VIEWS:

A GENTLE TOUCH IS NOT ENOUGH

LAWRENCE H. MESKIN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 136-137. [PDF]  

LETTERS:

OBITS

John Allan Bier
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 142. [PDF]  

Editor’s note

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 142. [PDF]  

MODERN DENTAL PRACTICE

Murry Helfman
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 142. [PDF]  

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE GENERATION

Drew Eason
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 142. [PDF]  

DECEMBER EDITORIAL

David A. Bitonti
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 142-143. [PDF]  

BEST CLINICAL PRACTICES?

Fred E. Aurbach
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 143-144. [PDF]  

RESPONSE TO NOVEMBER LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Robert Trager
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 144. [PDF]  

TASTE

Quazi Z. Satter
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 144-145. [PDF]  

NEWS:

ADA GUIDE TO DENTAL THERAPEUTICS IS NOW AVAILABLE

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 152. [PDF]  

AIDS RATES IMPROVE

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 152-156. [PDF]  

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 154. [PDF]  

NORTHWESTERN DENTAL SCHOOL CLOSING RECOMMENDED

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 156. [PDF]  

CORRECTION

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 156. [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 156-158. [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 158. [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 158-160. [PDF]  

HEALTH MEDIA WATCH:

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 160-162. [PDF]  

GINGIVAL PAPILLA INDEX CREATED

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 162. [PDF]  

BUYING, SELLING A PRACTICE

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 162-163. [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

THE DENTIST’S ASSET PROTECTION KIT: By David B. Mandell, J.D., M.B.A., Beverly Hills, Calif., Guardian Publishing, 306 pages, $199.95 ($99 if ordered direct), 1997, ISBN 1890415081

Richard J. Brej
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 163. [PDF]  

BOOKS RECEIVED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY SERVICES

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 163-164. [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CyberNews

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 165. [PDF]  

COVER STORY:

ASSESSING THE NEED FOR ANESTHESIA AND SEDATION IN THE GENERAL POPULATION

RAYMOND A. DIONNE, SHARON M. GORDON, LINDA M. MCCULLAGH, and JAMES C. PHERO
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 167-173. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

EVALUATING DENTAL OFFICE ERGONOMIC RISK FACTORS AND HAZARDS

JAMES B. BRAMSON, SCOTT SMITH, and GUIDO ROMAGNOLI
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 174-183. [Abstract] [PDF]  

COMMENTARY: ERGONOMICALLY RELATED DISORDERS IN DENTAL PRACTICE

ALBERT H. GUAY
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 184-186. [PDF]  

ROLE OF DENTINAL CARIOUS LESIONS IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF ORAL CANDIDIASIS IN HIV INFECTION

LISA S. JACOB, CATHERINE M. FLAITZ, C. MARK NICHOLS, and M. JOHN HICKS
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 187-194. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC PREDICTORS OF DENTAL CARE UTILIZATION

RICHARD J. MANSKI and LAURENCE S. MAGDER
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 195-200. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DENTAL CONSIDERATIONS AND TREATMENT OF THE ONCOLOGY PATIENT RECEIVING RADIATION THERAPY

STEPHEN J. MERAW and CHARLES M. REEVE
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 201-205. [Abstract] [PDF]  

VALIDATION OF AN IN-OFFICE DENTAL UNIT WATER MONITORING TECHNIQUE

RICHARD I. KARPAY, THOMAS J. PLAMONDON, SHANNON E. MILLS, and S. BRENT DOVE
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 207-211. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PREVALENCE OF OCCUPATIONALLY RELATED HAND DERMATITIS IN DENTAL WORKERS

JUDITH G. HILL, RONALD E. GRIMWOOD, CHARLES B. HERMESCH, and JAMES G. MARKS, JR.
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 212-217. [Abstract] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

DIFFERENCES IN PRACTICE CHARACTERISTICS OF CAPITATION AND PPO PROVIDER DENTISTS

JAMES B. BRAMSON, DIANE E. NOSKIN, and JON D. RUESCH
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 218-222. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

A SIMPLIFIED PATTERN FOR A CAST METAL POST

MARK E.J. HEILMAN, IV
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 223. [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

BIOMIMICRY, DENTAL IMPLANTS AND CLINICAL TRIALS

HAROLD C. SLAVKIN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 226-230. [PDF]  

SEATING NONMETAL CROWNS OR FIXED PARTIAL DENTURES WITH RESIN CEMENT

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 239-241. [PDF]  

DENTISTRY AND THE LAW:

Should ERISA Be Amended?: Federal case suggests that a law enacted to protect patients is having quite the opposite effect.

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 242-244. [PDF]  

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