VIEWS:

A Dentists’ Bill of Rights: What are the fundamental principles?

MARJORIE K. JEFFCOAT
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 540-541. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

FLUOROSIS

Jan Wade Gilbert
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 544. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Eugenio D. Beltrán-Aguilar
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 544. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTAL DEGREES

S. Bryan Whitaker
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 544-545. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS

Karen McCaffery
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 545. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PROFESSIONALISM

Ellis R. Disick
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 545. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTAL PRODUCT LABELING

Lawrence Gettleman
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 545-546. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEDICAL MATTERS

Caroline A. Kiernan
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 546. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTAL BENEFITS

Allyn E. Segelman
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 546-547. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Michael A. del Aguila, Max Anderson, and Paul B. Robertson
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 547-548. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

JADA UNVEILS INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 556-560. [Full Text] [PDF]  

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 559. [Full Text] [PDF]  

GINGIVAL OVERGROWTH GENE DISCOVERED

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 560. [Full Text] [PDF]  

OMISSION

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 560. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTION

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 560. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 560-561. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 561. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 561-562. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 566. [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Validity and accuracy of a risk calculator in predicting periodontal disease

ROY C. PAGE, ELIZABETH A. KRALL, JOHN MARTIN, LLOYD MANCL, and RAUL I. GARCIA
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 569-576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laboratory evaluation of amalgam separators

P.L. FAN, HANU BATCHU, HWAI-NAN CHOU, WILLIAM GASPARAC, JIM SANDRIK, and DANIEL M. MEYER
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 577-589. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Laser palliation of oral manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus infection

ROBERT A. CONVISSAR
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 591-598. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pyogenic granuloma subsequent to apical fenestration of a primary tooth

LUZ AGUILÓ and JOSÉ V. BAGÁN
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 599-602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & MEDICINE:

The psychopathology, medical management and dental implications of schizophrenia

ARTHUR H. FRIEDLANDER and STEPHEN R. MARDER
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 603-610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY:

The analgesic efficacy of valdecoxib vs. oxycodone/acetaminophen after oral surgery

STEPHEN E. DANIELS, PAUL J. DESJARDINS, SHEELA TALWALKER, DAVID P. RECKER, and KENNETH M. VERBURG
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 611-621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

The funding of dental services among U.S. adults aged 18 years and older: Recent trends in expenditures and sources of funding

L. JACKSON BROWN, THOMAS P. WALL, and RICHARD J. MANSKI
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 627-635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Using a geographical information system to map the distribution of dentists in Ohio

LOUIS SUSI and ANA KARINA MASCARENHAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 636-642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

Using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation to prevent postoperative pain

WAYNE W. HERMAN, JOSEPH L. KONZELMAN, JR., and ROBERT W. COMER
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 643-645. [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Are prosthodontics a vital part of dentistry?

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 647-648. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

Dentist-patient privilege accepted in Illinois

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 649-651. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTAL PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT:

Gingival retraction cord

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 652. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gingival retraction

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 653. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

Women and periodontal disease

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133: 671. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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