Dentistry in the 19th Century and its Shift to the USA
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What was a significant factor that led to the leadership shift of dental practice to the USA in the 19th century?

  • Introduction of dental radiography
  • Technological innovation in dental treatment
  • Focus on clinical practice and hands-on experience
  • Mass production of dental instruments and materials (correct)
  • Why did the training of dentists in the United States favor clinical practice and hands-on experience?

  • To comply with technical innovations in dental treatment
  • To emphasize the prevention and treatment of dental disease
  • To ensure greater efficiency in performing dental treatments (correct)
  • To align with the principles of pragmatism
  • What played a crucial role in making dental care an important part of general medical care in the United States?

  • Use of anaesthesia in dental treatment (correct)
  • Focus on clinical practice and hands-on experience
  • Introduction of dental radiography
  • Free public schools
  • What was a common practice in the diffuse and non-regulated dental practice in the USA during the 19th century?

    <p>Dental extractions with extraction key</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor contributed significantly to the development of new materials and techniques for dental treatment?

    <p>Mass production of dental instruments and materials</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What allowed for a wider dissemination of dental knowledge and treatment throughout the United States?

    <p>Creation of dental schools</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was awarded the title of Dentist by the Ministry of Commerce, Education, and Public Works on 10 April 1850?

    <p>Polonia Sanz</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who founded the Revista Odontálgica in 1872, which was later renamed Revista Odontológica?

    <p>Cayetano Triviño</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the most famous for her book entitled 'el arte del dentista' (‘the art of the dentist’, in English) in 1873?

    <p>Manuela Aniorte y Paredes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the key figure associated with the work 'The art of the dentist' (1887)?

    <p>José Martínez Sánchez</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who issued licenses not recognized by the State and promoted the creation of the Body of Sub-inspectors of the Dental profession?

    <p>Cayetano Triviño</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under which Royal Decree were women authorized to practice the profession of Surgeon-Dentist under the same conditions as men in 1883?

    <p>Royal Decree of 1883</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who qualified as a dentist by the University of Valencia and was the most famous for her book entitled 'el arte del dentista'?

    <p>Manuela Aniorte y Paredes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who founded the Spanish College of Dentists in 1874?

    <p>Cayetano Triviño</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who obtained the first license to practice dentistry from the Maryland School of Medicine?

    <p>Chapin A. Harris</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did Horace Hayden and Chapin A. Harris found the world's first dental school?

    <p>1840</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who made the first unsuccessful public presentation of the anaesthetic effects of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) in January 1845?

    <p>Horace Wells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who published 'The dental art: a practical on dental surgery' in 1839?

    <p>Chapin A. Harris</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the first foreign professor of conservative dentistry at the University of Berlin?

    <p>Willoughby Dayton Miller</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who developed the modern amalgam in 1895?

    <p>Greene Vardiman Black</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who pioneered the use of radiology in dentistry and designed his own apparatus?

    <p>Edmund Kells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known for developing low-melting point porcelain crowns on a platinum matrix in 1888?

    <p>Land</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did Richmond patent a porcelain tooth attached to a gold holder?

    <p>1872</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In 1890, who published a treatise entitled 'Microorganisms of the human mouth'?

    <p>Giusseppangelo Fonzi</p> Signup and view all the answers

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