VIEWS:

The life and times of a good idea

MARJORIE K. JEFFCOAT
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 266-267. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

LICENSURE AND MEMBERSHIP

Cedric F. Harring, Jr.
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 270. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LIVE PATIENTS

Daniel A. Bills
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 270. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MIXED MESSAGES?

Victor J. Barry
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 270-271. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORAL CANCER CAMPAIGN

Tyler J. Potter, John H. Campbell, Don-John Summerlin, Charles E. Tomich, and Michael Lee
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 271-272. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editor’s note

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 272-273. [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTRA-ARTERIAL INJECTION

Spyro A. Spyratos
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 273. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIPTION RATES DROP

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 278. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MOUTHGUARDS LOWER DENTAL INJURIES

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 278. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN IBUPROFEN, ASPIRIN THERAPY FOUND

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 278-280. [Full Text] [PDF]  

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 279. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 280. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 280-281. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 281. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 281-286. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 288. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & MEDICINE:

Screening for traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease: A review for oral health care providers

MICHAEL GLICK
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 291-300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Effective treatment of herpes simplex labialis with penciclovir cream: Combined results of two trials

G. WAYNE RABORN, ALAIN Y. MARTEL, MICHEL LASSONDE, MICHAEL A.O. LEWIS, RON BOON, SPOTSWOOD L. SPRUANCE; and ON BEHALF OF THE WORLDWIDE TOPICAL PENCICLOVIR COLLABORATIVE STUDY GROUP
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 303-309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

The nonsurgical treatment of patients with periodontal disease: Results after five years

WALTER J. LOESCHE, JAMES R. GIORDANO, STEPHEN SOEHREN, and NIKO KACIROTI
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 311-320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Women’s health issues and their relationship to periodontitis

CHARLENE B. KREJCI and NABIL F. BISSADA
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 323-329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

A technique to enhance closed surgical stents for implant placement

BARRY F. McARDLE
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 331-333. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COSMETIC & RESTORATIVE CARE:

A comparison of polymerization by light-emitting diode and halogen-based light-curing units

WILLIAM J. DUNN and ANNEKE C. BUSH
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 335-341. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

Patterns of oral care in a Washington state dental service population

MICHAEL A. DEL AGUILA, MAX ANDERSON, DENISE PORTERFIELD, and PAUL B. ROBERTSON
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 343-351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ADVANCES IN DENTAL PRODUCTS:

Computer-assisted analysis of oral brush biopsies at an oral cancer screening program

DAVID C. CHRISTIAN
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 357-362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ASSOCIATION REPORT:

Office emergencies and emergency kits

ADA COUNCIL ON SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 364-365. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTAL PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT:

Dental shade guides

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 366-367. [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Orthodontics and the general practitioner

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 369-371. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

HIV and discrimination: A review of the Waddell case and its implications for health care professionals

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 372-374. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

Common mouth sores and patches

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(3): 391. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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