VIEWS:

If we don’t do it, who will?: Dentistry can’t shirk medical complexities

MARJORIE K. JEFFCOAT
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1076-1077. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

Editor’s note

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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Eric K. Curtis
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ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW

Ronald S. Brown
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1078-1079. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PUBLIC CONFUSION

Stephen F. Goodman
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1079. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS

Robert J. Cabay
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1079-1080. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDUCATING THE PUBLIC

Andrew Gazerro, III
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BONDING AGENTS

Gabriel R. Zuckerman
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Authors’ response

Bruce A. Matis and Michael A. Cochran
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1081. [Full Text] [PDF]  

OCCLUSION CONFUSION

Michelle Greenberg Hutchinson
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CODEINE USE

Jack J. Hirschfeld
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1082. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Arthur H. Friedlander
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NEWS:

INFERTILITY TREATMENT AFFECTS ORAL HEALTH

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TOOTH CROWNS REGENERATED IN SECOND MAMMAL SPECIES

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CIGARETTE SMOKE, SALIVA HASTEN CANCER

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QUESTION OF THE MONTH

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CORRECTION

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CLARIFICATION

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MEETINGS

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APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

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CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Translating findings of systematic reviews into consensus statements on periodontal therapy

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PERIODONTOLOGY
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1099-1107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Attrition, abrasion, corrosion and abfraction revisited: A new perspective on tooth surface lesions

JOHN O. GRIPPO, MARVIN SIMRING, and STEVEN SCHREINER
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1109-1118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Screening for psychosocial risk factors in patients with chronic orofacial pain: Recent advances

JUDITH A. TURNER and SAMUEL F. DWORKIN
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1119-1125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevalence of cusp fractures in teeth restored with amalgam and with resin-based composite

MICHAEL J. WAHL, MARGARET M. SCHMITT, DONALD A. OVERTON, and M. KATHLEEN GORDON
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1127-1132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The antimicrobial potential of 14 natural herbal dentifrices: Results of an in vitro diffusion method study

SEAN S. LEE, WU ZHANG, and YIMING LI
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1133-1141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Achieving optimum retention for restorations

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1143-1145. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

The relationship between performance in a dental school and performance on a clinical examination for licensure: A nine-year study

RICHARD R. RANNEY, JOHN C. GUNSOLLEY, LOIS S. MILLER, and MORTON WOOD
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1146-1153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dental visits among older U.S. adults, 1999: The roles of dentition status and cost

MARK D. MACEK, LEONARD A. COHEN, BRITT C. REID, and RICHARD J. MANSKI
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1154-1162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

Get the right people ‘on the bus’

Roger Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1167-1168. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

Statutes and regulations relating to sexual misconduct in the practice of dentistry: Part I

PETER M. SFIKAS and LLOYD A. GEORGE
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1169-1171. [Full Text] [PDF]  

AM I OBLIGATED TO TREAT A PATIENT WHO IS HIV-POSITIVE?

John J. Graeber
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1172. [Full Text] [PDF]  

WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN I SUSPECT AN ELDERLY OR PEDIATRIC PATIENT IS BEING ABUSED?

Kenneth D. Jones, Jr.
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1172-1173. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

Back-to-school checkup: Send your child off to school with a healthy mouth

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1203. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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