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What historical event caused a revolution in oral home care?
WWII
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What was the correct amount of flouride per water that effectively reduces tooth decay?
.1 ppm
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What was the first city to add flouride to the public water system?
Grand Rapids, MI
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What toothpaste company came out with the first flouride toothpaste?
Crest
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Who invented the first high speed dental drill in the 1950s?
Richard Page
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Nicolas Dubois Chermant recieved the first patent for (what kind) of dentures?
Porcelain
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Who was the first to mass produce a more modern toothbrush in England?
William Addis
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The 1st known case of post-mortem dental forensics was performed by?
Paul Revere
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What type of crown did Claude Mouton recommend?
Gold
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When John Baker immigrated to America, where was his first practice located?
Boston
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Who made the foot treadle dental engine?
James B. Morrison
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In what year was the 1st pump-type hydraulic dental chair introduced?
1877
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Who invented the 1st collapsible metal tube for tooth paste?
Dr. Washington Wentworth Sheffield
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Who came up with classifications for dental restorations?
G.V.Black
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Who was the 1st person to discover the use of cocaine as a local anesthetic?
Carl Koller
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Which statement is NOT a characteristic of 4-handed dentistry?
the dentist is the one that appoints duties for each qualified team member
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What was the name of the 1st electric toothbrush marketed in the U.S.?
Broxodent
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Who discribes the techniques for the osseo-integration of dental implants?
Per-Ingvar Branemark
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Who created the formula for @ home bleaching?
Dr. George
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When was the fully reclining dental chair introduced?
1958
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Richard C. Skinner wrote_______?
Treatise on the Human Teeth
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The world's 1st dental journal was published in 1839 called?
The American Journal of Dental Science
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The 1st reclining dental chair was designed by?
James Snell
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Who is responsible for discovering vulcanite?
Charles Goodyear
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The Dental School opened on Oct. 1st in 1859 to provide...?
regulated, structured training for students in dental medicine
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What element was produced in the chemical reaction of an amalgam?
mercury
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How many women were in the 1st graduating class of 1914?
27
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Which substance was used as the 1st local anesthetic, but was later found to be addictive?
cocaine
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Where was the Federation Dentaire International founded at?
France
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What machine was used in lost wax technique?
centrifugal casting machine
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In the 700s, what type of material did the Chinese use for restorations?
silver paste
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After the monks were banned from performing surgeries, who took over their responsibilities?
barbers
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Why were surgeons seperated into 2 catagories?
medicine became more defined
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Who identified oral bacteria using the microscope?
Anthony Van Leeuwenhoek
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Who is known as the "Father of Surgery"?
Ambroise Pare'
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What was thought to be the tooth worm in early times?
nerve
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What tool was used on the teeth of the Neolithic people?
bow drill
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During both the 17th & 18th centuries, what was the 1 dental practice mentioned that has not changed?
relocating a displaced mandible
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Who was said too be the most important medical writer in the Roman Empire?
Celsus
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What was NOT a topic that Hippocrates was said to have written about?
orthodontics
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