VIEWS:

(Sub)Standard of care: Will culture trump competence in California?

MARJORIE K. JEFFCOAT
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 274-275. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

TOTAL-ETCH VERSUS SELF-ETCH

George A. Papazian
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 276. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MAGNIFICATION AND DENTAL HYGIENE

L.K. Croft
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 276. [Full Text] [PDF]  

OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS

Mitchell J. Burgin
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 276. [Full Text] [PDF]  

UNDERSTANDING PRIONS

Nicholas Dello Russo
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 276-277. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Stephen R. Porter
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 277. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BUSINESS MATTERS

Brian Keane
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 278. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

BLOOD TESTS REVEAL PERIODONTAL DISEASE INDICATORS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 286. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SALIVARY GLAND GENE THERAPY MAY LEAD TO NEW TREATMENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 286. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SCORPION VENOM COMPOUND INHIBITS BONE LOSS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 286-290. [Full Text] [PDF]  

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 289. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTION

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 290. [Full Text] [PDF]  

OMISSION

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 290. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 290. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 290-291. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 291-292. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 296. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY:

Drug interactions in dentistry: The importance of knowing your CYPs

ELLIOT V. HERSH and PAUL A. MOORE
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 298-311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Reliability of panoramic radiography in evaluating the topographic relationship between the mandibular canal and impacted third molars

GIUSEPPE MONACO, MARCO MONTEVECCHI, GIULIO ALESSANDRI BONETTI, MARIA ROSARIA ANTONELLA GATTO, and LUIGI CHECCHI
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 312-318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Using microabrasive material to remove fluorosis stains

KENNETH ALLEN, CLAUDINE AGOSTA, and DENISE ESTAFAN
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 319-323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Placement and postmortem retrieval of a 28-year-old implant: A clinical and histologic report

MICHAEL CAPPUCCILLI, MICHAEL CONTE, and STANLEY T. PRAISS
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 324-329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

Removing gutta-percha for dowel space preparation

GARY J. KAPLOWITZ
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 330. [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Improving quality and speed in providing fixed prosthodontics

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 333-335. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & MEDICINE:

Oral mucosal ulceration: A manifestation of previously undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis

BAHAR SEZER, MERT ZEYTINOGLU, ÜMIT TUNCAY, and TAHA UNAL
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 336-340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

The correlation between dental practice management and clinical excellence

Roger Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 345-346. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

The economic impact of dentistry

DONALD R. HOUSE, CLIFFORD L. FRY, and L. JACKSON BROWN
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 347-352. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dental students’ experiences with and attitudes toward people with mental retardation

ADAM J. WOLFF, H. BARRY WALDMAN, MICHAEL MILANO, and STEVE P. PERLMAN
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 353-357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ADVANCES IN DENTAL PRODUCTS:

Computer-controlled delivery versus syringe delivery of local anesthetic injections for therapeutic scaling and root planing

PETER M. LOOMER and DOROTHY A. PERRY
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 358-365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTAL PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT:

Defibrillators

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 366-367. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

Supreme Court opens door to enforcement of Medicaid consent decrees

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 368-369. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

From baby bottle to cup: Choose training cups carefully, use them temporarily

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 387. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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