VIEWS:

The editorial firewall: Advertising and editorial integrity

MARJORIE K. JEFFCOAT
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 544-545. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

OVERSIMPLIFYING PARTIAL DENTURES?

Laurence Reich
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 546. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 546. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTAL HEAD START IN JEOPARDY

Bertrand W. Weesner, Jr.
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 546-547. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editor’s note

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 547. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SJÖGREN’S SYNDROME: A CLARIFICATION

Elliot D. Rosenstein, Laura J. Kushner, and Neil Kramer
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 547-548. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

James Guggenheimer and Paul Moore
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 548. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

ALCOHOL ABUSE, HIGHER INCIDENCE OF ORAL HEALTH PROBLEMS LINKED

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 554. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SALIVA MAY HELP DIAGNOSE ORAL CANCER

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 554. [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENE RESPONSIBLE FOR TOOTH ROOT FORMATION IN MAMMALS IDENTIFIED

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 554-556. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is the addition of the ‘Practical Science’ feature a good direction for JADA to take?

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 555. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTION

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 556. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 556. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 556-557. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 557-558. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 564. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Infection control: Its evolution to the current standard precautions

JOHN A. MOLINARI
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 569-574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The ADA responds to the draft CDC guidance.

Craig Palmer
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 573. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical versus statistical significance as they relate to the efficacy of periodontal therapy

GARY GREENSTEIN
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 583-591. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The complexities involved with managing the care of an elderly patient

TERRY J. LINDQUIST and RONALD L. ETTINGER
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 593-600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Assessing periodontal disease risk: A comparison of clinicians’ assessment versus a computerized tool

G. RUTGER PERSSON, LLOYD A. MANCL, JOHN MARTIN, and ROY C. PAGE
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 575-582. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & MEDICINE:

Identifying rosacea: What all dentists should know

STEVEN S. FUCHS
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 603-607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

COSMETIC & RESTORATIVE CARE:

The efficacy of luting all-ceramic crowns with resin-modified glass ionomer cement

MARK D. SNYDER, BRIAN R. LANG, and MICHAEL E. RAZZOOG
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 609-612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICAL SCIENCE:

How can oral health care providers determine if patients have dry mouth?

MAHVASH NAVAZESH
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 613-618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xerostomia

ADA COUNCIL ON SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 619-620. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

Recent trends in dental visits and private dental insurance, 1989 and 1999

THOMAS P. WALL and L. JACKSON BROWN
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 621-627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTAL PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT:

Injectable local anesthetics

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 628-629. [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

The fastest and best provisional restorations

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 637-639. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

HIPAA security regulations: Protecting patients’ electronic health information

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 640-643. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

The business of dentistry

ROGER LEVIN
J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 644-645. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

Kicking the habit: Keeping your smile healthy

J Am Dent Assoc 2003; 134: 663. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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