VIEWS:

If we could send a man to the moon ...: When there’s a will, will there be a way?

MARJORIE K. JEFFCOAT
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1656-1657. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

A DEDICATED PROFESSIONAL

David Neumeister
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1660. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLIP AND SAVE

Ben Rich
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1660. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A ROLE MODEL

Charles F. Streckfus
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1660. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A MARVELOUS JOB

Victor A. Sandoval
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1660. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BEST OF LUCK

John P. O’Keefe
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1660. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEDICATION

Richard G. Meltzer
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1660. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A POSITIVE MARK

Martha J. Somerman
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1660-1661. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PREPARING FOR THE EXAM

David C. Page
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1661. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Richard R. Ranney, John C. Gunsolley, and Morton Wood
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1661-1662. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MORE ABOUT LICENSURE EXAM

Cristi Y. Cheek
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1662. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Response from the ADA Division of Education

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1662-1663. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOARD EXAMS ‘CRITICAL’

Wesley A. Harper
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1663-1664. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Richard R. Ranney, John C. Gunsolley, and Morton Wood
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1663-1664. [Full Text] [PDF]  

THE NERB EXAM

Jeffrey K. Colburn
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1664. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Richard R. Ranney, John C. Gunsolley, and Morton Wood
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1664-1665. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TOOTH SURFACE LESIONS

Michael W. Davis
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1665-1666. [Full Text] [PDF]  

POST CONCEPTS

Andrew Tanchyk
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1666. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1666-1667. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

EVIDENCE REVEALS ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PERIODONTAL DISEASE, CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1682. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SMOKING REDUCES SURVIVAL IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1682. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1682. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1683. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1683. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1683-1685. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1686. [Full Text] [PDF]  

INFORMATICS & TECHNOLOGY:

Should dentistry be part of the National Health Information Infrastructure?

TITUS K.L. SCHLEYER
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1687-1695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Fluoride release from varnishes in two in vitro protocols

JORGE L. CASTILLO and PETER MILGROM
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1696-1699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The use of ‘academic detailing’ to promote tobacco-use cessation counseling in dental offices

DAVID A. ALBERT, KAVITA P. AHLUWALIA, ANGELA WARD, and DONALD SADOWSKY
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1700-1706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Success of an alternative for interim management of irreversible pulpitis

ROGER A. McDOUGAL, E. OLUTAYO DELANO, DAN CAPLAN, ASGEIR SIGURDSSON, and MARTIN TROPE
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1707-1712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Diagnosis and treatment of patients with trigeminal neuralgia

SHAHROKH C. BAGHERI, FARIBA FARHIDVASH, and VINCENT J. PERCIACCANTE
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1713-1717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heart rate variability: A sensitive parameter for detecting abnormal cardiocirculatory changes during a stressful dental procedure

LUCIO MONTEBUGNOLI, DORA SERVIDIO, ROMINA ANDREA MIATON, and CARLO PRATI
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1718-1723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Restoring a single anterior tooth: Solutions to a dental dilemma

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1725-1727. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY:

Serum and gingival crevicular fluid levels of ciprofloxacin in patients with periodontitis

TOLGA F. TÖZÜM, AYSEGÜL YILDIRIM, FERIHA ÇAGLAYAN, AYSUN DINÇEL, and ATILLA BOZKURT
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1728-1732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

Is the dentist an entrepreneur?: Yes and no

Roger Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1733-1734. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ADVANCES IN DENTAL PRODUCTS:

Quantification and analysis of pain in nonsurgical scaling and/or root planing

INGVAR MAGNUSSON, MARJORIE K. JEFFCOAT, DAVID DONALDSON, INGRID L. OTTERBOM, and JAN HENRIKSSON
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1747-1754. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

Caveat dentista: Sniffing out dental scams

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1755-1758. [Full Text] [PDF]  

2004 AUTHOR/SUBJECT INDEX:

2004 AUTHOR/SUBJECT INDEX

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1779-1798. [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

Need holiday gift ideas?: Oral hygiene products can make them smile

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(12): 1799. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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