VIEWS:

Duck and cover: A prudent defense against smallpox

MARJORIE K. JEFFCOAT
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 408-409. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT

Thomas D. Rucker
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 412. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editor’s note

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 412. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRAILBLAZERS OVERLOOKED?

Theodore P. Croll
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 412-413. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch and Mary Ellen McLean
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 413. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CARIES INTO DENTIN

Jeffrey Trester
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 413-414. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

James C. Hamilton, Joseph B. Dennison, Kenneth W. Stoffers, and William A. Gregory
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 414-416. [Full Text] [PDF]  

UNPRECEDENTED RESPONSE

Frank Ryan
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 416. [Full Text] [PDF]  

UNPRECEDENTED RESPONSE

Sue Andersen
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 416. [Full Text] [PDF]  

UNPRECEDENTED RESPONSE

Danielle Dreyfuss
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 416. [Full Text] [PDF]  

UNPRECEDENTED RESPONSE

Myrna Calabro
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 416. [Full Text] [PDF]  

UNPRECEDENTED RESPONSE

Karen M. Gagne
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 416. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

ADA FOUNDATION STREAMLINES, ENHANCES ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 424. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PERIODONTAL DISEASE LINKED WITH KINDLER SYNDROME

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 424-426. [Full Text] [PDF]  

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 425. [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENE CONNECTED WITH BITTER TASTE SENSITIVITY IDENTIFIED

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 426. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 426. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 426-427. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 427-428. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 433. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Vertical root fractures: Clinical and radiographic diagnosis

STEPHEN COHEN, LUCIA BLANCO, and LOUIS BERMAN
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 434-441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The role of oral appliances in treating obstructive sleep apnea

NEDA MOHSENIN, MINA T. MOSTOFI, and VAHID MOHSENIN
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 442-449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The unresolved problem of the third molar: Would people be better off without it?

ANTHONY R. SILVESTRI, JR. and IQBAL SINGH
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 450-455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Microarrays and clinical dentistry

WINSTON PATRICK KUO, MARK E. WHIPPLE, TOR-KRISTIAN JENSSEN, RANDY TODD, JOEL B. EPSTEIN, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO, STEPHEN T. SONIS, and PETER J. PARK
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 456-462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICAL SCIENCE:

Direct and indirect restorative materials

ADA COUNCIL ON SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 463-472. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

Fabrication of immediate transitional denture for patients with fixed partial dentures

ASHA SAMANT and JOEL O. MARTIN
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 473-475. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ASSOCIATION REPORT:

Proper use of beryllium-containing alloys

ADA COUNCIL ON SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 476-478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

Oral health status of older rural adults in the United States

CLEMENCIA M. VARGAS, JANET A. YELLOWITZ, and KATHY L. HAYES
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 479-486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ADVANCES IN DENTAL PRODUCTS:

Intraosseous anesthesia: Implications, instrumentation and techniques

CHRISTOPHER H. KLEBER
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 487-491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

Applying statistics to the dental practice

ROGER LEVIN
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 501-502. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

Louisiana dental advertising regulations upheld

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 503-505. [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Coping with the changing state of dental managed care

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 507-509. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTAL PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT:

Resin-based composites

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 510-512. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

Do you have a cracked tooth?

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 531. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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