VIEWS:

FOCAL INFECTION: BACK WITH A BANG!

LAWRENCE H. MESKIN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 8-9. [PDF]  

LETTERS:

PIERCING

William K. Kopp
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 10. [PDF]  

TEACHING TACTICS

John A. Smith
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 10. [PDF]  

MISCONCEPTIONS

William J. Dunn
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 10. [PDF]  

NO DRILL SERGEANTS

Hugh C. Howarth
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 10-11. [PDF]  

HONEST APPROACH

Charles J. Kay
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 11. [PDF]  

SITE VISITS

Carl G. Langbert
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 11. [PDF]  

NEWS:

ADA DEPUTY DIRECTOR CLIFFORD MILLER DIES

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 24. [PDF]  

ADA GUIDE TO DENTAL THERAPEUTICS NEARS PUBLICATION DATE

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 24. [PDF]  

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 26. [PDF]  

ROSS AWARD NOMINATIONS SOUGHT

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 28. [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 28. [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 28-30. [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 30-32. [PDF]  

HEALTH MEDIA WATCH:

BUILDING TRUST IS KEY

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 32. [PDF]  

GLASS IONOMER AND CARIES PREVENTION

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 32-34. [PDF]  

ATTACHMENT LOSS PREDICTORS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 34. [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

THE WHOLE TOOTH: WHAT YOU MUST KNOW TO FIND A GOOD DENTIST, KEEP HEALTHY TEETH, AND AVOID THE QUACKS, INCOMPETENTS, AND FRAUDS: By Marvin Schissel and John E. Dodes, New York, St. Martin’s Press, 1997, 320 pages, $23.95, ISBN 0312152299

W. Edmund Mag-ann, Jr.
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 34-36. [PDF]  

BOOKS RECEIVED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY SERVICES

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 36-38. [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CyberNews

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 40. [PDF]  

COVER STORY:

Natural Rubber Latex Hypersensitivity: Incidence and Prevalence of Type I Allergy in the Dental Professional

CURTIS P. HAMANN, KRISTIINA TURJANMAA, ROBERT RIETSCHEL, CHAKWAN SIEW, DAVID OWENSBY, STEPHEN E. GRUNINGER, and KIM M. SULLIVAN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 43-54. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

ULTRACONSERVATIVE AND CARIOSTATIC SEALED RESTORATIONS: RESULTS AT YEAR 10

EVA J. MERTZ-FAIRHURST, JAMES W. CURTIS, JR., JANET W. ERGLE, FRED A. RUEGGEBERG, and STEVEN M. ADAIR
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 55-66. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

FLUORIDE USE IN PERIODONTAL THERAPY: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

MICHAEL L. PAINE, JØRGEN SLOTS, and SANDRA K. RICH
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 69-77. [Abstract] [PDF]  

USE OF AN ARGON LASER TO TREAT DRUG-INDUCED GINGIVAL OVERGROWTH

JOHN S. MATTSON, RICHARD BLANKENAU, and JOSEPH J. KEENE
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 78-83. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AGGRESSIVE AMELOBLASTOMA TREATED WITH RADIOTHERAPY, SURGICAL ABLATION AND RECONSTRUCTION

GEORGE E. ANASTASSOV, EDUARDO D. RODRIGUEZ, ARTHUR K. ADAMO, and JOEL M. FRIEDMAN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 84-87. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY AND THE LAW:

Exception to the rule: Illinois carves out an exception to the ban on the corporate practice of medicine; says hospitals can employ doctors.

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 88-89. [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

PLACING HEALTH PROMOTION INTO THE CONTEXT OF OUR LIVES

HAROLD C. SLAVKIN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 91-95. [PDF]  

POSTS AND CORES: STATE OF THE ART

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 96-97. [PDF]  

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT:

PHASED-IN COMPREHENSIVE CARE: A CONCEPT AND CASE REPORT

MARC B. APPELBAUM and JOSEPH M. ARVAY
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 98-102. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

ISOLATION WITH A DUAL-ARCH IMPRESSION TRAY

GARY J. KAPLOWITZ
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 103-104. [PDF]  

RESTORATION OF A SHATTERED TOOTH

DAVID A. HALL
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 105-106. [PDF]  

TRENDS:

DENTISTS’ VIEWS ABOUT MANAGED CARE: SUMMARY OF A NATIONAL SURVEY

JAMES B. BRAMSON, DIANE E. NOSKIN, and JON D. RUESCH
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 107-110. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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