VIEWS:

‘I can be a dentist too’: Recruiting the next generation

MARJORIE K. JEFFCOAT
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1512-1513. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

THE RIGHT CODE FOR THE CLASS I LESION

Andrew Schenkel
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1514. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY AND OVERALL HEALTH

David A. Tecosky
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1514-1515. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CAUTIONS REGARDING COMPUTER IMAGING

Christopher F. Anderson
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1515. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Dov M. Almog
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1515-1516. [Full Text] [PDF]  

KEEPING TRACK OF NATURAL REMEDIES

David J. Shuch
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1516. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TOOTHPASTE ABRASION

Robert B. Cohen
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1516-1517. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

John O. Grippo, Marvin Simring, and Steven Schreiner
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1517. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PSYCHOLOGY AND CHRONIC OROFACIAL PAIN

Edwin J. Zinman
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1517-1518. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Judith A. Turner and Samuel Dworkin
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1518. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

STUDY FLAGS ‘RACIAL DISPARITIES’ IN ORAL CANCER CARE

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1528. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLARIFICATION

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1528. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEW WAY TO CONTROL DRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIA DISCOVERED

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1528-1529. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1529. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1529. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1529-1531. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1536. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICAL SCIENCE:

The integration of clinical research into dental therapeutics: The role of the astute clinician

SHARON M. GORDON and RAYMOND A. DIONNE
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1537-1542. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Immediate loading of dental implants in the edentulous mandible

PAULINO CASTELLON, MARKUS B. BLATZ, MICHAEL S. BLOCK, ISRAEL M. FINGER, and BILL ROGERS
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1543-1549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is trust a predictor of having a dental home?

MICHELLE A. GRAHAM, HENRIETTA L. LOGAN, and SCOTT L. TOMAR
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1550-1558. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Microbiological changes associated with dental prophylaxis

J. MAX GOODSON, MICHAEL D. PALYS, ELIZABETH CARPINO, ELIZABETH O. REGAN, MICHAEL SWEENEY, and SIGMUND S. SOCRANSKY
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1559-1564. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emergency preparedness in the dental office

DAVID L. GLOTZER, WALTER J. PSOTER, and E. DIANNE REKOW
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1565-1570. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

What is a veneer?: Resolving the confusion

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1574-1576. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY:

The analgesic efficacy of intramuscular parecoxib sodium in postoperative dental pain

D.R. MEHLISCH, P.J. DESJARDINS, S. DANIELS, and R.C. HUBBARD
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1578-1590. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT:

Enhancing relationships among dental team members: The application of research on marital interaction

MARK SCARBECZ
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1591-1596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

Evaluating your office staff

Roger Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1597-1598. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

Access to dental care: Solving the problem for underserved populations

ALBERT H. GUAY
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1599-1605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Self-reported oral health of enrollees in capitated and fee-for-service dental benefit plans

IAN COULTER, JOHN M. YAMAMOTO, MARVIN MARCUS, JAMES FREED, CLAUDIA DER-MARTIROSIAN, NORMA GUZMAN-BECERRA, L. JACKSON BROWN, and ALBERT GUAY
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1606-1615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

Serving those with little or no knowledge of English: An examination of language-assistance requirements issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1616-1618. [Full Text] [PDF]  

IS IT ETHICAL TO OFFER FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO STAFF WHO CONVINCE PATIENTS TO CONSENT TO TREATMENT?

Kenneth D. Jones, Jr.
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1619. [Full Text] [PDF]  

WHAT ARE MY ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS TO PATIENTS WHEN A FORMER EMPLOYEE SETS UP SHOP CLOSE TO MY PRACTICE?

Kenneth D. Jones, Jr.
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1619-1620. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

Looking for a dental project for school?: Some food for thought

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1643. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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