Table of Contents

Cover Story

• The New Economy and Its Impact on Dental Practice
  
• Weathering the Economic Storm
  Fred Joyal

Practice Building

• Spectra™ - An Innovation in Caries Detection
  
• Zimmer® Instrument Kit System Showcases Intuitive Design
  
• Achieving Optimal Results with Take 1® Advanced?
  

Continuing Education

• Oral Health Means More Than Just Healthy Teeth
  

Departments

• Practice Building and Wealth Management: Case-Killers - The Top Five Reasons Your Sales Pitch Isn't Working
  Angie Skinner, Penny Reed Limoli, BBA
• Practice Building and Wealth Management: Using Your Insurance - Buy-Sell Do's & Don'ts
  Jim Biesterfelt
• Reversal of soft-tissue local anesthesia with phentolamine mesylate in adolescents and adults
  
• Reversal of soft-tissue local anesthesia with phentolamine mesylate in pediatric patients
  
• Crown Repair Using Glass Ionomer
  John C. Comisi, DDS, MAGD
• Clinical Materials Review: The Current State of Composite Resins
  Gary M. Radz, DDS, Karl F. Leinfelder, DDS, MS
• Focus On: Cosmetic Dental Simulation Technology - Creating Integrated Desire
  Todd C. Snyder, DDS, AAACD
• Clinical Roundtable: Question - Are three-step total-etch systems still the gold standard?
  Gary Alex, DMD, Karl F. Leinfelder, DDS, MS, Edward Swift, Jr, DMD, MS
• Technology Integration: CAD/CAM Today - A 22-year Retrospective
  Daniel J. Poticny, DDS
• Lab Talk: Achieving the Best Symmetrical Results from Two Zirconia Bridges
  Luke S. Khang, CDT
• Endodontic Instrumentation - A Technique Review
  John C. Comisi, DDS, MAGD
• A Step-by-Step Approach for Caries Removal by Protecting Healthy Tooth Structure from Excessive Dentin Removal
  Lou Graham, DDS
• Operating Microscopes and Restorative Excellence
  David J. Clark, DDS
• Minimal Preparation Veneers with a Pressed and Layered Lithium Disilicate Material
  Mike Malone, DDS, AAACD, Michael Bellerino, CDT
• The Inside View: Is Mandating that Dental Students be Prepared to Care for Individuals with Special Needs the Answer?
  H. Barry Waldman, DDS, MPH, PhD, Steven P. Perlman, DDS, MScD

Esthetics

• Esthetics: Adhesive Cementation of Direct Ceramic Restorations Using a Self-Etch Technique
  Dennis J. Fasbinder, DDS, ABGD

Industry News

• Industry Insider
  
• An Inside Look At...: Kerr Corporation
  

Implants

• Implant Dentistry: Completing Arch Intercuspation with Dental Implants After Incomplete Adult Orthodontic Treatment
  Richard L. Brown, Jr, DDS, Robert B. Kerstein, DMD

Restorative

• Restorative Dentistry: The Details of Team Communication - A Case Study Report
  Nasser Barghi, DDS, MA, Elaheh Mohebzad, DDS, Rene C. Aguirre