Table of contents
April 2008, Volume 204 No 8 pp415-471
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Opinion
Editorials
Presidential address - pp415 - 416
Gordon Watkins
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.302
- Full Text - Presidential address | PDF (121 KB) - Presidential address
Valedictory address - p417
Dr Josef Rich
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.303
- Full Text - Valedictory address | PDF (121 KB) - Valedictory address
View Points
Letters
Aesthetic proportions - pp419 - 420
E. I. Levin
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.304
Full Text - Aesthetic proportions | PDF (263 KB) - Aesthetic proportions
Additional qualifications - p420
J. Maclean
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.305
Full Text - Additional qualifications | PDF (263 KB) - Additional qualifications
Don't be discouraged - pp420 - 421
D. Rudkin
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.306
Full Text - Don't be discouraged | PDF (263 KB) - Don't be discouraged
Dental engineers - p421
P. Thornley
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.307
Full Text - Dental engineers | PDF (263 KB) - Dental engineers
Submucous fibrosis - p421
S. Goru & M. N. Pemberton
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.308
Full Text - Submucous fibrosis | PDF (263 KB) - Submucous fibrosis
Profound bias - pp421 - 422
J. A. Loudon
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.309
Virus challenges - p422
G. D. Condon
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.310
Full Text - Virus challenges | PDF (263 KB) - Virus challenges
Relocating condyls - p422
R. Kitchen
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.311
Full Text - Relocating condyls | PDF (263 KB) - Relocating condyls
Bulldog tenacity - p422
P. Miller
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.312
Full Text - Bulldog tenacity | PDF (263 KB) - Bulldog tenacity
News
Entry to dental schools to be dependent on testing for HEP B, HEP C, HIV and TB - p423
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.323
Full Text - Entry to dental schools to be dependent on testing for HEP B, HEP C, HIV and TB | PDF (495 KB) - Entry to dental schools to be dependent on testing for HEP B, HEP C, HIV and TB
Dentists disappointed at pay award - p423
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.324
Full Text - Dentists disappointed at pay award | PDF (495 KB) - Dentists disappointed at pay award
GDC requirements could Harm Nurse recruitment, suggests former member - p424
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.325
Full Text - GDC requirements could Harm Nurse recruitment, suggests former member | PDF (495 KB) - GDC requirements could Harm Nurse recruitment, suggests former member
Dental lecturer to look at reducing alcohol abuse in pubs - p424
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.326
Full Text - Dental lecturer to look at reducing alcohol abuse in pubs | PDF (495 KB) - Dental lecturer to look at reducing alcohol abuse in pubs
Teledentistry effective for children's Orthodontic Care - p425
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.327
Full Text - Teledentistry effective for children's Orthodontic Care | PDF (495 KB) - Teledentistry effective for children's Orthodontic Care
GDC warns general dental practitioners on implantology - p425
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.328
Full Text - GDC warns general dental practitioners on implantology | PDF (495 KB) - GDC warns general dental practitioners on implantology
Churchill letter to dentist fetches more than double guide price - p425
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.329
Full Text - Churchill letter to dentist fetches more than double guide price | PDF (495 KB) - Churchill letter to dentist fetches more than double guide price
Online discussion forum to launch next week - p426
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.330
Full Text - Online discussion forum to launch next week | PDF (495 KB) - Online discussion forum to launch next week
Last week for Gray's Anatomy exhibition - p426
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.331
Full Text - Last week for Gray's Anatomy exhibition | PDF (495 KB) - Last week for Gray's Anatomy exhibition
Eastman plans new Paediatric Programme - p426
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.332
Full Text - Eastman plans new Paediatric Programme | PDF (495 KB) - Eastman plans new Paediatric Programme
Win £7,000 for primary care research - p426
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.333
Full Text - Win £7,000 for primary care research | PDF (495 KB) - Win £7,000 for primary care research
Practice
Analysing and presenting qualitative data - pp429 - 432
P. Burnard, P. Gill, K. Stewart, E. Treasure & B. Chadwick
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.292
Abstract - | Full Text - Analysing and presenting qualitative data | PDF (148 KB) - Analysing and presenting qualitative data
Subject Category: Scientific publishing
Endoscopic transnasal removal of migrated dental implants - pp435 - 436
D. E. Lubbe, S. Aniruth, T. Peck & S. Liebenberg
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.293
Abstract - | Full Text - Endoscopic transnasal removal of migrated dental implants | PDF (184 KB) - Endoscopic transnasal removal of migrated dental implants
Subject Categories: Case reports | Implants | Maxillofacial surgery
A dentist's guide to using the BNF: part I - pp437 - 439
D. Wray & S. M. S. Wagle
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.294
Abstract - | Full Text - A dentist's guide to using the BNF: part I | PDF (604 KB) - A dentist's guide to using the BNF: part I
Subject Categories: Pharmacology | Therapeutics
Summaries
Abstracts
Familial risk of oral clefts by morphological type and severity: population based cohort study of first degree relatives - p441
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.295
- Full Text - Familial risk of oral clefts by morphological type and severity: population based cohort study of first degree relatives | PDF (89 KB) - Familial risk of oral clefts by morphological type and severity: population based cohort study of first degree relatives
Dental appointment no-shows: why do some parents fail to take their children to the dentist? - p441
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.296
- Full Text - Dental appointment no-shows: why do some parents fail to take their children to the dentist? | PDF (89 KB) - Dental appointment no-shows: why do some parents fail to take their children to the dentist?
