Abstracts of presentations delivered at the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) conference in Washington, DC in March 2010:
- McLeod M, Price RB, Felix CM. Total Energy Delivered to a Restoration Under Simulated Clinical Conditions. AADR 2010: Abstract #720
- Price RB, Felix CM. Accuracy of an Energy Measurement System To Measure Curing Lights. AADR 2010: Abstract #723
- Lee C, Price RB, Felix CM. Reproducibility of an Intra-Oral Light Energy Measurement Device. AADR 2010: Abstract #722
Abstracts of a oral presentation and poster at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) conference in Barcelona, Spain in July 2010:
- Rueggeberg F, Mutluay MM, Price RB, Felix CM. Efficacy of a Training Device for Increasing Curing Energy Delivery. IADR 2010: Abstract #4076
- Price RB, Felix CM. Quantifying Light Energy Delivered to a Class I Restoration. IADR 2010: Abstract #467
References to articles in print and in press:
Canadian Dental Association Journal 2010 • Vol. 76, No. 2
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