VIEWS:

A perfect storm: Lessons from the vaccine controversy

MARJORIE K. JEFFCOAT
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 402-403. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

STRESS AND PERIODONTITIS

Julian M. Firestone
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 406-407. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Anwar T. Merchant, Waranuch Pitiphat, and Kaumudi Joshipura
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 407. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NITROUS OXIDE

Harold Edelman
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 407-408. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Response from the ADA Division of Science

P. L. Fan
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 408. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TOTAL-ETCH VERSUS SELF-ETCH

Richard W. Featherstone
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 408-409. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Jorge Perdigão, Saulo Geraldeli, and James Hodges
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 409. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

POOR ORAL HEALTH LINKED WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 416. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORAL DISEASE-FIGHTERS PROVIDE CLUES TO ENHANCING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 416. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DHHS ANNOUNCES NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR BAR CODES ON DRUGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 416-418. [Full Text] [PDF]  

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 417. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 418. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 418. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 418-420. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 426. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Aerosols and splatter in dentistry: A brief review of the literature and infection control implications

STEPHEN K. HARREL and JOHN MOLINARI
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 429-437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

POINT/COUNTERPOINT:

Should dentists become ‘oral physicians’?: Yes, dentists should become ‘oral physicians.’

Donald B. Giddon and Leon A. Assael
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 438-449. [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

A three-year clinical evaluation of two dentin bonding agents

BRUCE A. MATIS, MICHAEL J. COCHRAN, TIMOTHY J. CARLSON, CHRISTANNE GUBA, and GEORGE J. ECKERT
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 451-457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

Provisionally restoring a necrotic tooth while maintaining root canal access

JOHN P. LAZARUS
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 458-459. [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

The light-curing mania

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 461-463. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICAL SCIENCE:

Survey of systematic reviews in dentistry

JAMES BADER and AMID ISMAIL
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 464-473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Biopsychosocial differences between high-risk and low-risk patients with acute TMD-related pain

ANNA R. WRIGHT, ROBERT J. GATCHEL, LYNN WILDENSTEIN, RICHARD RIGGS, PETER BUSCHANG, and EDWARD ELLIS, III
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 474-483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ASSOCIATION REPORT:

Combating antibiotic resistance

ADA COUNCIL ON SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 484-487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

Managing time

Roger Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 488-489. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

Access to dental care in Alabama for children with special needs: Parents’ perspectives

DANIA E. AL AGILI, JEFFREY ROSEMAN, MARY ANN PASS, JOHN B. THORNTON, and L. SCOTT CHAVERS
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 490-495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ADVANCES IN DENTAL PRODUCTS:

Adjunctive benefit of an essential oil–containing mouthrinse in reducing plaque and gingivitis in patients who brush and floss regularly: A six-month study

N. SHARMA, C.H. CHARLES, M.C. LYNCH, J. QAQISH, J.A. MCGUIRE, J.G. GALUSTIANS, and L.D. KUMAR
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 496-504. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

Reverse age discrimination?: Supreme Court says law does not bar discrimination against younger workers

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 509-511. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

Careers in dentistry: Are you interested in becoming a dental assistant?

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135(4): 531. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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