VIEWS:

A concern that cannot weight

MICHAEL GLICK
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 572-573. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Controlling oral and pharyngeal cancer: Can dental professionals make a difference?

Sol Silverman, Jr
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 576-577. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

KUDOS FOR ‘ETHICAL MOMENT’

H. Sam Fick
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 578. [Full Text] [PDF]  

35-MILLIMETER PHOTOGRAPHY

Michael Scollard
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 578. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 578. [Full Text] [PDF]  

IT’S NOT INSURANCE

Fredrick M. Lifshey
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 578-579. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Ronald E. Inge
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 579. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENDODONTICS

Mark J. Piacine
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 579-580. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Shahrokh Shabahang
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 580. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

ROUTINE DENTAL PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHS NOT NECESSARY

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 584. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BLUE LIGHT MAY FIGHT BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH PERIODONTITIS

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 584. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DIRECT ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, PERIODONTAL BACTERIA FOUND

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 585. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTION

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 585. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 585-586. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 586. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 586-587. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 592. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COVER STORY:

Preventing and detecting oral cancer: Oral health care providers’ readiness to provide health behavior counseling and oral cancer examinations

GUSTAVO D. CRUZ, JAMIE S. OSTROFF, JAYANTH V. KUMAR, and SANGEETA GAJENDRA
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 594-601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Knowledge of oral cancer risk factors and diagnostic concepts among North Carolina dentists: Implications for diagnosis and referral

LAUREN L. PATTON, JOHN R. ELTER, JANET H. SOUTHERLAND, and RONALD P. STRAUSS
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 602-610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

A review of the management of endodontically treated teeth: Post, core and the final restoration

WILLIAM CHEUNG
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 611-619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The psychosocial impact of developmental dental defects in people with hereditary amelogenesis imperfecta

KRISTINA D. COFFIELD, CEIB PHILLIPS, MELISSA BRADY, MICHAEL W. ROBERTS, RONALD P. STRAUSS, and J. TIMOTHY WRIGHT
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 620-630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

New dental findings in the median cleft facial syndrome

MANUELA M. HARO MONTERO, MARTIN ROMERO MAROTO, LUIS ALBERTO BRAVO GONZALEZ, and JAIME SANCHEZ DEL POZO
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 631-634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ultrasonographic confirmation of carotid artery atheromas diagnosed via panoramic radiography

ARTHUR H. FRIEDLANDER, NEAL R. GARRETT, EVA E. CHIN, and J. DENNIS BAKER
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 635-640. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

Pre-endodontic treatment restorations: A modification of the ‘donut’ technique

ROBERT W. HEYDRICH
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 641-642. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ADVANCES IN DENTAL PRODUCTS:

Removing carious dentin using a polymer instrument without anesthesia versus a carbide bur with anesthesia

KENNETH L. ALLEN, TERESITA L. SALGADO, MALVIN N. JANAL, and VAN P. THOMPSON
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 643-651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Dental laboratory technology in crisis: The challenges facing the industry

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 653-655. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ESTHETIC & RESTORATIVE CARE:

The clinical performance of one- and two-step self-etching adhesive systems at one year

L. SEBNEM TÜRKÜN
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 656-664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

Leadership and team building

Roger Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 666-667. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

Demographics and distribution of dentists in Mississippi: A dental work force study

DENISE KRAUSE, DENNIS A. FRATE, and WARREN L. MAY
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 668-677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

Court rulings differ on legality of dental MSO agreements

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 678-680. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

Dealing with dry mouth

J Am Dent Assoc 2005; 136: 703. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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