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Figurines on Display The dental library has a new collection of ceramic and wood figurines of dentists, donated to the library by Mrs. Merle Sherman. Her husband, Dr. John Sherman, a professor of Removable Prosthodontics at LSUSD from 1978 until his death in 1989, collected these figurines while he was in the U.S. Army and stationed in Europe. The collection is on display in the glass cases to the right of the library entrance. Dental
Cosmos Now Online:
Dental History Meets 21st Century Technology In addition to articles on dental techniques, procedures, and materials, early volumes of the journal include proceedings of state dental society meetings and information from dental schools. An item in volume 2, 1861, page 558, announces the opening of the New Orleans Dental College at 140 Canal Street, listing the dean (John S. Clark) and other faculty members. Dr. Charles E. Kells, Jr., New Orleans' most illustrious dentist, was a frequent contributor to Dental Cosmos from 1888 until his death in 1928. The LSUSD library owns print copies of the entire journal, 1859-1936. Browsing through either paper or online issues of the journal reveals the progress of dentistry since the mid-nineteenth century and the issues facing the profession during its early years. Featured
New Titles Atlas of Cosmetic Dentistry: a Patient's Guide. Mark J. Landau. Chicago, Quintessence, 2004. This compilation of 34 esthetic dentistry patient cases is arranged by dental procedure. Each page identifies the patient's problem and the solution with full-face and close-up photographs. The oversized volume of spiral-bound glossy pages is perfect for displaying in an office waiting room for patients to browse. It definitely will tempt your patients to consider cosmetic procedures. Top of page Next page Previous Page
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Emerging
Infections 6. W. Michael Scheld, Barbara E. Murray, James M.
Hughes, editors. Washington, D.C., ASM Press, 2004. This sixth annual volume
is based on joint sessions of the Interscience
Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy and the
Infectious Diseases Society of America. Chapters cover new and emerging bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites
of interest to scientists in epidemiology, microbiology, medicine,
public health, and infectious diseases. Among the diseases
discussed in the current volume are hepatitis C and chronic liver
disease, the re-emergence of polio, ebola, AIDS, escherichia coli, and
travel-associated fungal infections. Julie Gerberding, director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, wrote the foreword to
this volume