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The August issue of the CDA Journal features an article detailing a new teledentistry project aimed at increasing and enhancing the quality of oral health care provided to children living in remote rural areas of California.

Teledentistry in Rural California: A USC Initiative
The Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Teledentistry Project seeks to increase and enhance the quality of oral health care that is provided to children living in remote rural areas of California.
Su-Wen Chang, DDS; Daniel R. Plotkin; Roseann Mulligan, DDS, MS; José C. Polido, DDS, MS; James K. Mah, DDS, MSc, DMSc; John G. Meara, MD, DMD, FRACS

Web-Based Continuing Dental Education in California
As more online dental C.E. courses become available, it is hoped they will take advantage of the unique features and opportunities the Internet can provide for the learning process.
Glenn T. Clark, DDS

Initial Plaque Score as an Indicator of Patient Appointment Compliance
High initial plaque scores can predict poor compliance with subsequent recall appointments.
David J. Crippen; A. Jeffrey Wood, DDS; and David W. Chambers, EdM, MBA, PhD

Dr. Newell Sill Jenkins: Progenitor of Cosmetic Dentistry
Dr. Newell Sill Jenkins, one of the pioneer American dentists who took “American dentistry” to Europe, left a legacy as the chief proponent of cosmetic dentistry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
John M. Hyson, Jr., DDS, MS, MA; and Scott D. Swank, DDS