Dental Assisting a Comprehensive Approach 5th Edition By Phinney-Test Bank

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 1. Lucy Beaman Hobbs Taylor was a teacher first and then became interested in medicine.
____ 2. Ida Gray, the first African American woman to earn a dental degree, graduated from the University of
Ohio, School of Dentistry.
____ 3. The dental health team approach to dentistry improves efficiencies and the overall patient experience.
____ 4. Beginning in the very earliest of times, dental work was done by physicians.
____ 5. Aristotle described the four fluids in the body as blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm.
____ 6. Pierre Fauchard recorded all known information on dentistry in a book.
____ 7. Paul Revere was the favorite dentist of George Washington.
____ 8. The first dental engine with functioning handpiece, motor, and foot treadle was invented by Horace
Hayden.
____ 9. An endodontist treats pathologies of the dental pulp and surrounding tissues.
____ 10. A pediodontist deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the supporting and surrounding
structures of the tooth.
____ 11. Depending on the dental school, a DDS or a DMD degree is granted.
____ 12. Dentists can choose whether to take and pass a written or a clinical examination in the state in which they
choose to practice dentistry.
____ 13. All dental laboratory technicians work in dental offices.
____ 14. The Oath of Hippocrates is the basis of the code of ethics medical and dental professions use when caring for patients