Biology/GenChem/Organic Chem
VAW History
Clinical Dentistry & Application
Location Fun Facts
Misc.
100

The most stable carbocation type

tertiary

100

3 sectors VAW serves

Dental, Medical, Veterinary

100

The recommended recall interval for most dental patients

6 months

100

Home to over 70% of the world's alpaca population

Peru

100

What item did we sell at BestFest this year?

Loaded chips/Frito Pies

200

The stage of cellular respiration that produces the majority of ATP

oxidative phosphorylation

200

Every 1:2 people coming to a VAW dental clinic is < ____ years old

15

200

The anesthetic technique used for mandibular molars

Inferior Alveolar nerve block
200

This Country's name is from an indigenous phrase meaning "place of many trees"

Guatemala

200

What branch of dentistry specializes in aligning teeth and jaws

Orthodontics

300

Increasing temperature will shift an endothermic reaction in this direction

toward the products

300

Year VAW was founded

2006

300

The index used to measure plaque accumulation.

plaque index

300

The birthplace of Merengue music

The Dominican Republic

300

Year UTSA VAW founded/started

2020

400

This reaction mechanism occurs in one step with backside attack

SN2

400

Number of countries VAW serves

8 (Cambodia, DR, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uzbekistan, & Vietnam)

400

This imaging modality is best for detecting interproximal caries

bitewing radiographs

400

#1 chosen VAW dental location

Peru

400

How is the color of your teeth developed

Amount of melanin in your enamel

500

A mutation that does not change the amino acid sequence due to redundancy in the genetic code

silent mutation

500

Number of UTSA dental interns THIS summer

29

500

The most common complication after tooth extraction involving clot loss

alveolar osteitis (dry socket)

500

Location with over 37 volcanoes

Guatamala

500

Most common bacteria associated with dental caries

Streptococcus mutans