VIEWS:

SPREADING THE WORD, OR THE THREE R’S

LAWRENCE H. MESKIN
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1666-1667. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

WHERE IS THE SCIENCE?

Samuel M. Aanestad
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1668. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Shannon E. Mills
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1668-1669. [Full Text] [PDF]  

OUR OWN WORST ENEMIES?

John Ivanhoe
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1669. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS

Mark E. Peacock
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1669-1670. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PREERUPTIVE EFFECT OF FLUORIDE

Frances B. Glenn
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1670-1671. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

John D.B. Featherstone
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1671-1672. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MICRO-AIR-ABRASION DENTISTRY

J. Tim Rainey
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1672-1673. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

John D.B. Featherstone
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1673-1674. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

SUGAR IMPROVES ANESTHETIC’S EFFECTIVENESS

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1684-1686. [Full Text] [PDF]  

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1685. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LIGHT BEAM DETECTS EARLY CARIES

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1686. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1686. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1686-1687. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1687-1689. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1687-1689. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CyberNews

J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1690. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COVER STORY:

SELLING YOUR PRACTICE AT RETIREMENT: ARE THERE PROBLEMS AHEAD?

TRYFON BEAZOGLOU, HOWARD BAILIT, and L. JACKSON BROWN
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1693-1698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

EFFECTIVENESS OF LOCAL ANESTHESIA IN PEDIATRIC DENTAL PRACTICE

YUKIE NAKAI, PETER MILGROM, LLOYD MANCL, SUSAN E. COLDWELL, PETER K. DOMOTO, and DOUGLAS S. RAMSAY
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1699-1705. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

CUTTING EFFICIENCY OF THREE DIAMOND BUR GRIT SIZES

SHARON CRANE SIEGEL and J. ANTHONY VON FRAUNHOFER
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1706-1710. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

THE NOT-SO-HARMLESS MAXILLARY: PRIMARY FIRST MOLAR EXTRACTION

WILLIAM M. NORTHWAY
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1711-1720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIAL REPORT:

THE SURGEON GENERAL’S REPORT ON AMERICA’S ORAL HEALTH: OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DENTAL PROFESSION

CASWELL A. EVANS and DUSHANKA V. KLEINMAN
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1721-1728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY:

THE OPTIMAL ANALGESIC DOSE OF ROFECOXIB: OVERVIEW OF SIX RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS

BRIGGS W. MORRISON, JAMES FRICKE, JEAN BROWN, WEIYING YUAN, PAUL KOTEY, and DONALD MEHLISCH
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1729-1737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY AND MEDICINE:

PAINFUL CHEWING AND BLINDNESS: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TEMPORAL ARTERITIS

DAVID T. ALLEN, MARTA C. VOYTOVICH, and JAMES C. ALLEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1738-1741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECIALTIES:

PROSTHODONTICS: ACHIEVING QUALITY ESTHETIC DENTISTRY AND INTEGRATED COMPREHENSIVE CARE

KENNETH A. MALAMENT
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1742-1749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

RACIAL/ETHNIC VARIATIONS OF PRACTICING DENTISTS

L. JACKSON BROWN, KAREN SCHAID WAGNER, and BEVERLY JOHNS
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1750-1754. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

INITIAL CARIOUS LESIONS: WHEN SHOULD THEY BE RESTORED?

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1760-1762. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT:

HOW CAN YOU PROTECT YOURSELF FROM EMPLOYEE DISHONESTY?

JENNIFER M. DE ST. GEORGES and DON LEWIS, JR.
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1763-1764. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY AND THE LAW:

Who’s a Supervisor?: The Supreme Court to review a decision that could affect rights of employed dentists to bargain collectively

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2000; 131(12): 1765-1766. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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