Case Reports

Case Reports are intended to discuss a clinical condition and the specific treatment techniques used. They are not intended to be commercial endorsements. These articles should feature background and educational information regarding the clinical scenario and technique. For example, a discussion of a new oral cancer biopsy technique might begin with a recapitulation of why early and accurate diagnosis is critical in cancer cases. A specific case should be used to illustrate the technique. A 1-year follow-up discussion with clinical photograph should be included.

Product Names/References

• Whenever possible, products used in the case or mentioned in the article must be genericized so as not to appear as a commercial endorsement.

• If it is necessary to use a specific product trade name, a list of competitive products and their manufacturers should be provided to ensure fair play.

Review Process

All articles are peer reviewed in a blinded fashion. No article that has not passed peer review will be considered for publication in Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry. Authors will be informed when their manuscript has returned from review and advised as to its status (Passed, Failed, Modifications Requested). It is the author’s responsibility to comply with requested modifications. Modified articles will be subject to a second blinded review.

Manuscript Components and Format

Each article should be approximately 2,000 words and include:

• necessary author information;

• 6-12 images

• figure captions corresponding to the images;

• 10-15 references;

• no more than 3 tables.

Author Information

The manuscript should include the author’s full name, degrees, practice name or academic affiliation, location (city and state), and e-mail address. The author should also submit a high-resolution (300 dpi at 3 inches) color headshot photograph (in JPEG, TIFF, or EPS format).

Images

• Digital images must be supplied as separate JPEG, TIFF, or EPS files. Do not imbed your images into a PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, or other document. We cannot use them in these formats.

• Images must be at least 300 dpi (dots per inch) when at least 3 inches in width.

• Please do not crop the photos.

• Images should be in a 4-color (CMYK) format.

• All images must be referred to in the article by a parenthetical reference that corresponds to the Figure number you have assigned it. Example: The patient presented with a Class IV fracture on tooth No. 8 (Figure 1).

• Image files should be named to reflect the figure number within the text of the article.

• All images must be accompanied by a brief caption that describes the image. These captions should be clearly labeled to correspond to Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. Captions can be provided on a separate sheet or at the end of the article.

NOTE: If full-facial or other identifying images of patients are submitted, they must be accompanied by a signed and dated consent form from the patient agreeing to the publication of that/those images.

References

• References must appear in the text as typed, numbered superscripts (not footnote annotations) and should be listed at the end of the manuscript in their order of appearance in the text.

• If you cite a publication more than once, only use one number for it (the first number you cited it as), throughout the text.

• Provide complete bibliographic information for all materials cited. Journal references must include author(s), journal (use National Library of Medicine abbreviations only), volume number, inclusive page numbers, and date of publication).

• Please limit the number of references to 40 or less.

• Follow these AMA Manual of Style examples:

Periodicals:

Mattis BA, Valadez D, Valadez E. The effect of the use of dental gloves on mixing vinyl polysiloxane putties. J Prosthodont. 1997;6(3):189-92.

Books:

Craig RG. Impression materials. In: Craig RG, ed; Restorative Dental Materials. 9th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 1993:306-313.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

Authors must disclose their own or a family member's commercial or financial interest in products, or developmental or research relationships with companies that manufacture products by signing a “Conflict of Interest Declaration” form after their article is accepted. The relationship will be acknowledged in the article.

Copyright Reproduction Permission

Tables, photographs, or illustrations reproduced exactly from another work must be accompanied by written permission from the original source. Full credit will be given to the original source.

Editorial Responsibility

The journal’s staff will edit manuscripts to enhance their communication value to readers. However, the writing is the author’s responsibility, along with incorporating editorial suggestions, answering queries, and approving changes.

Notice

Failure to comply with the instructions above may result in rejection for publication. The editor-in-chief and publisher reserve the right to make revisions in the text where appropriate. If questions arise, the author will be contacted.

Contact Information

C. Justin Romano

Editor

AEGIS Communications

104 Pheasant Run

Suite 105

Newtown, PA 18940