Table of Contents

Cover Story

• The Legacy of Dental Research
  

Continuing Education

• Prosthetic Design Considerations for Anterior Single-Implant Restorations
  

Columns

• Report: The Big Deal-A Look at Industry Consolidation and What It Could Mean to You
  

Departments

• Practice Building and Wealth Management: Finding the Hidden Profit in Your Hygiene Department
  Roger P. Levin, DDS
• Practice Building and Wealth Management: Term or Universal Life Insurance? You Be the Judge
  David H. Shantz
• In Vivo Versus in Vitro Microtensile Bond Strength of Axial Versus Gingival Cavity Preparation Walls in Class II Resin-Based Composite Restorations
  Howard E. Strassler, DDS
• Effect of a Crown Ferrule on the Fracture Resistance of Endodontically Treated Teeth Restored with Prefabricated Posts
  Howard E. Strassler, DDS
• An Alternative Treatment Modality for Transitionalizing a Removable Partial Denture to a Complete Denture
  Bruce J. Goldman, DDS
• Focus On: Digital Radiography
  Dale A. Miles BA, DDS, MS, FRCD(c)
• Health and Safety: Complying with OSHA Standards
  Charles Palenik, PhD, MS, MBA
• Lab Talk: Modern Metal-Ceramic Restorations
  Edward A. McLaren, DDS, MDC, MDS
• Nanocomposite Technology-A Blend of the Best of Microhybrids and Microfills
  Richard Trushkowsky, DDS

Esthetics

• Esthetics: Restoration of Hypoplastic Enamel Defects-Methodology and Instrumentation
  Robert A. Lowe, DDS, FAGD, FICD, FADI, FACD

Industry News

• An Inside Look At...: Kavo Dental Corporation
  
• University Spotlight: Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry
  
• Industry Insider
  

Implants

• Implant Dentistry: The Reality of Anatomy and the Triangle of Bone
  Scott D. Ganz, DMD

Product News

• An Improved Bonding System and Flowable Composite for Fast, Effective Class V Restorations
  
• PRGF™ Plasma Rich in Growth Factors-A Simple Solution for Post-extraction Sites
  
• Great White™ Ultra
  

Periodontics

• Periodontics: Managing the Difficult Periodontal Patient
  Samuel B. Low, DDS, MS, MEd

Restorative

• Restorative Dentistry: The Impression-A Blueprint to Restorative Success
  Douglas A. Terry, DDS, Karl F. Leinfelder, DDS, MS, Ernesto A. Lee, DMD, Dr Cir Dent, Alejandro James, DDS, MS