VIEWS:

FOXES IN THE HENHOUSE

LAWRENCE H. MESKIN
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 612-613. [PDF]  

LETTERS:

A TALE OF THE WELL-INTENTIONED

Stuart A. Caplan
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 613-614. [PDF]  

MORE ON THE PEW REPORT

Aubrey L. Durr
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 614-615. [PDF]  

ACCOLADES ACKNOWLEDGED

Charles S. Mandell
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 615. [PDF]  

EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY

John A. Leitch
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 615. [PDF]  

Editor’s note

J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 615-616. [PDF]  

EARLY DETECTION

Jim Murtaugh
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 616. [PDF]  

Authors’ reply

Bob Rishiraj and Joel B. Epstein
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 616. [PDF]  

NEWS:

PERIODONTAL DISEASE INCREASES RISK OF DIABETES AND CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE

J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 628. [PDF]  

U.S. GOVERNMENT PROVIDES Y2K HELP

J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 628-630. [PDF]  

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 629. [PDF]  

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS NOT CARCINOGENIC

J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 630. [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 630. [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 630-631. [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 631-632. [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CyberNews

J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 639. [PDF]  

COVER STORY:

Risk and Prevention of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Implications for Dentistry

JENNIFER L. CLEVELAND, BARBARA F. GOOCH, BRIAN G. SHEARER, and ROB L. LYERLA
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 641-647. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS OF INTRAOSSEOUS INJECTIONS OF 2 PERCENT LIDOCAINE WITH 1:100,000 EPINEPHRINE AND 3 PERCENT MEPIVACAINE

KARAN REPLOGLE, AL READER, ROBERT NIST, MIKE BECK, JOEL WEAVER, and WILLIAM J. MEYERS
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 649-657. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A COMPARISON OF DENTAL CARE EXPENDITURES AND OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL CARE EXPENDITURES, 1987

RICHARD J. MANSKI, JOHN F. MOELLER, and WILLIAM R. MAAS
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 659-666. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF NEVOID BASAL CELL CARCINOMA SYNDROME

LORENZO LO MUZIO, PIERFRANCESCO NOCINI, PAOLO BUCCI, GIUSEPPE PANNONE, UGO CONSOLO, and MAURIZIO PROCACCINI
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 669-674. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A SCREW LOCK FOR SINGLE-TOOTH IMPLANT SUPERSTRUCTURES

ZVI ARTZI and ARIE DREIANGEL
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 677-682. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RETRIEVAL OF A BROKEN NEEDLE IN THE PTERYGOMANDIBULAR SPACE

ROY D. BEDROCK, ANDREW SKIGEN, and M. FRANKLIN DOLWICK
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 685-687. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY AND MEDICINE:

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: A REVIEW AND SUGGESTED DENTAL CARE CONSIDERATIONS

NATHANIEL TREISTER and MICHAEL GLICK
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 689-698. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY:

ADVERSE DRUG INTERACTIONS IN DENTAL PRACTICE: INTERACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH VASOCONSTRICTORS: PART V OF A SERIES

JOHN A. YAGIELA
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 701-709. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT:

ASK THE EXPERT: WHAT KIND OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES DO I NEED?

Marla Yoss
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 711-712. [PDF]  

TRENDS:

DETERMINING DENTAL CHECKUP FREQUENCY

MARILYN W. WOOLFOLK, W. PAUL LANG, WENCHE S. BORGNAKKE, GEORGE W. TAYLOR, DAVID L. RONIS, and LINDA V. NYQUIST
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 715-723. [Abstract] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

INFORMING PATIENTS ABOUT TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 730-732. [PDF]  

CHANGING PATTERNS OF DISEASE AND MUCOSAL IMMUNITY

HAROLD C. SLAVKIN
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 735-738. [PDF]  

DENTISTRY AND THE LAW:

SUPREME COURT EYES ERISA PRE-EMPTION

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 739-741. [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

USING ORTHODONTIC WAX TO CREATE A DIAGNOSTIC CAST

SIDNEY A. BROOKS, SR.
J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130: 743. [PDF]  

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