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How to Register as an Individual or Institutional UserIt's easy to register. Simply choose a unique user name and password and complete our registration form at http://www.jopdentonline.org/action/registration. You will receive an e-mail confirming your user name and password shortly after registering. Registration is not required for individuals to use this site but is required to see the full text of a non-public access article. Using the User Profile to Customize Your Online ExperienceOnce you have registered, you can customize your profile in the User Profile section of the site. Within the User Profile section you can: Update your profile information, including your user name and password, address details and account preferences, manage your favorite articles, sign up for journal e-mail alerts, view saved searches, and manage your subscriptions and online access (for institutional subscribers only). For additional assistance with your profile, complete our feedback form at http://www.jopdentonline.org/ feedback/show Your user name and password can be sent to the e-mail address provided during the registration process at any time. Follow the instructions at http://www.jopdentonline.org/action/requestResetPassword to obtain your user name and password by e-mail. Aim and ScopeOperative Dentistry publishes articles that ad vance the prac tice of operative dentistry. The scope of the journal includes conservation and restoration of teeth; the sci en tifi c foundation of operative dental ther a py; dental materials; den tal education; and the social, po lit i cal, and economic aspects of dental prac tice. Review papers, book reviews, letters and classified ads for faculty positions are also pub lished. Subscriptions: Fax (317) 852-3162Current pricing for individual, institutional and dental student subscriptions (both USA and all other countries) can be found at our website: www.jopdent.org, or by contacting our subscription manager: E-mail: editor@jopdent.org Payment must be in US dollars only and accompany orders. Online payment is available on our website. American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa accepted. ContributionsContributors should study submission requirements found on our website at www.jopdent.org and follow them carefully. PermissionFor permission to reproduce material from Operative Dentistry please apply to Operative Dentistry at the above address.The views expressed in Operative Dentistry do not necessarily represent those of the academies or the editors. Dental education in the United States has gone through several major changes from the beginnings of dentistry as a trade or vocation learned through apprenticeships or on-the-job training or practiced by self-taught barber surgeons to the current system of dental school training. The evolution to the pinnacle of excellence in restorative and preventive arts did not happen overnight or by accident. Dr Horace H. Hayden and Dr Chapin A. Harris, two dental practitioners in Baltimore, Maryland, were instrumental in founding the first dental sc...