VIEWS:

Are we ready?: Thinking about the unthinkable

MARJORIE K. JEFFCOAT
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1600-1601. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

STANDING UP FOR DENTISTRY

Thomas J. Hughes
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1604. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CHRONIC FACIAL PAIN

John E. Dodes
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1604. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

Cynthia D. Myers, B. Alex White, and Marc W. Heft
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1604-1605. [Full Text] [PDF]  

HORMONE REPLACEMENT

Madelyn Coar
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1605. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRIGEMINAL NERVE INJURIES

Julie M. Harris
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1605-1606. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Richard A. Kraut
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1606. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

MAMMALIAN TEETH SUCCESSFULLY REGENERATED

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1610. [Full Text] [PDF]  

POTATO STARCH STOPS BLEEDING

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1610. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DURATION OF PACIFIER USE, THUMB SUCKING MAY AFFECT DENTAL ARCHES

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1610-1612. [Full Text] [PDF]  

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1611. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1612. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1612. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1612-1613. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1613-1614. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CYBERNEWS

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1617. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Use of HIV postexposure prophylaxis by dental health care personnel: An overview and updated recommendations

JENNIFER L. CLEVELAND, LAURIE BARKER, BARBARA F. GOOCH, ELISE M. BELTRAMI, DENISE CARDO; and THE NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS GROUP OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1619-1626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Updated USPHS Guidelines for Managing Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Considerations for Dentistry

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1627-1629. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Management of Occupational Blood Exposures

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1630. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Human mineralized bone in extraction sites before implant placement: Preliminary results

MICHAEL S. BLOCK, ISRAEL FINGER, and ROBERT LYTLE
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1631-1638. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The air turbine and hearing loss: Are dentists at risk?

JOHN M. HYSON, JR.
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1639-1642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Early treatment of incipient carious lesions: A two-year clinical evaluation

JAMES C. HAMILTON, JOSEPH B. DENNISON, KENNETH W. STOFFERS, WILLIAM A. GREGORY, and KATHLEEN B. WELCH
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1643-1651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Injection pain of bupivacaine with epinephrine vs. prilocaine plain

MICHAEL J. WAHL, MARGARET M. SCHMITT, DONALD A. OVERTON, and M. KATHLEEN GORDON
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1652-1656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & MEDICINE:

The effect of electrical dental equipment on a vagus nerve stimulator’s function

HOWARD W. ROBERTS
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1657-1664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

Time-saving record keeping

ANDREW P. TANCHYK
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1665. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICAL SCIENCE:

Providing dental care for special patients: Tips for the general dentist

LARRY LAWTON
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1666-1670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Finding your niche in special care

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1670-1671. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

Oral health status of rural adults in the United States

CLEMENCIA M. VARGAS, BRUCE A. DYE, and KATHY L. HAYES
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1672-1681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Oral care for patients with bulimia

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1689-1691. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTISTRY & THE LAW:

HIPAA privacy regulations: New requirements for protecting patients’ health information

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1692-1695. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTAL PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT:

Panoramic and cephalometric extraoral dental radiograph systems

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1696-1697. [Full Text] [PDF]  

2002 AUTHOR/SUBJECT INDEX:

2002 AUTHOR/SUBJECT INDEX

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1719-1737. [PDF]  

FOR THE DENTAL PATIENT . . .:

Eating habits that can harm teeth

J Am Dent Assoc 2002; 133(12): 1739. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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