VIEWS:

NO SEX, PLEASE

LAWRENCE H. MESKIN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 815-816. [PDF]  

LETTERS:

LICENSURE REFORM

Gary Kaplowitz
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 817. [PDF]  

CACHET, NOT CASH

Fred E. Ehrlich
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 817. [PDF]  

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Alvin D. Jacobs
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 817-818. [PDF]  

SUPPLY AND DEMAND

C.R. Hoopingarner
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 818. [PDF]  

Editor’s note

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 818-819. [PDF]  

WORDS MATTER

Richard J. Simonsen
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 819. [PDF]  

TREATING ONCOLOGY PATIENTS

Roszalina Ramli
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 819. [PDF]  

PAYING HIS DUES

Michael Montgomery
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 819-820. [PDF]  

ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE

Robert Isman
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 820. [PDF]  

Author’s response

Curt D. Mueller
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 820-821. [PDF]  

PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN: PRO

Zale Smilack
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 821. [PDF]  

PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN: CON

Norman I. Lynn
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 821. [PDF]  

NEWS:

BULLETPROOF DENTURES?

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 832. [PDF]  

DR. KAY THOMPSON, PAST ADA TRUSTEE, DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 832. [PDF]  

JADA’S READERSHIP RISING, SURVEY SHOWS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 832-834. [PDF]  

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 833. [PDF]  

AUDITS AVAILABLE

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 834. [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 834. [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 834-835. [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 835-836. [PDF]  

HEALTH MEDIA WATCH:

ONLY GOOD BEHAVIOR FOUND HERE

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 836. [PDF]  

DRUG-RESISTANT TB POSES GLOBAL THREAT

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 836-837. [PDF]  

TIPS ON EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 837. [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

UNDERSTANDING DENTAL HEALTH: By Francis G. Serio, Jackson, Miss., University Press of Mississippi, 100 pages, $12, 1998, ISBN 1-57806-010-9

David Wearly
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 837-838. [PDF]  

BOOKS RECEIVED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY SERVICES

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 838. [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CyberNews

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 846. [PDF]  

COVER STORY:

The Role of the Oral Environment in HIV-1 Transmission

DIANE C. SHUGARS and SHARON M. WAHL
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 851-858. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

RELIABILITY OF SELF-REPORTED HEART MURMUR HISTORY: POSSIBLE IMPACT ON ANTIBIOTIC USE IN DENTISTRY

JAMES GUGGENHEIMER, TREVOR J. ORCHARD, PAUL A. MOORE, DANIEL E. MYERS, and KAREN M. ROSSIE
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 861-866. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CARIES PREVENTION DURING PREGNANCY: RESULTS OF A 30-MONTH STUDY

EUGENIO BRAMBILLA, ANDREA FELLONI, MASSIMO GAGLIANI, ANGELA MALERBA, FRANKLIN GARCÍA-GODOY, and LAURA STROHMENGER
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 871-877. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

HOW WELL DOES THE CHEMICLAVE STERILIZE HANDPIECES?

ROBERT A. KOLSTAD
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 985-991. [Abstract] [PDF]  

USING THE HYGIENE VISIT TO DELIVER A TOBACCO CESSATION PROGRAM: RESULTS OF A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

HERBERT H. SEVERSON, JUDY A. ANDREWS, EDWARD LICHTENSTEIN, JUDITH S. GORDON, and MAUREEN F. BARCKLEY
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 993-999. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PARENTS’ SATISFACTION WITH CHILDREN’S TOOTH COLOR: FLUOROSIS AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR

JAMES A. LALUMANDIER and R. GARY ROZIER
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1000-1006. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CHONDROMATOSIS OF THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT

PATRICK J. LOUIS, WILLIAM F. WEST, M. SHAY TILLEY, PETER D. WAITE, and L. ANGELO CUZALINA
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1010-1013. [Abstract] [PDF]  

THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT STORAGE CONDITIONS ON POLYETHER AND POLYVINYLSILOXANE IMPRESSIONS

JOHN H. PURK, MICHAEL G. WILLES, DANIEL E. TIRA, J. DAVID EICK, and SHIRLEY H. HUNG
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1014-1021. [Abstract] [PDF]  

USING ORTHODONTIC SEPARATORS TO AID IN EXTRACTING ERUPTED TEETH

JOHN Y. KWAN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1042. [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

LONGEVITY VS. ESTHETICS IN RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1023-1024. [PDF]  

PROTECTING THE MOUTH AGAINST MICROBIAL INFECTIONS

HAROLD C. SLAVKIN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1025-1030. [PDF]  

TRENDS:

NET INCOME, GROSS BILLINGS AND PRACTICE EXPENSES OF INDEPENDENT DENTISTS

L. JACKSON BROWN and VICKIE LAZAR
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1031-1035. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY AND THE LAW:

ARE INSURERS MAKING TREATMENT DECISIONS?: A Wyoming case suggests that utilization reviewers sometimes lapse into making treatment decisions properly reserved for health care rofessionals.

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1036-1038. [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

A TIME-SAVING, COST-EFFECTIVE CLEAR MATRIX FOR CLASS V COMPOSITE RESIN PLACEMENT

CHRISTOPHER PROTO
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1040-1041. [PDF]  

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