EDITORIAL: Positive transitions

Life is about changes. And if we are lucky, the changes are positive. My life has been blessed because, with the exception of my father's death, my transitions have been largely positive. I have a wonderful wife, Penny, and two wonderful sons, Trey and John. My private practice continues to bring challenge and joy, and I am in the best physical shape of my life. But it is now time for another positive transition. I will soon leave QI and address other projects. I am pleased to be the first to announce to QI readers that Avishai Sadan, who has been on the QI editorial board for several years, has been appointed the new editor-in-chief. Those of us who know Avishai, know him to be intelligent, hard-working, focused, and decisive-all qualities that make him a brilliant choice for the job. For my part, this has been a lovely ride and one that I will never forget. My experience would have been much less positive without the help of many friends. My thanks go to all the great folks Quintessence, including Lori Bateman and Marti Tiedeman, with whom I have worked closely on this journal. You have made a difficult job easy. Also kudos to my great office staff, especially Leigh Ann Artho and Christi Cohen for their ongoing assistance, and to Sol Cohen, my editorial assistant, for making it all possible. My special thanks go to those wonderful colleagues who have given freely of their time to review articles. Many of them have been reviewing for QI since well before my term as editor and deserve great praise for their dedicated efforts on the part of this journal. Others whom I have added to the mix over the years have helped to round out the expertise needed to cover all the varied specialties QI addresses in its pages. I salute you all for your assistance. Without your unheralded efforts, journals such as this would cease to exist, and dentistry would suffer. I now fade happily from the scene. Good-bye. Thomas G. Wilson, DDS Editor-in-Chief