Intro to DHYG Exam Questions and Verified
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Definition of a dental hygienist
Licensed primary healthcare professional, oral health educator, and clinician who provides
preventive, educational, and therapeutic services supporting total health for the control of oral
diseases and the promotion of oral health.
Types of services provided by DH
preventative
educational
therapeutic
Father of medicine
Hippocrates
When was Hippocrates born?
460BC
Known as the founder of medicine & greatest physician of all time
Hippocrates
Pierre Fauchard
-France 1725
-first dentist
-"Father of Dentistry"
Dr. Alfred C. Fones
-Bridgeport Conneticutt 1890's
-perfected technique for tooth scaling, polishing, and pt edu
, Prevention of dental disease=
fewer cavities
Dr. Fones assistant (1906)
Irene Newman
"Father of dental hygiene"
Alfred Fones
"Father of Dentistry"
Pierre Fauchard
1910-1911
Ohio college of Dental Surgery was the site of the first dental nurse program
Who invented the 1st dental hygiene school & where was it located?
Fones; Bridgeport, Conn. 1913
1st person to graduate from Bridgeport
Irene Newman 1913
Who changed the name from dental nurse to dental hygienist
Dr. Fones 1913
Which state became the 1st state with licensure laws governing dental hygienist
Conneticutt 1917
Established the first 2 year dental hygiene program
1918 University of California
American ADHA was established in Cleveland, Ohio
1923
Answers
Definition of a dental hygienist
Licensed primary healthcare professional, oral health educator, and clinician who provides
preventive, educational, and therapeutic services supporting total health for the control of oral
diseases and the promotion of oral health.
Types of services provided by DH
preventative
educational
therapeutic
Father of medicine
Hippocrates
When was Hippocrates born?
460BC
Known as the founder of medicine & greatest physician of all time
Hippocrates
Pierre Fauchard
-France 1725
-first dentist
-"Father of Dentistry"
Dr. Alfred C. Fones
-Bridgeport Conneticutt 1890's
-perfected technique for tooth scaling, polishing, and pt edu
, Prevention of dental disease=
fewer cavities
Dr. Fones assistant (1906)
Irene Newman
"Father of dental hygiene"
Alfred Fones
"Father of Dentistry"
Pierre Fauchard
1910-1911
Ohio college of Dental Surgery was the site of the first dental nurse program
Who invented the 1st dental hygiene school & where was it located?
Fones; Bridgeport, Conn. 1913
1st person to graduate from Bridgeport
Irene Newman 1913
Who changed the name from dental nurse to dental hygienist
Dr. Fones 1913
Which state became the 1st state with licensure laws governing dental hygienist
Conneticutt 1917
Established the first 2 year dental hygiene program
1918 University of California
American ADHA was established in Cleveland, Ohio
1923
