VIEWS:

Ah, that new car smell: Finding your personal style for dealing with change

MARJORIE K. JEFFCOAT
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 686-687. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

BRUSH BIOPSY ‘SAVES LIVES’

Drore Eisen
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 688-689. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRUSH BIOPSY ‘BRIDGES THE GAP’

James J. Sciubba
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 689-690. [Full Text] [PDF]  

‘OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE’

Howard Farran
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 690. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ABFRACTION

James McCubbin
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 690-691. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Bradley T. Piotrowski, William B. Gillette, and Everett B. Hancock
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 691. [Full Text] [PDF]  

JADA’S INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD

Harold Slavkin and Edward F. Rossomando
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 691-692. [Full Text] [PDF]  

WORKING WITH INDUSTRY

Edward B. Shils
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 692. [Full Text] [PDF]  

INJECTION CONCERNS

Laurence Stein
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 692-693. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Brian Webber
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 693. [Full Text] [PDF]  

INJECTION COMPLICATIONS

Alan C. Gasteier
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 693. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Brian Webber
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 693. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

SALIVA PEPTIDE KILLS BACTERIA, FUNGI

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 701. [Full Text] [PDF]  

HEPATITIS C VACCINE DEVELOPMENT ENCOURAGED

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 701. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PERIODONTAL ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT REDUCES INFLAMMATION

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 701-703. [Full Text] [PDF]  

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 702. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 703. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 703-704. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 704. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 705. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

The impact of a state children’s health insurance program on access to dental care

MAHYAR MOFIDI, REBECCA SLIFKIN, VICTORIA FREEMAN, and PAM SILBERMAN
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 707-714. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dental visits to hospital emergency departments by adults receiving Medicaid: Assessing their use

LEONARD A. COHEN, RICHARD J. MANSKI, LAURENCE S. MAGDER, and C. DANIEL MULLINS
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 715-724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Characteristics of noncarious cervical lesions: A clinical investigation

TAR C. AW, XAVIER LEPE, GLEN H. JOHNSON, and LLOYD MANCL
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 725-733. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Dental erosion caused by silent gastroesophageal reflux disease

DENA A. ALI, RONALD S. BROWN, LUCIANO O. RODRIGUEZ, EDWARD L. MOODY, and MAHMOUD F. NASR
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 734-737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bilateral parotid swelling caused by sarcoidosis

FARISA SURATTANONT, LOUIS MANDEL, and BARRY WOLINSKY
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 738-741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

Preventing the negative sequelae of tooth extraction

BARRY F. McARDLE
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 742-743. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COSMETIC & RESTORATIVE CARE:

The effects of two cavity preparation methods on the longevity of glass ionomer cement restorations: An evaluation after 12 months

KEVIN H-K. YIP, ROGER J. SMALES, WEI GAO, and DONG PENG
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 744-751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT:

A new perspective on dental malpractice: Practice enhancement through risk management

JOSEPH P. GRASKEMPER
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 752-757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTAL PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT:

Dental casting alloys

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 758-759. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Biocompatibility of dental alloys

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 759. [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

The curing light dilemma

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 761-763. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

Hawaii court dismisses antitrust suit against provider groups

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 764-766. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

Dental emergency procedures

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(6): 791. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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