law offense is typically punishable by imprisonment of one year or more?
What is a felony?
What is the name of the first prenatal stage that lasts the first two weeks after conception?
What is the germinal period?
What is the name of the area on a newborn's skull where the frontal and parietal bones have not yet fused?
What is the anterior fontanelle?
Which French dentist developed dentistry as a profession and wrote about oral anatomy and denture construction?
Who is Pierre Fauchard?
What is awarded upon successful completion of a 1-year dental assisting program?
What is a certificate?
What is the term for a dental assistant who works directly with the dentist during procedures using four-handed dentistry?
What is a chairside assistant?
Which ethical principle protects a patient's right to make decisions about their own care?
What is Patient Autonomy?
What type of contract is made through actions rather than written or spoken words?
What is an implied contract?
Which embryonic layer forms the enamel of the teeth and the lining of the oral cavity?
What is ectoderm?
What are the two basic types of movement performed by the temporomandibular joint?
What are hinge action and gliding movement?
Who was the first dental assistant employed by C. Edmund Kells, making it acceptable for women to visit the dentist unaccompanied?
Who is Malvina Cueria?
Which specialty focuses on managing a patient’s discomfort before, during, and after procedures?
What is Dental Anesthesiology?
Joining the American Dental Assistants Association gives you access to what professional journal?
What is The Dental Assistant?
What organization created the voluntary Code of Ethics for dental assistants?
What is the American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA)?
What must dental auxiliaries follow when performing expanded functions, under the responsibility of the dentist?
What is the Dental Practice Act and supervision rules?
In which stage of tooth development do 10 round structures per arch form from the dental lamina?
What is the bud stage?
What is the anatomical name for the cheekbone?
What is the zygomatic bone?
Which patriot and silversmith helped identify Major General Joseph Warren using dental work?
Who is Paul Revere?
What written item must a dental laboratory technician receive from a dentist before performing tasks?
What is a prescription?
What kind of fingernails are not allowed for a dental assistant working in a clinical setting?
What are artificial nails?
Which principle is based on the Hippocratic idea of “do no harm” and includes knowing when to refer patients?
What is Nonmaleficence?
According to the "Four D’s" of malpractice, what is the term for the direct connection between the act and the injury?
What is direct cause?
What bone surrounds and supports the root of a tooth and forms the socket?
What is the alveolar bone (or alveolar process)?
What type of muscles are located within the tongue and responsible for shaping it?
What are intrinsic muscles?
Who was the first African American woman in the U.S. to earn a formal Doctor of Dental Surgery degree?
Who is Ida Gray-Rollins?
Which specialty offers preventive and restorative dental care for children and adolescents, including those with special needs?
What is Pediatric Dentistry?
What is the term for a dental assistant with additional training who is legally allowed to perform certain intraoral procedures?
What is an Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA)?
Which ethical principle is centered on “doing good” for the patient, colleagues, and society?
What is Beneficence?
What Latin phrase means “the act speaks for itself,” often used when evidence of negligence is obvious?
What is res ipsa loquitur?
What type of cell produces cementum?
What is a cementoblast?
What is the largest salivary gland, and through which duct does it release saliva?
What is the parotid gland via Stensen’s duct?
Which Renaissance artist studied the skull and was the first to describe the differences between types of teeth?
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Which specialty uses digital techniques to help diagnose tumors, trauma, and TMJ disorders?
What is Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology?
The NELDA certification includes RHS, ICE, and which third component?
What is Anatomy, Morphology, and Physiology (AMP)?
Which principle requires that all patients be treated fairly, regardless of status or background?
What is Justice?
What kind of consent is assumed when a patient enters the dental office and sits in the chair?
What is implied consent?
Which part of the tooth contains nerves and blood vessels and transmits pain stimuli?
What is the pulp?
Which division of the trigeminal nerve supplies the maxillary teeth and sinuses?
What is the maxillary division?
Who discovered the use of inhalation anesthesia in 1844?
Who is Horace Wells?
What type of dental practice involves contracting a management service to handle business operations while dentists focus on patient care?
What is a Dental Management Organization Affiliated Group Practice?
What is one key difference between a Registered Dental Assistant and a Licensed Dental Assistant?
What is that licensure and registration requirements vary by state, and not all states recognize both?
What ethical principle involves being honest and not omitting information?
What is Veracity?
What must never be altered and includes diagnoses, treatment records, and radiographs?
What are patient records or dental charts?
Around which week does fusion of the primary and secondary palate begin?
What is the ninth week?
What is the name of the angle where the mandible meets its vertical ramus?
What is the angle of the mandible?
What dental organization was founded in 1859 to promote dental standards in the U.S.?
What is the American Dental Association (ADA)?
What is the minimum degree required to become a Registered Dental Hygienist?
What is an associate’s degree?
Which dental assistant role involves scheduling appointments, handling insurance claims, and coordinating finances?
What is the administrative assistant?
Patient Autonomy is the basis for what important process involving explanation of care?
What is informed consent?
What are dental professionals legally considered in most states regarding abuse or neglect?
What are mandated reporters?
What are the three embryonic layers involved in tooth development?
What are ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm (though endoderm does not contribute to oral cavity formation)?
What number is the trigeminal nerve, the main nerve for oral cavity sensation?
What is cranial nerve V (five)?
Who co-authored Modern Dental Assisting in 1976, the first major dental assisting textbook written by dental assistants?
Who are Hazel O. Torres and Ann Ehrlich?
Which specialist performs biopsies and helps diagnose diseases like oral cancer?
What is an Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist?
Name the alternative career paths for a dental assistant outside of clinical practice
What is insurance claims processing, teaching dental assisting, or dental product sales?
What should you do first when facing an ethical dilemma?
What is identify the alternatives?
What is the main goal of HIPAA in relation to patient care?
What is to protect patient confidentiality and control access to health information?
Which type of oral mucosa is found on the hard palate and gingiva and is firmly attached to bone?
What is masticatory mucosa?
What is the tapered end of the root called, where blood vessels and nerves enter the tooth?
What is the apical foramen?
Who founded the first dental college in the world, the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, in 1840?
Who are Chapin Harris and Horace Hayden?
As of 2020, what is one of the most recent dental specialties that provides care for patients with complex medical conditions?
What is Oral Medicine?
Name the responsibilities of a sterilization assistant.
What is processing instruments, managing biohazard waste, monitoring sterilizers, or maintaining sterilization reports?
Name the sources through which people commonly learn their personal ethics.
What is basic instinct, parents, teachers, religion, and/or peers?
Under what type of supervision can a dental assistant legally perform duties while the dentist is not physically present?
What is general supervision?
What is the difference between remodeling and modeling in bone growth?
Modeling changes bone size/shape along joints (growth), while remodeling alters existing bone in response to stress.
What artery is responsible for supplying blood to the face and mouth?
What is the external carotid artery?