24 Questions
What was a significant factor that led to the leadership shift of dental practice to the USA in the 19th century?
Mass production of dental instruments and materials
Why did the training of dentists in the United States favor clinical practice and hands-on experience?
To ensure greater efficiency in performing dental treatments
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
What was a common practice in the diffuse and non-regulated dental practice in the USA during the 19th century?
Dental extractions with extraction key
Which factor contributed significantly to the development of new materials and techniques for dental treatment?
Mass production of dental instruments and materials
What allowed for a wider dissemination of dental knowledge and treatment throughout the United States?
Creation of dental schools
Who was awarded the title of Dentist by the Ministry of Commerce, Education, and Public Works on 10 April 1850?
Polonia Sanz
Who founded the Revista Odontálgica in 1872, which was later renamed Revista Odontológica?
Cayetano Triviño
Who was the most famous for her book entitled 'el arte del dentista' (‘the art of the dentist’, in English) in 1873?
Manuela Aniorte y Paredes
Who was the key figure associated with the work 'The art of the dentist' (1887)?
José Martínez Sánchez
Who issued licenses not recognized by the State and promoted the creation of the Body of Sub-inspectors of the Dental profession?
Cayetano Triviño
Under which Royal Decree were women authorized to practice the profession of Surgeon-Dentist under the same conditions as men in 1883?
Royal Decree of 1883
Who qualified as a dentist by the University of Valencia and was the most famous for her book entitled 'el arte del dentista'?
Manuela Aniorte y Paredes
Who founded the Spanish College of Dentists in 1874?
Cayetano Triviño
Who obtained the first license to practice dentistry from the Maryland School of Medicine?
Chapin A. Harris
In which year did Horace Hayden and Chapin A. Harris found the world's first dental school?
1840
Who made the first unsuccessful public presentation of the anaesthetic effects of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) in January 1845?
Horace Wells
Who published 'The dental art: a practical on dental surgery' in 1839?
Chapin A. Harris
Who was the first foreign professor of conservative dentistry at the University of Berlin?
Willoughby Dayton Miller
Who developed the modern amalgam in 1895?
Greene Vardiman Black
Who pioneered the use of radiology in dentistry and designed his own apparatus?
Edmund Kells
Who is known for developing low-melting point porcelain crowns on a platinum matrix in 1888?
Land
In which year did Richmond patent a porcelain tooth attached to a gold holder?
1872
In 1890, who published a treatise entitled 'Microorganisms of the human mouth'?
Giusseppangelo Fonzi
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