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Welie, MMedS, JD, PhD President’s Column . 661 Regional Variation in Dental Procedures among People Letters . 663 with an Intellectual Disability, Ontario, 1995–2001 . 681 Robert S. Balogh, MSc News. 667 Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz, MSc Duncan J.W. Hunter, PhD FDI Statements . 670 The Dental Advisor . 672 C LINICAL P RACTICE Point of Care . 704 Pigmented Lesions of the Oral Cavity: Advertisers’ Index . 709 Review, Differential Diagnosis, and Case Presentations . 682 Clinical Showcase . 711 Adel Kauzman, BDS, DMD, MSc Marisa Pavone, DDS Classified Ads . 721 Nick Blanas, BSc, DDS, FRCD(C) Grace Bradley, DDS, MSc, FRCD(C) The Klippel-Feil Syndrome: A Case Report . 685 Manuel O. Lagravère, DDS, MSc All matters pertaining to the Journal should María I. Barriga, DDS be directed to: Editor-in-chief, Journal of the Carla Valdizán, DDS Canadian Dental Association, 1815 Alta Vista Augusto Saldarriaga, DDS Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1G 3Y6. E-mail: Juan F. Pardo, DDS [email protected]. 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