Dental History
Location of the National Museum of Dentistry
Where is Baltimore
Refers to what you should do, not what you must do.
What is ethics?
The scientific study of the shape and structure of the human body
What is Anatomy?
The study of how living things function
What is physiology?
The regions of the head
What is 11 regions?
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
To do no harm
What is nonmaleficence?
Dividing the body into equal left and right halves
What is midsagittal?
Striated, smooth and cardiac
What is the muscular system?
Composed of eight bones that cover and protect the brain
What is the cranium?
Who is Hippocrates?
Promotion of well-being
What is beneficence?
Cells-tissues-organs-body systems
What is the organizational level of the body?
Consists of the skull, spinal column, ribs and sternum
What is the axial skeleton?
Lower jawbone, holds the lower teeth in place
What is the mandible?
The dentist who was credited for the discovery of inhalation anesthesia.
Who is Horace Wells?
Being true and honest; telling the truth
What is veracity?
The two main body cavities
What is dorsal and ventral?
Bony spicules in cancellous bone; appear as a web-like structure on radiographs
What is trabeculae?
The types of saliva
What are serous and mucus?
The first dentist credited for using the first dental assistant "lady of attendance"
Who is C. Edmund Kells?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What is HIPPA?
Specialization of cells
What is differentiation?
Hair, nails and glands
What are skin appendages?
Dry mouth
What is Xerostomia?