VIEWS:

The case of the felonious foxglove: The dark side of natural cures

MARJORIE K. JEFFCOAT
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1218-1219. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

HYPERTENSION GUIDELINES

Robert L. Merin
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1220. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Wayne W. Herman
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1220. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRUTH-TELLING

Alan J. Goldstein
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1220-1221. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editor’s note

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1221. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CARIES PREVENTION

Andrew Casterline
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1221-1222. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Philip Weinstein
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1222. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EARLY CARIES LESIONS

Clayton Pesillo
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1222-1223. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Philip M. Hudson
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1223. [Full Text] [PDF]  

OCCLUSION CONFUSION

Donald J. Rinchuse and Daniel J. Rinchuse
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1223-1225. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1225. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY LINKED TO OROFACIAL CLEFTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1236. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT STEM CELLS ISOLATED

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1236. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LYCOPENE MAY WARD OFF ORAL CANCER

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1236-1237. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1237. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1237. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1237. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1241. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

Techniques for reducing anesthetic injection pain: An interdisciplinary survey of knowledge and application

SCOTT S. MEIT, VAN YASEK, C. KEN SHANNON, DAVID HICKMAN, and DORIAN WILLIAMS
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1243-1250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trends in dental and allied dental education

LAURA M. NEUMANN
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1253-1259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The American Dental Association’s oral cancer campaign: The impact on consumers and dentists

SANDRA STAHL, LAWRENCE H. MESKIN, and L. JACKSON BROWN
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1261-1267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Anesthetic efficacy of the palatal–anterior superior alveolar injection

YVETTE BURNS, AL READER, JOHN NUSSTEIN, MIKE BECK, and JOEL WEAVER
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1269-1276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in U.S. adults: Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994

JAY D. SHULMAN, M. MILES BEACH, and FRANCISCO RIVERA-HIDALGO
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1279-1286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Aspiration and ingestion in dental practice: A 10-year institutional review

KAREN K. TIWANA, TERESA MORTON, and PAUL S. TIWANA
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1287-1291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Severe acute respiratory syndrome and dentistry: A retrospective view

LAKSHMAN P. SAMARANAYAKE and MALIK PEIRIS
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1292-1302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Post concepts are changing

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1308-1310. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & MEDICINE:

The efficacy of valacyclovir in preventing recurrent herpes simplex virus infections associated with dental procedures

CRAIG S. MILLER, LARRY L. CUNNINGHAM, JOHN E. LINDROTH, and SERGEI A. AVDIUSHKO
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1311-1318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

Inventory control

Roger Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1319-1320. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT:

The second ‘D.D.S.’ degree: A formula for practice success

JACINTHE M. PAQUETTE and CHERILYN G. SHEETS
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1321-1325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

Licensing boards confront sexual misconduct: Consent may not be a defense

PETER M. SFIKAS and LLOYD A. GEORGE
J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1326-1329. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

Careers in dentistry: Learn more about dental laboratory technology

J Am Dent Assoc 2004; 135: 1347. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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