Table of Contents

Cover Story

• Does Office-Based = Evidence-Based?
  

Continuing Education

• The Relevance of Occlusion in the Golden Age of Esthetics
  

Columns

• Report: The Shifting of Gender in Dentistry
  Dominic Saadi, MA
• Restorative Dentistry-Cast Gold: The Standard of Care for Operative Dentistry
  Bruce W. Small, DMD, MAGD

Departments

• Practice Building and Wealth Management: Trends in 2008
  Roger P. Levin, DDS
• Practice Building and Wealth Management: Long-Term Strategies for Managing Volatility
  Scott Kleiman
• Histologic evaluation of an Nd:YAG laser-assisted new attachment procedure in humans.
  Howard E. Strassler, DDS
• Depression as a risk factor for denture dissatisfaction
  Howard E. Strassler, DDS
• Clinical Materials Review: Material and Clinical Considerations for Full-coverage All-Ceramic Restorations
  Robert C. Margeas, DDS, FAGD
• Clinical Roundtable: Question-What impact will the link between periodontal disease and systemic disease have on the future of using periodontal therapy to save teeth vs extraction and implant placement?
  Robert Levine, DDS, Francis G. Serio, DMD, MS, MBA, Ray C. Williams, DMD
• Treatment Planning Decisions: Endodontics vs Implants
  Gregori M. Kurtzman, DDS, MAGD, FACD, DICOI
• Focus On: The "Bottom Line" on Bleaching 2008
  Van B. Haywood, DMD
• Dental Research & Applications White Paper: Evaluation of Oro-maxillofacial Changes in Major Thalassemia
  Ashraf Sayyedi, DDS, MS, Fereydoun Pourdanesh, DDS, MS, Bahador Sarkari, PhD, Sayyed Hesamedin Nabavizadeh, MD, MS
• Update On Patient Care: The Oral-Systemic Link-How it Affects the Relationship Between Dentists and Patients
  Michael T. Varallo, DMD
• Laser-Assisted Crown Lengthening
  V. Kim Kutsch, DMD
• Using Biophysical Principles to Reduce Restorative Failures
  Raymond J. Voller, DMD
• Attachment Adaptation to an Existing Maxillary Overdenture
  Allen L. Schneider, DDS, FAGD, DICOI, William A. Lobel, DMD

Esthetics

• Esthetics: Minimal Intervention Cosmetic Dentistry: Expanding Horizons in Cosmetic Dentistry
  Wynn H. Okuda, DMD, FICD, FICOI

Industry News

• On the Scene: Coming to America: 10 Years in the Making
  
• University Proceedings: A General Practitioner's Perspectives on Oral Cancer Diagnosis and Management
  Scott D. Benjamin, DDS
• University Spotlight: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School
  

Implants

• Implant Dentistry: The Use of Computerized Treatment Planning and a Customized Surgical Templateto Achieve Optimal Implant Placement
  Jack T. Krauser, DMD

Product News

• Restorations are a Snap with Snap-On Smile®
  
• ReVeneer™ - A New Chairside System for Ceramic Fracture Repair
  
• The E4D Dentist System - A Dream Technology Becomes Reality
  
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