Compendium 

About: Compendium is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Malpractice & Context (language use). It has an ISSN identifier of 1317-6099. Over the lifetime, 182 publications have been published receiving 1130 citations.

A new concept in maxillary implant surgery: the osteotome technique.

Abstract: This article reviews the limitations of drilling into soft bone to place endosseous implants. Differences among bone types and the anatomy of the maxilla are described. The osteotome technique, which is a new method of placing implants into maxillary bone without drilling, and the rationale for two other procedures, the osteotome sinus floor elevation and the ridge expansion osteotomy, are detailed. How osteotomes conserve osseous tissue and may improve bone density around the implant is also discussed. A pilot study that shows excellent results with several types of press-fit implants using the osteotome technique is provided. The author concludes that the osteotome technique is superior to drilling for many applications in soft maxillary bone. Furthermore, the osteotome technique allows more implants to be inserted in a greater variety of sites during a routine office procedure.

Una aproximación a las implicaciones del cuadro de mando integral en las organizaciones del sector público

Abstract: Resumen es: T al y como senalan Kloot y Martin (2000) y Kaplan y Norton (2001a, 2001b), en la actualidad son varias las entidades no lucrativas (fundaciones, hosp...

Reduced oral contraceptive effectiveness with concurrent antibiotic use: a protocol for prescribing antibiotics to women of childbearing age.

Abstract: A brief literature review and update on the effect of concurrent antibiotic administration with oral contraceptive use is presented for dentists with advice on how to manage antibiotic prescription to minimize legal repercussions in case of contraceptive failure. In the U.S. approximately 30% of women of childbearing age are using oral contraceptives so it is quite likely that a dentist prescribing antibiotics may encounter patients on these agents. Since 1971 reports of breakthrough bleeding or contraceptive failure have concerned rifampicin penicillins tetracyclines erythromycin metronidazlole sulfonamides griseofulvin and cephalosporins. There have been 63 reported contraceptive failures to the British Committee on Safety of Medicine and 29 reports to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. A case of contraceptive failure in a woman prescribed antibiotics by her dentist has been ruled in favor of the woman making the dentist responsible for child support. The probable mechanisms for these failures are diminished enterohepatic re-circulation due to elimination of bacteria that regenerate active estrogens from conjugated estrogens in the gut and induction of liver cytochrome P450 enzymes resulting in faster catabolism of the drugs. There are conflicting reports in the literature on how or whether these mechanisms are active in clinical situations. For the working dental practitioner it is recommended that a history of contraceptive use be taken and signed by the patient; that the dentist inform the patient of possible lower contraceptive efficacy; that the woman taking antibiotics be advised to use additional means of contraception throughout the cycle; and that women on long-term antibiotics be urged to consult their physician about increasing the does of oral contraceptives. All this advice and the antibiotic prescription should be documented in the patients chart.

Complementariedad de teorías en la administración eficiente del trabajo: Un análisis microorganizativo

Abstract: 75 COMPENDIUM, NUMERO 17. Diciembre, 2006. El trabajo, como elemento fundamental del problema tecnico que debe resolver la empresa, ha sido destacado como nucleo fundamental de la organizacion, tanto en sus niveles microorganizativos como en los niveles meso o macroorganizativos. El presente articulo propone un modelo de tipos de trabajo que incorpora conceptos de la teoria contingente y el voluntarismo, en la formacion de las caracteristicas del trabajo, y explica aspectos clave de estas caracteristicas apoyandose en la teoria del conocimiento. Adicionalmente, se ofrecen una serie de proposiciones refutables tanto en lo que se refiere a los tipos de trabajo como en lo que respecta a las formas de su gestion. En relacion a esto ultimo, mostramos aqui como diferentes literaturas organizativas contribuyen a su diseno eficiente. Finalmente, se hace un esfuerzo de integracion de teorias al servicio de la eficiencia en el ambito interno de la empresa