COMMENTARY:

Challenges in quality assessment of dental care

James D. Bader
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1456-1464. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

SELF-GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Karen E. Crowley
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1465. [Full Text] [PDF]  

REGULATING DENTAL PRACTICE

Michael A. Starkey
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1465-1466. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author’s response

Daniel L. Orr, II
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1466-1467. [Full Text] [PDF]  

THE BIOFILM COMMUNITY

David J. Shuch
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1467. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP

David DiBenedetto
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1467-1468. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors’ response

J. William Costerton and Parish P. Sedghizadeh
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1468-1469. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS:

SURGICAL MASKS NEARLY AS EFFECTIVE AS N95 RESPIRATORS, STUDY FINDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1470. [Full Text] [PDF]  

RAPID AUTOMATED TEST DETECTS ANTIBODIES IN PATIENTS WITH SJÖGREN SYNDROME

J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1470-1472. [Full Text] [PDF]  

JADA Preview

J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1470. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DENTIN GROWS MORE BRITTLE WITH AGE

J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1472. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1472. [Full Text] [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1472-1473. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1473-1475. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

CORRECTION

J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1472. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COVER STORY:

A Long-Term Evaluation of Alternative Treatments to Replacement of Resin-based Composite Restorations: Results of a Seven-Year Study

Valeria V. Gordan, Cynthia W. Garvan, Paul K. Blaser, Eduardo Mondragon, and Ivar A. Mjör
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1476-1484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

A Review of the Diagnosis and Management of Impacted Maxillary Canines

Marisela M. Bedoya and Jae Hyun Park
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1485-1493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Failure to Diagnose and Delayed Diagnosis of Cancer: Medicolegal Issues

Joel B. Epstein, James J. Sciubba, Tammera E. Banasek, and Linda J. Hay
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1494-1503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Relationship Between Pain and Movement

Christopher C. Peck
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1505-1506. [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

Virtual Reality Distraction for Pain Control During Periodontal Scaling and Root Planing Procedures

Elena Furman, T. Roma Jasinevicius, Nabil F. Bissada, Kristin Z. Victoroff, Robert Skillicorn, and Marc Buchner
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1508-1516. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Broken Local Anesthetic Needles: A Case Series of 16 Patients, With Recommendations

M. Anthony Pogrel
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1517-1522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Insufficient Evidence to Support the Use of Stabilization Splint Therapy Over Other Active Interventions in the Treatment of Temporomandibular Myofascial Pain

Michael M. Thurman and Greg J. Huang
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1524-1525. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRENDS:

Dentist Workforce Trends in a Primarily Rural State: Iowa: 1997–2007

Raymond A. Kuthy, Susan C. McKernan, Jed S. Hand, and David C. Johnsen
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1527-1534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

Developing Your Staff Into a Patient Education Team

Gordon J. Christensen
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1536-1539. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A BETTER PRACTICE:

The Benefit of Delegation

Roger P. Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1541-1542. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ETHICAL MOMENT:

Am I Ethically Bound to Discuss Amalgam Restorations With My Patients?

J Am Dent Assoc 2009; 140(12): 1544-1546. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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