Letters to the Editor

INSCRIPTIONS welcomes letters to the editor from AzDA members. The AzDA Council on Communications (Jerry P. Sparks, DDS-Chair) offers the following guidelines:

• Views expressed in Letters to the Editor are not to be regarded as the views of INSCRIPTIONS or AzDA.
• Email is the preferred method of delivery.
• Brevity is strongly suggested.
• Letters must include daytime phone number and must be signed, or include full name when submitted via email.
• AzDA/INSCRIPTIONS reserve the right to edit letters for length, clarity, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• The AzDA Council on Communications reviews all letters and makes recommendations on suitability for publication. Letters considered unsuitable for publication will be returned to the author with suggestions for improvement and an invitation to amend and re-submit.
• When reviewing Letters to the Editor, among the points the Council takes into consideration are: (1) whether the letter offers constructive criticism and/or suggestions for a positive outcome, (2) the appearance of a personal attack, (3) factual misrepresentations (4), redundancy, (5) excessive length, and (6) relevancy to AzDA members. Other considerations apply and are reviewed and voted upon on a case-by-case basis.
• Letters received with "Do not edit" or similar requests will be rejected and not returned for amendment and re-submission.
• The Editor has final authority to accept or reject a letter.
• AzDA/INSCRIPTIONS reserve the right to publish an "Editor's Note" alongside letters accepted for publication, at its discretion, that support, clarify, and/or refute comments made.

Journal of the Arizona Dental Association

 

INSCRIPTIONS is a primary source on which AzDA members can rely for news related to dentistry in Arizona, tripartite issues and activities, exclusive articles and information relating to colleagues and the dental community.
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Each month, INSCRIPTIONS is delivered to approximately 2,500 Arizona licensed dentists; 200 subscribers, associations and libraries across the US and Canada AND posted online in the Professional (members-only) portion of this web site for approximately 1,000 AzDA Allied Members (dental hygienists, dental assistants, dental lab techs and dental business staff).

INSCRIPTIONS accepts display AND classified advertising. Classified advertising closes the 1st Friday of each month for the following month’s issue (for example: classified advertising closes the 1st Friday of January for the February issue, the 1st Friday of February for the March issue, and so on).

Inquiries: Denise M. Rucci, Managing Editor denise@azda.org