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| noted islamic physician.(936-1013) discovered that tarter was the major cause of gingival disease. |
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| American dental assistants association (ADAA) |
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| professional organization representing dental assistants on a national level |
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| american dental association ADA |
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| the worlds largest and oldest professional organzation dedicated to denistry and dental health issues |
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| the american dental hygenist association ADHA |
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| largest professional organization representing the interest of dental hygenist |
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| branch of dentistry that deals with improving the appearnece of other wise healthy teeth |
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| clerical work, assistance at chairside to lab work and infection control ,and other enhanced functions |
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| dental assisting national board ( DANB) |
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| agency that administers the national exam to certify dental and orthodontic assistants |
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| licensed, professional auxillary in denistry who is both an oral educator and clinican and who uses preventive therapeutic and educational methods for the control of oral disease |
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| a metal fixture typically made of titanium which is surgically embedded into the jaw. implant acts as a root and allows for an abutment or prosthesis to be attached to it such as crowns bridges or denture attachement |
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| dental professional who provides support to dental practices by filling prescriptions from dentists for crowns bridges dentures and other prosthetics |
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| the science and art concerned with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of deformaties disease and injuries to the teeth gingiva oral cavity and jaws |
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| 18th century french physician. father of modern dentistry. wrote a comprehensive textbook Treatise on the teeth 1723 |
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| 1st american born dentist 1760-1780 |
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| 500 bc greek. father of modern medicine |
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| 16th century french surgeon. father of surgery |
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| branch of dentistry that deals with restoring or replacing damaged or missing teeth |
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| a thin layer of acrylic composite or porcelain used to cover the facial surface of badly stained teeth or to improve the shape of lightly visible front teeth |
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| lightening of teeth to a whiter color by the use of dental bleaching materials |
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| 1st US women to get a dental degree |
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| 1st to distinguish premolars from molars |
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| used silversmith skills to make artifical teeth and dental instruments |
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| cofounder of the worlds first dental college |
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| most famous roman dentist |
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| 1st african american women to be granted dental degree |
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