i have been working on this dental exam for a long time now and still dont get it can anyone help me thanks?

1. A patient in need of treatment for the correction of a malocclusion would visit

A. a periodontist.
B. an endodontist.

C. an orthodontist.

D. a pedodontist.

2. Who was one of the earliest known Egyptian dentists?

A. Socrates
B. Hesi-Re

C. Zoser

D. Roentgen

3. A periodontist mainly treats patients with

A. gum disease.
B. dentures.

C. cavities.

D. root canals.

4. What must a dental assistant have in order to take dental x-rays?

A. A dentist’s supervision
B. Certification in radiology

C. An autoclave

D. A three-year degree

5. What was the name of an ancient written work by the Chinese that included the study of dentistry?

A. Canon of Medicine
B. The Works of Sir John Tomes

C. Hippocratic Method

D. On Medicine

6. Where can dental instruments be sterilized?

A. In a darkroom
B. In an autoclave

C. Chairside

D. In an automatic developer

7. Who treats patients suffering from some type of tooth infection?

A. A periodontist
B. An endodontist

C. An orthodontist

D. A pedodontist

8. What technique did the Phoenicians develop for treating periodontal disease?

A. The use of dentures for cosmetic reasons
B. The use of amalgam for filling teeth

C. Splinting mobile teeth with gold arch wire

D. Trading knowledge with the Romans

9. What doctor is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of oral pathology?

A. An endodontist
B. A periodontist

C. A pedodontist

D. An oral surgeon

10. Where are auxiliary dental procedures such as the formation of dentures performed in a dental office?

A. In the operatory
B. In the laboratory

C. In the reception area

D. In the storage area

11. If patients require prosthetic replacement of teeth, they would visit

A. an orthodontist.
B. an endodontist.

C. a prosthodontist.

D. a pedodontist.

12. Where are dental x-rays developed?

A. In the darkroom
B. In the operatory

C. In the sterilization room

D. In an autoclave

13. What is amalgam used for?

A. To sterilize dental instruments
B. To fill teeth

C. To splint teeth

D. To fuel an autoclave

14. Where are instruments cleaned and disinfected after a dental procedure is performed?

A. In a darkroom
B. In the contaminated area

C. In the operatory

D. Chairside

15. Where does a dentist complete normal dental procedures?

A. In the darkroom
B. In the contaminated area

C. In the operatory

D. In the reception area

16. Who used arsenic as a treatment for toothaches?

A. The Chinese
B. The Greeks

C. The Egyptians

D. The Phoenicians

17. Which physician was noted for his research and description of the teeth’s root systems?

A. Asclepius
B. Abulcasis

C. Scrapion

D. Celsus

18. A dental office’s reception area should

A. be tastefully decorated and well lighted.
B. have loud music playing.

C. be dim and dreary to protect patients’ eyes.

D. have only current dental periodicals to read.

19. Nitrous oxide gas is a form of

A. sterilization.
B. anesthesia.

C. denture preparation.

D. contamination.

20. Which dentist constructed his own x-ray machine?

A. C. Edmund Kells
B. G. V. Black

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D. Sir John Tomes

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