COMMENTARY:

Diabetes: It is all about the numbers

Michael Glick
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 12-14. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

ACCESS TO PREVENTION

LeeAnn Podruch
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 16. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editor’s note

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 16-18. [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPORTING PRODUCT DEFECTS

Edwin J. Zinman
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 18. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY

R. Alan Stewart
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 18. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dr. van der Stelt’s response

Paul F. van der Stelt
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 18-19. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dr. Kantor’s response

Mel L. Kantor
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 19. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MORE ABOUT RADIOGRAPHY

Allan G. Farman
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 19-20. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dr. van der Stelt’s response

Paul F. van der Stelt
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 20-22. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Response from Dr. Kantor

Mel L. Kantor
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 22. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

NIDCR, UNC LAUNCH SEVEN-YEAR STUDY ON TMJ DISORDERS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 24. [Full Text] [PDF]  

WATER PIPE SMOKING POSES PERIODONTAL DISEASE RISK

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 24-25. [Full Text] [PDF]  

POSSIBLE LINK FOUND BETWEEN AMOXICILLIN, DENTAL DEFECTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 25. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTION

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 26. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 26. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 26-27. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 27-28. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 29. [Full Text] [PDF]  

POINT/COUNTERPOINT:

Do portfolio assessments have a place in dental licensure?

Del Hammond, Chad W. Buckendahl, Richard R. Ranney, and Ronald Hambleton
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 30-41. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Meta-analysis of immediate changes with rapid maxillary expansion treatment

Manuel O. Lagravère, Giseon Heo, Paul W. Major, and Carlos Flores-Mir
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 44-53. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnosis of systemic sarcoidosis prompted by orofacial manifestations: A review of the literature

Mahnaz Fatahzadeh and Joseph Rinaggio
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 54-60. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Odontogenic signs and symptoms as predictors of odontogenic infection: A clinical trial

Michael T. Brennan, Michael S. Runyon, Jayne J. Batts, Philip C. Fox, M. Louise Kent, Timothy L. Cox, H. James Norton, and Peter B. Lockhart
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 62-66. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inability of laser and rotary instrumentation to eliminate root canal infection

D. Jha, A. Guerrero, T. Ngo, A. Helfer, and G. Hasselgren
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 67-70. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical performance evaluation of a packable posterior composite in bulk-cured restorations

David C. Sarrett, Carol N. Brooks, and Jennifer T. Rose
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 71-80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT:

Opening a new office: The dentist’s personal frontier

B. Casey Crafton and Alexander H. Lofft
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 81-85. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

Early orthodontic treatment as a means to increase access for children enrolled in Medicaid in Washington state

Gregory J. King, Charles V. Hall, Peter Milgrom, and David E. Grembowski
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 86-94. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Making fixed prostheses that are not too high

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 96-98. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

Dealing with dental insurance

Roger Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 99-100. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

Informed consent: How performing a less invasive procedure led to claim of battery

Peter M. Sfikas
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 101-103. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ETHICAL MOMENT:

AM I LIVING UP TO MY ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS A DENTIST?

James Antoon
J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 103-104. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

Tooth eruption: The permanent teeth

J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137: 127. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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