NBDHE Dental Hygiene Trivia 3

Question 1

Which historical figure is known as the 'Father of Modern Dentistry' and authored the first comprehensive dental textbook 'Le Chirurgien Dentiste' in 1728?

Accepted Answer

Pierre Fauchard

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G.V. Black

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Alfred Fones

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Horace Wells

Question 2

The NBDHE examination is administered by which organization and consists of how many component parts?

Accepted Answer

Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (JCNDE), consisting of Component A (sciences) and Component B (dental hygiene patient cases)

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American Dental Association (ADA), a single 400-question examination

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ADHA, in a three-part written examination

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State dental boards, as a clinical practical examination only

Question 3

Which dental hygienist and educator is recognized for developing the theory of 'Dental Hygienist as Primary Oral Health Care Provider'?

Accepted Answer

Joan Otomo-Corgel and the ADHA, who published the 'Dental Hygiene Diagnosis' and 'Direct Access' positions papers advancing independent practice

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G.V. Black in the 1900s

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Esther Wilkins in her 1959 textbook only

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Pierre Fauchard in his 1728 work

Question 4

The discovery that Streptococcus mutans is the primary causative organism of dental caries is most closely associated with which researcher?

Accepted Answer

J. Kilian Clarke, who first isolated S. mutans from a carious lesion in 1924; later confirmed by Keyes and Loesche

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Louis Pasteur, who disproved the tooth worm theory

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John Tomes, who described carious dentin in 1859

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Willoughby Miller, who proposed the chemoparasitic theory of caries in 1890

Question 5

The ADHA's 'Direct Access' dental hygiene practice model allows dental hygienists to:

Accepted Answer

Provide preventive dental hygiene services without a prior dentist examination or prescription in approved settings and states

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Perform oral surgery procedures independently

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Prescribe controlled substances for pain management

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Diagnose and treat all dental diseases without any collaboration

Question 6

Which professional publication serves as the primary peer-reviewed research journal of the American Dental Hygienists' Association?

Accepted Answer

Journal of Dental Hygiene (JDH)

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Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA)

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Journal of Periodontology

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Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology