Persdent FINALS

Cards (119)

  • Ethanol
    A chemical diluted in water as a tooth-cleaning solution to maintain oral hygiene
  • Ammonia
    A substance found in human urine that was recommended as a treatment for the early stages of caries
  • Dental professionals
    • Dentists who work for companies
    • Associate dentists
    • Dentists with their own private clinic
    • Dentists who work in hospitals
    • Dentists who work in the military
    • Dentists who work in law enforcement or investigative agencies
  • General Practitioner
    A dentist who works under the management of the government and abides by rules and regulations regarding treatment fees
  • Private company dentist
    A general practitioner who works under the management of the company owner and works with a team of dentists and healthcare providers
  • Sacamuela
    During the Spanish Era, those who performed dental procedures even without training
  • Capitan Cheng-cheng
    The first Filipino dentist who established his dental office in Quiapo, Manila, despite lacking proper training, but was skilled at carving ivory and gold craftsmanship, and his wife became his dental assistant
  • Jose Arevalo
    Capitan Cheng-cheng's real name
  • Elwell Otis
    During the American era, the person who authorized practicing dentists to undergo fitness tests to check their competency
  • Monsieur M. Fertri
    A French dentist from Hong Kong who came to the Philippines during the American era and formed a partnership with Capitan Cheng-cheng
  • Cirujano Ministrantes
    The title given to students who completed a special course with a basic curriculum at the University of Santo Tomas during the Spanish era
  • Japanese occupation Era
    Only a few dentists practiced their profession during this era due to insufficient availability of dental supplies and because of war
  • Sociedad dental de Filipinas
    An organization founded by Bonifacio Arevalo that aimed to reform dental schools for the improvement of the dental profession
  • Colegio Dental del Liceo de-Manila
    The first dental school established under the leadership of Gregorio R. Mateo
  • National Dental Association
    An organization established under the leadership of Dr. Fancisco Tecson, which became its own official organ
  • Dr. Victorino G. Villa
    Established a research paper about dentino-enamel which was known around the world and aided the advancement of the dental profession in the Philippines during the post-war Japanese era
  • Philippine Dental Association
    An association founded on September 7, 1945, formed by the Sociedad dental de Filipinas and National Dental Association
  • Greek Physician-Philosophers

    • Early Grecian intellectuals that molded the modern physicians-scientists and are considered by most scientists today to be their progenitors
  • Aristotle
    Stated that the human body has four bodily humors which became the first foundation of homeostasis in Greek medicine
  • Socratic Method
    A method of questioning that improves a person's critical thinking by drawing out an individual's unexamined assumptions to eliminate biases, and was applied to clinical medicine during the Renaissance period
  • Hippocrates
    The father of Modern Medicine, who also noted the effect of food, occupation, and especially climate as the causes of diseases
  • Hippocratic fingers
    The term used for the first description of clubbing of the fingers, which is usually associated with chronic lung disease, lung cancer, and cyanotic heart disease
  • Hippocratic Corpus
    A collection of data used by Greek healers as a reference for learning medicine
  • Galen
    The father of experimental biology who accurately observed how the larynx works and demonstrated how lungs filled up with air
  • Tooth Worm
    A record of a parasitic organism stated to be the main cause of toothache, discovered in a clay tablet excavated from an ancient city in the lower Mesopotamian area of the Euphrates Valley
  • Papyrus Ebers
    A medical papyrus found in ancient Egypt that contains 50 sections of medical data, with only 1 section dedicated solely to diseases of the teeth
  • St. Apolonia
    The Patron Saint of Dentistry, who is said to ease toothache
  • Louis XIV
    The "Sun King" of France, who was one of the known victims of tooth pullers/tooth drawers, and had a part of his palate removed during tooth extraction, which caused a complication (oroantral communication)
  • Pierre Fauchard
    The father of Modern Dentistry, who made remarkable improvisations of dental instruments, introduced dental fillings, and pioneered prosthodontic appliances made of ivory and gold foils
  • Basic Dental Implantology
    The study of fundamental knowledge about the biological and scientific basis for implant treatment, including patient evaluation, diagnosis and treatment planning, implant selection, surgery and prosthodontic procedures, and post-surgical care and maintenance procedures
  • Current Trends
    The study of updates, innovations, and developments in the different fields of dentistry
  • Management of Patients with special needs
    The study of basic protocols in the management of patients with special oral health care needs (with physical, developmental, mental, sensory, behavioral, cognitive, or emotional impairment)
  • Dental Jurisprudence and Ethics
    The study of the principles of laws, regulations, and professional conduct in relation to the practice of dentistry
  • The struggles between Barber-surgeons and University-trained physicians continued until the 1660s. Physicians dominated the profession of doing surgical procedures, and Barber-surgeons declined in quality and influence.
  • Academician
    A dental professional who shares knowledge, guides, and teaches future dental professionals to develop their skills theoretically and clinically
  • Investigative/Forensic Dentists
    A general practitioner who works with different departments of investigation teams in order to help identify individuals related to criminal cases, victims of calamities, and suicide
  • Dental Scientist/Researcher
    A dental professional who has responsibilities to conduct research on biomedical mechanisms, diagnosis and therapy, population and outcome medicine, health policy, or health services
  • Entrepreneur
    A dental professional who leans more towards the business side of the dental profession, requiring knowledge of basic business and clinic management
  • General Pathology
    The study of general and systemic pathology needed to provide an introductory and basic level of proficiency in interpreting macroscopic (gross) and microscopic (histologic) changes in various organs
  • Pharmacology
    The study that deals with the mechanism of drug action on living tissue, used in the prevention and management of dental caries in individuals and populations