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Journal of the California Dental Association

This award-winning monthly peer-reviewed scientific publication keeps dentists up-to-date about scientific advances, business management strategies and new products. It also features thought-provoking editorials, comprehensive statewide continuing education listings, California practices for sale, and dentistry's favorite humor columnist - Dr. Bob, Robert E. Horseman, DDS.

The online Journal may now be accessed by all members of the public.

Current Issue

May 2008 

The May issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association covers an interdisciplinary comprehensive approach to diagnosis, treatment planning, and the active phase of treatment to create an esthetic outcome.

• Elements of the Smile
  An introduction to the issue.
  Ziv Simon, DMD, MSc

• Creating the Perfect Smile: Prosthetic Considerations and Procedures for Optimal Dentofacial Esthetics
  This article discusses some of these techniques and their applications in aesthetic dentistry. It describes dental instruments that incorporate the golden proportion guidelines and its use in diagnostics and treatment planning, and presents patient cases.
  Avi Donitza, DMD

• Simple Techniques for Optimal Smile Modification
  Nowadays, orthodontics is no longer a treatment modality for moderate or severe malocclusion.
  A few simple techniques are described for very common orthodontic problems.
  Rafi Romano, DMD, MSc

• Clinically Based Diagnostic Wax-up for Optimal Esthetics: The Diagnostic Mock-up
  This article reviews techniques to obtain a clinically based diagnostic wax-up, and focuses on the diagnostic mock-up philosophy as a means to obtain predictable esthetics and function.
  Harel Simon, DMD, and Pascal Magne, DMD, MSc, PhD

• Smile Design for the Adolescent Patient – Interdisciplinary Management of Anterior Tooth Size Discrepancies
  This article describes a clinical approach for treatment of these complex cases, focusing on the importance of tooth form, gingival esthetics, and treatment sequencing.
  Alexander B. Waldman, DMD, MMSc
  

• The Associate Editor/
  The Power of One — Revisited
  By Steven A. Gold, DDS

• Letter to the Editor/

• Impressions/

• Dr. Bob/
  Animal Revolt
  By Robert E. Horseman, DDS