Introduction to the Dental Profession

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Introduction to the Dental Profession

Chapter 1


History of Dentistry

• Early times– Herodotus– Hesi-Re– Hippocrates

• Book on affections• Oath

– Aristotle• Oral hygiene



• Later progress– Guy de Chauliac

• Surgeon from France• Rules for oral hygiene

– Leonardo da Vinci• First to distinguish between molars and premolars



• Later progress– Pierre Fauchard

• Founder of modern dentistry• Rejected idea of tooth worm• Treated caries and diseased gingiva

– Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen• Discovered X-rays


Dental Check

• Who wrote Hygienic Rules for Oral Hygiene?– Guy de Chauliac


Progress of Dentistry in the United States (U.S.)

• Robert Woofendale and John Baker– First to advertise dental services

• John Greenwood– George Washington’s favorite dentist

• Made his dental prosthesis


Progress of Dentistry in the U.S.

• Paul Revere– Created artificial teeth and surgical

instruments

• Josiah Flagg– Skilled surgeon– Constructed the dental chair


Progress of Dentistry in the U.S.

• James B. Morrison– Created first dental engine with handpiece,

motor, and foot treadle


Education and Organized Dentistry

• Horace H. Hayden– Writer and lecturer on dental topics

• Chapin A. Harris– Created and contributed to library of dental

literature



• Dr. Greene Vardiman Black– “Grand old man of

dentistry”– Invented machines

and instruments used in dentistry

Courtesy of the National Museum of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD



• Lucy Beaman Hobbs

• Dr. Robert Tanner Freeman

• Ida Gray

• George Franklin Grant



• American Dental Association (ADA)– Nationwide association of dentists organized

by Horace Hayden and Chapin Harris– American Journal of Dental Science– Today, each state has local or regional branch

office– Journal of the American Dental Association


Dental Check

• What was the name of the first dental college in the world?– Baltimore College of Dental Surgery


Dental Team

• Dentists

• Dental assistants

• Dental hygienists

• Dental laboratory technicians

• Support staff


Dentists

• Requirements:– Undergraduate education– Graduation from dental school approved by

ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation


Dentists

• Education:– Three to four years of undergraduate work– Four years of dental school

• Five required at Harvard University


Dental Specialties

• Dental public health– Specialty concerned with prevention of dental

disease– Public health dentist works with community to

promote dental health


Dental Specialties

• Endodontics– Specialty concerned with pathology and

morphology of dental pulp and surrounding tissues due to injury and disease


Dental Specialties

• Oral and maxillofacial pathology– Specialty concerned with diagnosis and

nature of diseases that affect oral cavity


Dental Specialties

• Oral and maxillofacial radiology– Images and data produced by all modalities of

radiant energy• For diagnosing and management of disorders of

oral and maxillofacial region


Dental Specialties

• Oral and maxillofacial surgery– Specialty concerned with diagnosis and

surgical treatment of oral and maxillofacial region due to injury, disease, and defects


Dental Specialties

• Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics– Specialty concerned with diagnosis,

supervision, guidance, and correction of malocclusion in dentofacial structures


Dental Specialties

• Pediatric dentistry– Specialty concerned with prevention of oral

disease and diagnosis and treatment of oral care in children

• From birth through adolescence


Dental Specialties

• Periodontics– Specialty concerned with diagnosis and

treatment of diseases of supporting and surrounding tissues of tooth


Dental Specialties

• Prosthodontics– Specialty concerned with diagnosis,

restoration, and maintenance of oral functions


Dental Check

• If you lost several teeth related to trauma resulting from a car accident, from which dental specialist might you seek assistance?– Prosthodontist


Dental Assistants

• Dr. C. Edmund Kells– Hired “Lady Assistant” to be “quick, quiet,

gentle, and attentive”– “Ladies in Attendance”


Dental Assistants

• Dental Assisting National Board (DANB)

• Certified Dental Assistant (CDA)

• Dental receptionists

• American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA)


Dental Assistants

• Juliette Southard– Founder and first

president of the American Dental Assistants Association

Courtesy of the American Dental Assistants Association, Chicago, IL


Dental Hygienists

• Dr. Alfred Civilion Fones– Developed first school of dental hygiene in

1913

• American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA)


Dental Laboratory Technicians

• Many are graduates of two-year ADA-accredited dental laboratory technician program– Formal education not required


Dental Laboratory Technicians

• Examination to become certified dental technicians (CDTs)

• American Dental Laboratory Technician Association (ADLTA)


Other Members of the Dental Team

• Dental service technicians

• Dental representatives

• Dental supply companies and representatives


Dental Check

• Where might you find this statement?“To walk on the sunny side of the street, seeing the beautiful things in life rather than fearing the shadows.”– Creed for Dental Assistants

Introduction to the Dental Profession

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