VIEWS:

You and your life's work

LH Meskin
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 548-550. [PDF]  

LETTERS:

Managed care 'what ifs?'

JL Stark
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 550-554. [PDF]  

Occlusal splints

B Lalonde
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 554-556. [PDF]  

Author's response

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 556-558. [PDF]  

Promoting the profession

RJ Durick
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 558-560. [PDF]  

Blaming the exam

TA D'Arc
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 560. [PDF]  

Examination patients

PT Matlock
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 560-562. [PDF]  

More on licensure

A Hindin
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 562. [PDF]  

NEWS:

JADA CALLS FOR CLINICAL TIPS

J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 566. [PDF]  

DON'T FORGET TO FLOSS

J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 568. [PDF]  

NIDR AWARDS GRANTS

J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 568-570. [PDF]  

NIDR TO HOST CLINICAL PRACTITIONERS

J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 568. [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 572. [PDF]  

DENTISTS AT LOW RISK OF HEPATITIS C

J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 574. [PDF]  

DEPRESSION MAY IMPEDE TMD THERAPY

J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 574-576. [PDF]  

DENTAL HEALTH—NO PROBLEM

J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 576. [PDF]  

CyberNews

J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 579. [PDF]  

ERRATUM:

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF BAD BREATH: CURRENT CONCEPTS

Mel Rosenberg
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 570. [Abstract] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS:

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 570-572. [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

PRACTICAL INFECTION CONTROL IN DENTISTRY (2ND ED.) By James A. Cottone, Geza T. Terezhalmy and John A. Molinari, Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1996, 456 pages, $36.95, ISBN 0-683-02138-9

George M. Bailey
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 576-578. [PDF]  

COVER STORY:

Identifying a neurobiologic basis for drug therapy in TMDs

DJ Denucci, RA Dionne, and R Dubner
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 581-593. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Endodontic treatment outcomes: do patients perceive problems?

WK Lobb, KL Zakariasen, and PJ McGrath
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 597-600. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Does the elimination of Medicaid reimbursement affect the frequency of emergency department dental visits?

LA Cohen, RJ Manski, and FJ Hooper
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 605-609. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Backflow in low-volume suction lines: the impact of pressure changes

GL Mann, TL Campbell, and JJ Crawford
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 611-615. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Avoiding prescribing errors: a systematic approach

CL Marek
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 617-623. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Altering anticoagulation therapy: a survey of physicians

MJ Wahl and J Howell
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 625-626. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Assessing pre-procedural subgingival irrigation and rinsing with an antiseptic mouthrinse to reduce bacteremia

DH Fine, I Korik, D Furgang, R Myers, A Olshan, ML Barnett, and J Vincent
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 641-642. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Assessing the characteristics of patients with oral lichen planus

NW Burkhart, EJ Burker, EJ Burkes, and L Wolfe
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 648-642. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION MAY 1996

J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 664-666. [PDF]  

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN, D.D.S., M.S.D., Ph.D.:

Ridge preservation: why not?

GJ Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 669-670. [Abstract] [PDF]  

ASSOCIATION REPORT:

Infection control recommendations for the dental office and the dental laboratory. ADA Council on Scientific Affairs and ADA Council on Dental Practice

J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 672-680. [Abstract] [PDF]  

HAROLD C. SLAVKIN, D.D.S.:

Meeting the challenges of craniofacial-oral-dental birth defects

HC Slavkin
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 681-682. [PDF]  

DENTISTRY AND THE LAW:

Can a dentist ethically remove serviceable amalgam restorations?

PM Sfikas
J Am Dent Assoc 1996; 127: 685-687. [PDF]  

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