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Clinical Focus—Now Available in Hard Copy
EDITORIAL J Oral Maxillofac Surg 74:1, 2016
Clinical Focus—Now Available in Hard Copy appear in both the hardcopy and online versions of the JOMS. As mentioned previously, the Clinical Focus has been on our website for a couple of years. All topics since the beginning of the Clinical Focus are and will continue to be available online. However, to bring previously published Clinical Focus topics to hardcopy readers, we will add one topic previously published to each issue. For older topics the Section Editor will review the citations and add any newer ones that are relevant and noteworthy. One feature of the Clinical Focus that cannot be brought into hardcopy is hyperlinking of citations. Currently, when viewing a Clinical Focus online, the reference is highlighted, allowing the reader to quickly jump to the selected article, even if it is from another journal. This January issue also has a special added contribution that is in the Clinical Focus format. Dr Ray White, one of the principal investigators of the OMS Foundation and AAOMS-funded Third Molar Project, has created a list of citations to publications that arose out of the research. He has also added annotations about each article, making this an unparalleled resource on the topic of third molars. It is hoped that making the Clinical Focus available to hardcopy readers will now provide them easy access to an invaluable means of keeping current on key topics in our specialty.
It has been 2 years since the Journal began a new feature for readers called ‘‘Clinical Focus.’’ Don’t know what Clinical Focus is? Well, it represents the work of our Section Editors, each of whom is a widely recognized expert in the section’s topic. Each month one of our Section Editors selects a topic they believe will be of interest to a wide number of readers. They then find the top 10 or so recent articles on that subject that will best update the reader in the areas of surgery or anesthesia. The articles they select may come from the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (JOMS), but many also come from other well-respected peerreviewed publications. There is additional benefit provided by our Section Editors, one that makes this resource particularly valuable. The citations on each subject are not just listed; the Section Editors add a brief annotation describing why the cited article is particularly notable. Having well-known experts explain why a particular article is worth reading is immeasurably helpful to the typically busy oral-maxillofacial surgeon (OMS) seeking some distillation of the huge volume of articles on various subjects. The Clinical Focus section is designed, as well, for OMS residents who are preparing for Journal Clubs or seminars on specific topics. The Clinical Focus is also an excellent resource for surgeons preparing for board certification or recertification. This January issue of the JOMS is launching Clinical Focus to a new set of readers; namely, those who prefer to read the JOMS in hardcopy. This is because that to date, the Clinical Focus feature has only been available on the JOMS website. However, going forward, the Clinical Focus will be integrated into each issue. Therefore, it will
JAMES R. HUPP, DMD, MD, JD Editor-in-Chief
Ó 2016 Published by Elsevier Inc on behalf of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2015.11.001
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Clinical Focus—Now Available in Hard Copy appear in both the hardcopy and online versions of the JOMS. As mentioned previously, the Clinical Focus has been on our website for a couple of years. All topics since the beginning of the Clinical Focus are and will continue to be available online. However, to bring previously published Clinical Focus topics to hardcopy readers, we will add one topic previously published to each issue. For older topics the Section Editor will review the citations and add any newer ones that are relevant and noteworthy. One feature of the Clinical Focus that cannot be brought into hardcopy is hyperlinking of citations. Currently, when viewing a Clinical Focus online, the reference is highlighted, allowing the reader to quickly jump to the selected article, even if it is from another journal. This January issue also has a special added contribution that is in the Clinical Focus format. Dr Ray White, one of the principal investigators of the OMS Foundation and AAOMS-funded Third Molar Project, has created a list of citations to publications that arose out of the research. He has also added annotations about each article, making this an unparalleled resource on the topic of third molars. It is hoped that making the Clinical Focus available to hardcopy readers will now provide them easy access to an invaluable means of keeping current on key topics in our specialty.
It has been 2 years since the Journal began a new feature for readers called ‘‘Clinical Focus.’’ Don’t know what Clinical Focus is? Well, it represents the work of our Section Editors, each of whom is a widely recognized expert in the section’s topic. Each month one of our Section Editors selects a topic they believe will be of interest to a wide number of readers. They then find the top 10 or so recent articles on that subject that will best update the reader in the areas of surgery or anesthesia. The articles they select may come from the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (JOMS), but many also come from other well-respected peerreviewed publications. There is additional benefit provided by our Section Editors, one that makes this resource particularly valuable. The citations on each subject are not just listed; the Section Editors add a brief annotation describing why the cited article is particularly notable. Having well-known experts explain why a particular article is worth reading is immeasurably helpful to the typically busy oral-maxillofacial surgeon (OMS) seeking some distillation of the huge volume of articles on various subjects. The Clinical Focus section is designed, as well, for OMS residents who are preparing for Journal Clubs or seminars on specific topics. The Clinical Focus is also an excellent resource for surgeons preparing for board certification or recertification. This January issue of the JOMS is launching Clinical Focus to a new set of readers; namely, those who prefer to read the JOMS in hardcopy. This is because that to date, the Clinical Focus feature has only been available on the JOMS website. However, going forward, the Clinical Focus will be integrated into each issue. Therefore, it will
JAMES R. HUPP, DMD, MD, JD Editor-in-Chief
Ó 2016 Published by Elsevier Inc on behalf of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2015.11.001
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