FlashcardsHistory of Dentistry Flashcards
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This 46-card set covers the history of dentistry from ancient Egypt through the modern era, designed for 11th Grade students. It includes key figures such as Hesi-Re, Hippocrates, Pierre Fauchard, and G.V. Black; important developments like dental chairs, X-rays, and toothpaste; and modern healthcare standards including OSHA regulations and vaccination timelines. Use it for history review, exam preparation, or as supplementary material in a health sciences or medical history course.
Terms in This Set
- What was a major issue noted since the beginning of time?
- What is the order of eras for dental development?
- What year were the Egyptians?
- Who was the first known dentist recorded?
- What did Hesi-Re Do?
- What was Hesi-Re called?
- How did the Egyptians in 3100 BC develop wires?
- Who wrote information about tooth decay?
- Who was Aristotle?
- Who was hippocrates?
- What was the Hippocratic Oath (460-377 BC)?
- What did Hippocrates attempt to explain?
- What are the 4 main fluids according to Hippocrates?
- True or False: Everything Hippocrates said is true today.
- What did Aristotle do?
- How did Aristotle use to make paste?
- True or False: Cleaning powders by Aristotle were invented out of crushed bones, oysters, and egg shells
- How did Aristotle make gold toothpicks?
- Who was Diocles of Carystus?
- What did the Chinese find in 2000 BC for relieving toothache?
- True or False: The Chinese developed a silver amalgam paste for fillings.
- Who was Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519)?
- Who was Claudius Galen?
- What book did Caludius Galen write?
- True or False: Hippocrates said the tongue was designed for flavor like mint and sour
- What book did Cornelius Celsus write?
- True or False: Cornelius was the first to speak of Orthodontics?
- Who is Ambroise Pare (1510-1590)?
- Who was Pierre Fauchard (1678-1761)?
- What year did Josiah Flagg develop the first dental chair?
- How many years later was the reclining chair invented?
- Who invented the reclining dental chair?
- Who was Horace Wells (1844)?
- What year did Wilhelm Roetgen discover X-rays?
- Who was G.V Black (1915)?
- What year was the ASDS founded?
- What year did the first dental hygiene school develop?
- Who was the first women in dentistry?
- Who was the first AA dentist?
- Who employed the first lady in attendance?
- Who was the first AA women to earn a dental degree?
- What year was the first toothbrush developed?
- What year was the toothpaste invented and what company?
- What year was OSHA established?
- When was the hepatitis vaccine available to healthcare workers?
- What year did OSHA mandate PPE?
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