Dental Assisting
Dental Hygiene
Dental Hygiene
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What year did the first women appear in the office?

1885

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in 1976, who wrote the first dental assisting textbook?

Hazel O. Torres and Ann Elrich

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What dentist was credited for having the first dental assistant

C. Edmund Kells

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Who was the first trained Dental Hygienist

Irene Newman

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Who was the first official dental assistant?

Malvina Cueria

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When did the Fones School of Dental Hygiene open?

1913

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What year was the official dental assisting curriculum committee formed?

by 1930

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at first hygiene was only for females, when did the first male graduate from a dental hygiene training program

1965

500

What year was the DANB formed

1948

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What must all dental schools apply for to be officially recognized as a dental school?

The Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association

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How do schools remain accredited?

they are reviewed once every seven years