COMMENTARY:

The health of the nation: Why you should care

Michael Glick
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 144-146. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

A MESSAGE ON ADVOCACY

Jeffrey L. Parrish
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 147. [Full Text] [PDF]  

IMPLANTS, ENDODONTICS AND ORTHODONTICS

Eric Wittlinger
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 147-148. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 148. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTS, PATIENTS AND MEDICATIONS

Titus Schleyer
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 148. [Full Text] [PDF]  

INDUSTRY SUPPORT QUESTIONED

Mark Bornfeld
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 150. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editor’s note

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 150. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PFM CROWNS

Michael Scollard
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 150-152. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 152. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Response from the ADA Division of Dental Practice

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 152. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TOBACCO CONCERNS

Scott L. Tomar
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 152. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editor’s note

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 154. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

PREGNANT WOMEN WHO SMOKE INCREASE RISK OF CLEFT LIP/PALATE IN INFANTS LACKING GENE

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 158. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TOOTH ROOT AND PERIODONTAL LIGAMENTS REGENERATED IN ANIMAL MODEL

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 158-160. [Full Text] [PDF]  

REDUCING SUGARY BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION IN CHILDHOOD MAY LESSEN CHRONIC DISEASE RISK

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 160. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 160-162. [Full Text] [PDF] [Correction]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 162. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 162-167. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 168. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COVER STORY:

Preventing percutaneous injuries among dental health care personnel

Jennifer L. Cleveland, Laurie K. Barker, Eve J. Cuny, Adelisa L. Panlilio; and the National Surveillance System for Health Care Workers (NaSH) Group
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 169-178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Metabolic syndrome: Pathogenesis, medical care and dental implications

Arthur H. Friedlander, Jane Weinreb, Ida Friedlander, and John A. Yagiela
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 179-187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Predicting anxiety during dental treatment using patients’self-reports: Less is more

Lisa J. Heaton, Charles R. Carlson, Timothy A. Smith, Ruth A. Baer, and Reny de Leeuw
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 188-195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A dozen ways to prevent nickel-titanium rotary instrument fracture

Peter M. Di Fiore
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 196-201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cost-effectiveness of treatments for temporomandibular disorders Biopsychosocial intervention versus treatment as usual

Anna Wright Stowell, Robert J. Gatchel, and Lynn Wildenstein
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 202-208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Heuristic evaluation of clinical functions in four practice management systems: A pilot study

Thankam P. Thyvalikakath, Titus K.L. Schleyer, and Valerie Monaco
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 209-218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Assessing software usability through heuristic evaluation

Titus K.L. Schleyer
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 211-212. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Foreign-trained dentists licensed in the United States: Exploring their origins

Luciana E. Sweis and Albert H. Guay
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 219-224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dental care access and unmet dental care needs among U.S. workers: The National Health Interview Survey, 1997 to 2003

Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, David J. Lee, Lora E. Fleming, Kristopher L. Arheart, William G. LeBlanc, Katherine Chung-Bridges, Sharon Christ, and Terry Pitman
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 227-230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

Predoctoral teaching of temporomandibular disorders: A survey of U.S. and Canadian dental schools

Gary D. Klasser and Charles S. Greene
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 231-237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Providing oral care for the aging patient

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 239-242. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

Finding the right associate

Roger P. Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 243-244. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ETHICAL MOMENT:

WHAT ARE MY ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES WHEN I SUSPECT AN EMPLOYEE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE?

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 245-246. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT ...:

Tobacco-use cessation: Resources to help you quit

J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 268. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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