of health and disease status.Integration of novel approaches to oral-based diagnostics isexpanding to include genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, andnanotechnology. Improved technologies for diagnostics are resulting in more"user-friendly" methods. Efforts to translate bench assays tocommercial products in the area of oral diagnostics have increasedrecently, as witnessed by the appearance of several new oral-baseddiagnostic products in the marketplace. Collaborative academic,government, and industry relationships in this arena are alsoforming, all of which will undoubtedly serve to rapidly advance thefield.This volume brings together contributions from leaders in theareas of toxicology, pathology, oral biology, dental research, andclinical medicine.NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individualbooks or as a journal. For information on institutional journalsubscriptions, please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas.ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy ofSciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the NewYork Academy of Science receive full-text access to the Annalsonline and discounts on print volumes. Please visithttp://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx for more informationabout becoming a member

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