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Laura A. Kosden

ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER, EDITORIAL

James H. Berry

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

Lisbeth R. Maxwell PROJECT EDITOR

Janice Snider EDITORIAL COORDINATOR

AmyE. Lund

EDITOR, ELECTRONIC MEDIA

Joe Hoyle

All statements of opinion and of supposed fact are published under the authority of the authors, including editorials, letters and book reviews. They are not to be accepted as the views of the American Dental Association or its subsidiaries unless such statements have been expressly adopted by the Association. Articles are accepted with the understanding that they have not been published previously and that they are submitted solely to The Journal. Information on any products mentioned may be available from the authors. Neither the American Dental Association nor any of its subsidiaries has any financial interest in any products mentioned in editorial content, and The Journal requires all authors to disclose any financial or other interests they may have in products or services described in their articles.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Peter Solarz

ADVERTISING POLICY

PROOFREADER

Sheila M. Cassella

MANUSCRIPTS

Barbara Collier LETTERS TO THE EDITORI REPRINTS AND PERMISSIONS

Patricia A. Lewis ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER, MARKETING AND OPERATIONS

Gabriela Radulescu

ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER

Carol J. Krause CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING COORDINATOR

Shirley Hawkins

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

Beth Cox

ADVERTISING PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Katrina Collins

TECHNOLOGV COORDINATOR

David Buehrens

LAVOUT AND DESIGN COORDIN ATORS

Susan Chauvet, Angie R. Miller, Jeanie Yu MARKETING MANAGER

Jill Philbin CIRCULATION CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

Wanda Welch

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