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THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
PUBLISHER Laura A. Kosden
James H. Berry
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Lisbeth R. Maxwell
PROJECT EDITOR
Janice Snider
EDITORIAL COORDINATOR
AmyE. Lund
EDITOR. ELECTRONIC MEDIA
Joe Hoyle
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Peter Solarz
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Sheila M. Cassella MANUSCRIPTS
Barbara Collier
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Carol J. Krause
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Shirley Hawkins
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
Beth Cox
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Katrina Collins
TECHNOLOGY MANAGER
David Buehrens
TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR
Scott Sokolowski
LAYOUT AND DESIGN COORDINATORS
Susan Chauvet, Angie R. Miller, Jeanie Yu
MARKETING MANAGER
Jill Philbin
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