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Table of Contents Calling all readers What would you like to see in future editions of JCDA? Let me know what you think should be covered in the pages of your national dental journal. Do you have a clinical question you would like answered? Is there a dental-related news item you would like to share with your colleagues? Do you have a strong opinion about a particular oral health topic? Please email me your ideas. Let’s work together to make JCDA a true reflection of the interests and needs of our profession. John P. O'Keefe Editor-in-Chief

9	Editorial Read the English (PDF 437 KB) and French (PDF 302 KB) editorials from the first issue of JCDA, published in 1935.
11	President's Column Deborah Stymiest, BSc, DDS
27	You Ask, We Answer: Evidence-based Dentistry: Part 1. An Overview Danielle Rabb-Waytowich, MLIS
29	The JCDA Interview: Dr. Peter Cooney: Canada's Chief Dental Officer Listen to an audio interview with Dr. Peter Cooney, Chief Dental Officer of Canada, on important developments in the dental public health sector in Canada. 14 minutes

33	Charging for Missed Appointments Cyndie Dubé-Baril, DMD, Cert Pedo, LLB, LLM

35	Infectious Dental Diseases in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: An Orthopantomographic Case–Control Study Kyosti Oikarinen, DDS, PhD Mohammad Zubaid, MB, ChB, FRCPC Lukman Thalib, PhD Kari Soikkonen, DDS, PhD Wafa Rashed, MD, FRCP (UK) Tryggve Lie, DDS, PhD Correction: The title in Table 3 on p. 35c has changed. Corrected web version posted February 9, 2009, at 9:30 EST.

39	Dental Burs and Endodontic Files: Are Routine Sterilization Procedures Effective? Archie Morrison, DDS, MS, FRCD(C) Susan Conrod, DDS

41	Dental Surgery for Patients on Anticoagulant Therapy with Warfarin: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Adeela Nematullah, BHSc Abdullah Alabousi, BHSc Nick Blanas, BSc, DDS, FRCD(C) James D. Douketis, MD, FRCP(C) Susan E. Sutherland, DDS, MSc
43	Oral Health Care for the Pregnant Patient James A. Giglio, DDS, MEd Susan M. Lanni, MD Daniel M. Laskin, DDS, MS Nancy W. Giglio, CNM
49	The Changing Field of Temporomandibular Disorders: What Dentists Need to Know Gary D. Klasser, DMD Charles S. Greene, DDS
55	Dental Pulp Neurophysiology: Part 1. Clinical and Diagnostic Implications Ashraf Abd-Elmeguid, BDS, MDSc Donald C. Yu, DMD, CAGS, MScD, FRCD(C)
JCDA Bookmarks The following websites are mentioned in the News & Updates section of the print JCDA. Canadian Action Network for the Advancement, Dissemination and Adoption of Practice-Informed Tobacco Treatment Forum on patient safety and quality improvement presented by the Canadian Patient Safety Institute FDI policy statements (Guidelines for dentists against torture; Sugar substitutes and their role in caries prevention; Recommendations for clinical trials of restorative materials; Sports mouthguards) Oral Health: Nursing Assessment and Interventions, a best practice guideline document from the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario Books with wings Pacific Dental Conference in conjunction with CDA JCDA does not endorse the content, information or views expressed by the external organizations and institutions listed above, nor does JCDA control, or is responsible for, the content or information provided on these websites.

This edition of JCDA has been very generously supported by 3M ESPE, American Dental Association, CDSPI, GlaxoSmithKline, ITRANS, Ivoclar Vivadent, Ontario Dental Association, P&G Professional Oral Health, Quantum, University of British Columbia, Vident and VOCO. I thank them sincerely for this support. Dr. John P. O'Keefe Editor-in-Chief


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