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Ada News - 12/10/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Dec 2018

Ada News - 12/10/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 11/19/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Nov 2018

Ada News - 11/19/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 11/05/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Nov 2018

Ada News - 11/05/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada Code Of Ethics (November 2018), American Dental Association Nov 2018

Ada Code Of Ethics (November 2018), American Dental Association

Code of Ethics

The ADA Code of Ethics has three main components: The Principles of Ethics, the Code of Professional Conduct and the Advisory Opinions. Contents may also include: Amendment to ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct and Insert for the ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct. The most current issue is available on the ADA’s website.


Ada News - 10/15/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Oct 2018

Ada News - 10/15/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 10/01/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Oct 2018

Ada News - 10/01/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 67, Issue 3, Fall 2018 Oct 2018

The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 67, Issue 3, Fall 2018

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

This issue includes:

  • Explaining Uncertainty
  • A Series of Fortunate Events
  • 2018 Alumni Weekend
  • The Dean's Column
  • Findings
  • The Jefferson Legacy
  • Time Capsule
  • On Campus
  • Jefferson Researcher Explores Cell Death Controls and Effects
  • New Alumni Association President
  • Class Notes
  • In Memoriam
  • By the Numbers


Ada News - 09/17/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Sep 2018

Ada News - 09/17/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 09/03/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Sep 2018

Ada News - 09/03/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 08/20/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Aug 2018

Ada News - 08/20/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 08/06/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Aug 2018

Ada News - 08/06/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 07/09/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Jul 2018

Ada News - 07/09/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 67, Issue 2, Spring/Summer 2018 Jul 2018

The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 67, Issue 2, Spring/Summer 2018

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

This issue includes:

  • Exposure: Michael Weinstein, MD '94, had a plan to take his own life; now he is back to living it
  • Medical School 2.0: JeffMD - A New Way to Train Physicians
  • 25 Years of JeffHOPE Clinics: Student Volunteers Shape Patients' Lives - and Their Own
  • Caring for the Most Vulnerable a "Moral, Ethical, Medical Responsibility": Jefferson's Latina Women's Clinic Dispenses Care and Compassion
  • The Dean's Column
  • Findings: New Look at Eye's Immune Status
  • Home at Last: A message from Elizabeth Dale
  • Endowed Professorships
  • Time Capsule
  • On Campus
  • Feeling all the Bumps: Jefferson Oncologist Looks at the World …


Ada News - 06/18/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Jun 2018

Ada News - 06/18/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 06/04/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Jun 2018

Ada News - 06/04/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 05/21/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division May 2018

Ada News - 05/21/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Historical And Cross-Cultural Perspectives On Parkinson's Disease, Lee Xenakis Blonder May 2018

Historical And Cross-Cultural Perspectives On Parkinson's Disease, Lee Xenakis Blonder

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Faculty Publications

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting up to 10 million people worldwide according to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation. Epidemiological and genetic studies show a preponderance of idiopathic cases and a subset linked to genetic polymorphisms of a familial nature. Traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda recognized and treated the illness that Western Medicine terms PD millennia ago, and descriptions of Parkinson’s symptomatology by Europeans date back 2000 years to the ancient Greek physician Galen. However, the Western nosological classification now referred to in English as “Parkinson’s disease” and the description of symptoms that define it, are accredited to …


Ada News - 05/07/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division May 2018

Ada News - 05/07/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 04/16/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Apr 2018

Ada News - 04/16/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 04/02/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Apr 2018

Ada News - 04/02/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 03/19/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Mar 2018

Ada News - 03/19/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 03/05/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Mar 2018

Ada News - 03/05/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 02/19/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Feb 2018

Ada News - 02/19/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 02/05/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Feb 2018

Ada News - 02/05/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 01/22/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Jan 2018

Ada News - 01/22/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Ada News - 01/08/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Jan 2018

Ada News - 01/08/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


“When One Shingle Sends Up Smoke”: The Summit Beacon Advises Akron About The Epidemic Cholera, 1849, Elizabeth Hall Jan 2018

“When One Shingle Sends Up Smoke”: The Summit Beacon Advises Akron About The Epidemic Cholera, 1849, Elizabeth Hall

Nineteenth-Century Ohio Literature

Elizabeth Hall explains the American cholera epidemic of 1849, with special attention to how cholera afflicted Akron, a booming canal town in Northeast Ohio. The article presents the full text of 1849 Akron newspaper articles on cholera and explains how their mix of good and bad information was published right before scientific breakthroughs in cholera research.


The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 67, Issue 1, Winter 2018 Jan 2018

The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 67, Issue 1, Winter 2018

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

This issue includes:

  • Dean's Column
  • Findings: "Living Electrodes" may change neurological device design
  • Ch-ch-ch-changes: Jefferson's realignment of departments and programs
  • The Difference Alumni Make: A message from Elizabeth Dale
  • A Fighting Chance: Harrisburg's boxing scene has an unlikely ally in cardiologist Andrew Foy, MD '08
  • Alumni Weekend
  • 2017 Jefferson Gala: Gathering to celebrate our shared success
  • Time Capsule
  • The Shot Doc: Meet Herb Magee, head coach of Jefferson's men's basketball team, the Rams
  • Going the Distance: Students bring compassion into the clinic in Nicaragua's remote mountains
  • On Campus
  • Stephanie Moleski, MD '05: Jefferson doctor moves from board room to exam …


Edward Jenner’S 1798 Report Of Challenge Experiments Demonstrating The Protective Effects Of Cowpox Against Smallpox, Alfredo Morabia Jan 2018

Edward Jenner’S 1798 Report Of Challenge Experiments Demonstrating The Protective Effects Of Cowpox Against Smallpox, Alfredo Morabia

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.


Senate Bill Increases Health Care Options Through Marketplace Competition, American Dental Association Jan 2018

Senate Bill Increases Health Care Options Through Marketplace Competition, American Dental Association

News Releases

This collection includes standard news releases, information kits and other documents distributed for publicity, information, announcements of events, etc. as issued from the ADA. Items included in this collection are archival and any costs, links, contact information, or other figures may be out of date. Please contact the ADA to verify information.