Table of Contents

Cover Story

• The Straight Story on Orthodontics in the General Practice
  

Continuing Education

• Periodontal Infection and Glycemic Control in Diabetes
  

Columns

• Diagnostics: What You Can't See Can Hurt Your Patients
  Anthony Palombaro, DDS

Departments

• Practice Building: Assess Your Insurance Portfolio at Life's Trigger Points
  Jim Biesterfelt
• Practice Building: Using Your Insurance: Bundles of Joy Reap Unexpected Payout
  
• Comparison of Ultrasonic Cleaning Schemes-A Pilot Study
  Howard E. Strassler, DDS
• Performance of a Conventional Sealant and a Flowable Composite on Minimally Invasive Prepared Fissures
  Howard E. Strassler, DDS
• Restoration of an Immediately Placed Implant With the Thommen Spi® Easy Abutment in the Esthetic Zone
  Robert L. Schneider, DDS

Esthetics

• Esthetics: Facial Esthetic Design
  Michael Apa, DDS

Industry News

• An Inside Look At...: Komet USA LLC
  
• A Call to Action: The Tragedy of (No) Access to Care
  Lisa Neuman
• Industry Insider
  

Implants

• Implant Dentistry: Dental Implants-Mastering Esthetics in the Smile Zone
  Lee H. Silverstein, DDS, MS, Gregori M. Kurtzman, DDS, MAGD, FACD, DICOI, David Kurtzman, DDS, Peter C. Shatz, DDS

Product News

• Atlas® Narrow-Body Implants to Retain, Stabilize, and Cushion a Mandibular Denture
  
• Preservation of Surrounding Tissue With New Instrumentation
  
• New Sensodyne Pronamel-Tooth Wear - A Growing Issue