Journal of Dental Hygiene back issues from March 2004:
Dental hygienists and access to oral health care.(Editorial)
Mar 22, 2004; ... Ever since Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General was released in May 2000, discussions have been ongoing about how to respond to it. (1) While the report emphasizes that oral health is essential to general health, it documents the inequities and disparities present in ...
Possible replacement for artificial breast implants.(Upfront)
Mar 22, 2004; ... Japanese researchers believe they have found a natural alternative to breast implants--a combination of a woman's own fat cells and stem cells. The group of scientists from the University of Tokyo believes that by combining fat cells with stem cells, the stem cells will spur ...
AHA releases new guidelines to combat cardiovascular disease and stroke in women.(Upfront)(American Heart Association)
Mar 22, 2004; ... Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer of women in the United States striking more than 500,000 each year, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). In the February 10, 2004 issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, AHA set forth ...
Neanderthals may not be human ancestor.(Upfront)
Mar 22, 2004; ... Katerina Harvati, PhD, paleoanthropologist at New York University, and colleagues, have discovered evidence that suggests Neanderthals should be classified as a separate species from Homo sapiens. Currently, Neanderthals are classified as a subspecies of Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens ...
Moderate-fat diet is more beneficial than low-fat diet.(Upfront)(Brief Article)
Mar 22, 2004; ... As reported in a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a moderate-fat diet improves cardiovascular risk factors better than a low-fat diet. The primary focus of the study was to determine the effects of a moderate-fat, restricted calorie diet in comparison ...
Body Out of Balance: Understanding and Treating Sjogren's Syndrome.(Book Review)
Mar 22, 2004; ... Fremes MA and Carteron N Avery Penguin Putnam, 2003 208 pages, softcover ISBN: 1583331727 $14.95 This book provides a comprehensive guide to the wide array of symptoms, traditional and complementary treatments, and coping methods for those who have experienced Sjogren's ...
Decision-making for the Periodontal Team.
Mar 22, 2004; ... Noble SL, Keller M, and Chapple ILC Quintessentials of Dental Practice 11 Periodontology 2 Quintessence Publishing Co. Ltd. London, Great Britain, 2003 172 pages, illustrated, hardcover ISBN: 1-85097-063-7 $46.00 Decision-making for the Periodontal Team is the eleventh volume of ...
History of Periodontology.(Book Review)
Mar 22, 2004; ... Carranza F and Shklar G Quintessence Carol Stream, Illinois, 2003 224 pages, illustrated, indexed, softcover ISBN 0-86715-424-1 $42.00 The History of Periodontology traces the development of periodontology from prehistoric times to the present. Thirty chapters are divided into ...
Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry, Second Edition.(Book Review)
Mar 22, 2004; ... Cameron AC and Widmer RP Mosby St. Louis, Missouri, 2003 432 pages, illustrated, softcover ISBN: 0723431866 Price $59.95 This eleven chapter, second edition of Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry, edited by two of Australia's eminent clinicians and academics, is designed for dental ...
Management of Temporomandibular Disorders and Occlusion.(Book Review)
Mar 22, 2004; ... Okeson JP Mosby, 5th edition St. Louis, Missouri, 2003 671 pages, illustrated, indexed, hardcover ISBN: 0-323-01477-1 $79.95 This book is a fundamental text on temporomandibular (TM) disorders and occlusion. Its purpose is to present a logical and practical approach to the study ...
Ten Cate's Oral Histology: Development, Structure, and Function.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Mar 22, 2004; ... Nanei A Mosby St. Louis, Missouri, 2003 464 pages, illustrated, indexed, hardcover ISBN: 0-323-01614-6 $79.95 This advanced sixth edition of Oral Histology, Development, Structure, and Function has been renamed Ten Cate's Oral Histology: Development, Structure, and Function in ...
The mentoring experiences and career satisfaction of dental hygiene program directors.(Research)
Mar 22, 2004; ... The benefits or mentoring experiences for career satisfaction are topics that abound in the business sector. (1,2,3) However, no studies on this topic dealing specifically with dental hygiene education directors have been reported. Women dominate the dental hygiene profession, but very few ...
Comparison of plaque removing ability of one standard and two flexible-head toothbrushes.(Research)
Mar 22, 2004; ... Introduction Tooth brushing is a very common form of plaque removal. Today's market offers a vast array of toothbrush designs for the consumer. Likewise, oral health care professionals must make educated toothbrush recommendations for individual patients due to evidence that ...
Part I: the anatomy of evidence-based publications: article summaries and systematic reviews.(Short Reports)
Mar 22, 2004; ... Evidence-Based Decision-Making The evidence-based decision-making approach [EBDM] emerged in response to the need to improve the quality of health care by closing the gap between what is known [research] and what is practiced. (1-5) The term evidence-based (medicine) was first ...
Part II: manual versus powered toothbrushes: a summary of the Cochrane Oral Health Group's Systematic Review.(Short Reports)
Mar 22, 2004; ... Introduction The Cochrane Collaboration is an international, volunteer, non-profit organization comprised of academics, clinicians, researchers, industry representatives, and journal editors "dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare ...
Sickle cell disease and trait: an increase in trabecular spacing, a case study.(Short Reports)
Mar 22, 2004; ... Introduction Sickle cell anemia, the most common inherited blood disorder in people in the United States, affects about 72,000, among which approximately one in five-hundred are of African descent. (1) About 10% of people of African descent carry the gene, and about one in one ...