VIEWS:

THE PERFECT PATIENT

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1395-1396. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

FAST-CURING LIGHTS

Mark A. Latta
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1397. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1397. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EVIDENCE-BASED INSURANCE FORMS

Richard H. Price
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1397-1398. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LOW-DOSE ASPIRIN THERAPY

Martin Olin
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1398. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Leon Ardekian
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1398-1401. [Full Text] [PDF]  

THE ANTI-TOBACCO–USE BANDWAGON

Jan Wade Gilbert
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1401. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editor’s note

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1401. [Full Text] [PDF]  

INCOMPLETE TOOTH FRACTURES

Manuel I. Weisman
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1401. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

J. Edward Ailor, Jr.
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1401-1402. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CPR RECERTIFICATION

Lawrence P. Carr
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1402. [Full Text] [PDF]  

RETIREMENT AGE

Robert J. Mallin
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1402. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Alan P. Thornberg
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1402-1403. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EARLY VS. LATE ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT

Frederick Solomon
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1403-1404. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

G. Thomas Kluemper, Cynthia S. Beeman, and E. Preston Hicks
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1404-1405. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

NEW DENTAL THERAPEUTICS GUIDE TO DEBUT IN OCTOBER

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1414. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLEFT LIP AND PALATE GENE IDENTIFIED

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1414-1418. [Full Text] [PDF]  

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1415. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MAKING BONES

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1418. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTION

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1418. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1419. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1419-1420. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1420-1421. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CyberNews

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1426. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COVER STORY:

THE DENTAL UNIT WATERLINE CONTROVERSY: DEFUSING THE MYTHS, DEFINING THE SOLUTIONS

SHANNON E. MILLS
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1427-1441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

DENTAL SAFETY NEEDLES’ EFFECTIVENESS: RESULTS OF A ONE-YEAR EVALUATION

EVE CUNY, RICHARD E. FREDEKIND, and ALAN W. BUDENZ
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1443-1448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

ANXIETY AND PAIN MEASURES IN DENTISTRY: A GUIDE TO THEIR QUALITY AND APPLICATION

J. TIMOTHY NEWTON and DAVE J. BUCK
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1449-1457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESTORATION FRACTURES, CUSP FRACTURES AND ROOT FRAGMENTS IN A DIVERSE SAMPLE OF ADULTS: 24-MONTH INCIDENCE

MARC W. HEFT, GREGG H. GILBERT, TERESA A. DOLAN, and ULRICH FOERSTER
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1459-1464. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENHANCED DENTAL CUTTING THROUGH CHEMOMECHANICAL EFFECTS

J. ANTHONY VON FRAUNHOFER and SHARON C. SIEGEL
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1465-1469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

ENHANCING THE RETENTION OF PREFABRICATED METAL POSTS AND RESIN CORES

BARRY F. McARDLE
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1470-1471. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BIOMATERIALS/RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY:

COMPOSITE RESTORATION WEAR ANALYSIS: CONVENTIONAL METHODS VS. THREE-DIMENSIONAL LASER DIGITIZER

RONALD PERRY, GERARD KUGEL, KARL-HEINZ KUNZELMANN, HANS-PETER FLESSA, and DENISE ESTAFAN
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1472-1477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ADVANCES IN DENTAL PRODUCTS:

A CLINICAL EVALUATION OF 10 PERCENT VS. 15 PERCENT CARBAMIDE PEROXIDE TOOTH-WHITENING AGENTS

PATRICIA W. KIHN, DOUGLAS M. BARNES, ELAINE ROMBERG, and KEN PETERSON
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1478-1484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

DENTISTS’ PARTICIPATION IN CAPITATION AND PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION DENTAL PLANS

L. JACKSON BROWN and JON D. RUESCH
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1485-1489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

ELECTIVE VS. MANDATORY DENTISTRY

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1496-1498. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY AND THE LAW:

MSOs REVISITED: California opinion addresses thorny issue of trying to separate business, professional sides of a health care practice.

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131: 1499-1500. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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