Osteoporosis and edentulous jaws - p441
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.297
- Full Text - Osteoporosis and edentulous jaws | PDF (89 KB) - Osteoporosis and edentulous jaws
Effect of orthognathic surgery for class III correction on quality of life as measured by SF-36 - p441
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.298
- Full Text - Effect of orthognathic surgery for class III correction on quality of life as measured by SF-36 | PDF (89 KB) - Effect of orthognathic surgery for class III correction on quality of life as measured by SF-36
Research Summaries
Summary of: Evaluation of dentists' perceived needs regarding treatment of the anxious patient - pp442 - 443
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.320
- Full Text - Summary of: Evaluation of dentists' perceived needs regarding treatment of the anxious patient | PDF (108 KB) - Summary of: Evaluation of dentists' perceived needs regarding treatment of the anxious patient
Subject Categories: Behavioural sciences | Patient management
Summary of: The availability and content of dental instrument manufacturers' decontamination information - pp444 - 445
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.321
- Full Text - Summary of: The availability and content of dental instrument manufacturers' decontamination information | PDF (104 KB) - Summary of: The availability and content of dental instrument manufacturers' decontamination information
Subject Categories: Cross infection control | Dental equipment | Infection control
Research
Evaluation of dentists' perceived needs regarding treatment of the anxious patient - E13
K. B. Hill, J. M. Hainsworth, F. J. T. Burke & K. J. Fairbrother
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.318
Abstract - | Full Text - Evaluation of dentists' perceived needs regarding treatment of the anxious patient | PDF (220 KB) - Evaluation of dentists' perceived needs regarding treatment of the anxious patient
The availability and content of dental instrument manufacturers' decontamination information - E14
E. M. Roebuck, R. Strang, I. Green, A. Smith & J. Walker
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.322
Abstract - | Full Text - The availability and content of dental instrument manufacturers' decontamination information | PDF (130 KB) - The availability and content of dental instrument manufacturers' decontamination information
Subject Categories: Cross infection control | Dental equipment | Infection control
Education
Remember the days in the old school yard: from lectures to online learning - pp447 - 451
P. A. Reynolds, R. Mason & K. A. Eaton
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.299
Abstract - | Full Text - Remember the days in the old school yard: from lectures to online learning | PDF (365 KB) - Remember the days in the old school yard: from lectures to online learning
Subject Categories: Computers in dentistry | Dental education
A practical skill one day medical emergencies course for dentists and DCPs - pp453 - 456
M. C. Balmer & L. P. Longman
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.300
Abstract - | Full Text - A practical skill one day medical emergencies course for dentists and DCPs | PDF (140 KB) - A practical skill one day medical emergencies course for dentists and DCPs
Subject Categories: Continuing professional development | Medical matters
Product News
Sensitive teeth treatment - p463
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.335
Full Text - Sensitive teeth treatment | PDF (216 KB) - Sensitive teeth treatment
Sleek intraoral camera - p463
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.336
Full Text - Sleek intraoral camera | PDF (216 KB) - Sleek intraoral camera
British Association of Cosmetic Dentistry - p463
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.337
Full Text - British Association of Cosmetic Dentistry | PDF (216 KB) - British Association of Cosmetic Dentistry
Choice of shades - p463
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.338
Full Text - Choice of shades | PDF (216 KB) - Choice of shades
Achieving a natural look - p464
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.339
Full Text - Achieving a natural look | PDF (216 KB) - Achieving a natural look
New shades for crowns - p464
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.340
Full Text - New shades for crowns | PDF (216 KB) - New shades for crowns
Free fixative samples - p464
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.341
Full Text - Free fixative samples | PDF (216 KB) - Free fixative samples
New range of infection control products - p464
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.342
Full Text - New range of infection control products | PDF (216 KB) - New range of infection control products
Improving treatment results - p464
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.343
Full Text - Improving treatment results | PDF (216 KB) - Improving treatment results
Pleasant prophylactic treatment - p465
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.344
Full Text - Pleasant prophylactic treatment | PDF (216 KB) - Pleasant prophylactic treatment
Win £1,000 at BDA Conference - p465
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.345
Full Text - Win £1,000 at BDA Conference | PDF (216 KB) - Win £1,000 at BDA Conference
Reduce sensitivity - p465
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.346
Full Text - Reduce sensitivity | PDF (216 KB) - Reduce sensitivity
Plus
Reviews
Introduction to research in the health sciences (5th edition) - p467
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.313
Full Text - Introduction to research in the health sciences (5th edition) | PDF (132 KB) - Introduction to research in the health sciences (5th edition)
Oral and maxillofacial medicine: the basis of diagnosis and treatment (2nd edition) - pp467 - 468
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.314
Full Text - Oral and maxillofacial medicine: the basis of diagnosis and treatment (2nd edition) | PDF (132 KB) - Oral and maxillofacial medicine: the basis of diagnosis and treatment (2nd edition)
Clinical success in surgical and orthodontic treatment of impacted teeth - p468
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.315
Full Text - Clinical success in surgical and orthodontic treatment of impacted teeth | PDF (132 KB) - Clinical success in surgical and orthodontic treatment of impacted teeth
21st century imaging - p468
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.316
Full Text - 21st century imaging | PDF (132 KB) - 21st century imaging
Conference
Periodontal diseases in children and adolescents - pp469 - 471
V. Clerehugh
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.301
Abstract - | Full Text - Periodontal diseases in children and adolescents | PDF (193 KB) - Periodontal diseases in children and adolescents
Subject Categories: Paediatric dentistry | Periodontology