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PRSRTSTD U.S.Postage PAID Permit#306 Mechanicsburg,PA HYGIENE TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Hygiene Newspaper · U.S. Edition AD Handling pediatric patients These patients require a unique approach, which may not be intuitive for some adults. How to choose a CAD/CAM One key aspect is yhr time required to adapt and utilize system. An undetectable, single veneer Learn one dentist’s techniques for preparing and bonding veneers. g DT page 28A LAB TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Lab Newspaper · U.S. Edition HYGIENE TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Hygiene Newspaper · U.S. Edition g DT page 6A Dr. James Rolfe from Santa Barbara, Calif., works as a dentist in Afghanistan. (Photo/Provided by Dr. James Rolfe) By Robin Goodman, Group Editor Dr. Rolfe, please tell our readers about what led you to become involved with dentistry in Afghan- istan? I watched the people of Afghanistan as they were continually abandoned by the world; first when the Sovi- ets invaded, later when they were defeated, and still later when the Taliban were ousted. Virtually no aid was getting to the people. In 2003, I was told that we needed to forget about Afghanistan and sup- port invading Iraq, as a matter of national security. I had to do some- thing. In September 2003, I flew to Wardak Province in Central Afghani- stan with portable equipment and worked in an orphanage at an eleva- tion of 11,000 feet for three weeks. I would treat an orphan, and he would become my assistant. Work- ing through the 40 or so orphans, I found that about 85 percent had the ability to work in dentistry. Then I started seeing people from the surrounding cities. I saw many people who were literally on the September 2010 www.dental-tribune.com Vol. 5, No. 20 An interview with Dr. James Rolfe, founder of the Afghanistan Dental Relief Project The compromised implant site solution Orlando welcomes ADA World-class dentistry, Disney World and Universal Studio is the impressive triumvirate that awaits you in Orlando during the annual ADA meeting. g See pages 16A, 17A Dental diplomat brings relief to Afghanistan The use and acceptability of implants today is considered both routine and highly predictable. With that, people more than ever before are considering the replacement of missing teeth by this method. Unfor- tunately, until now, a segment of this population has not been viewed as a viable candidate, particularly patients with compromised situa- tions having to do with limited inter- dental spaces, advanced bone loss, convergent roots, age and financial constraints. Anew® Implants (Dentatus, USA, New York) are “ideally designed for the compromised implant site; these 1.8 mm, 2.2 mm and 2.4 mm diam- INDUSTRY NEWS u page 25A u page 1B upage 1C PRSRTSTD U.S.Postage PAID Permit#306 Mechanicsburg,PA DentalTribuneAmerica 213West35thStreet Suite#801 NewYork,NY10001 DENTAL TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · U.S. Edition ADA pREvIEW EDITIoN

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