Dentistry

Consumer Health

• Academy of General Dentistry: For the Public
• American Dental Association  Public pages
• Animated-Teeth.com
• Ask NOAH About--Dental Care  New York Online Access to Health
• Cleft Conditions The Center for Craniofacial Anomalies U. of CA-SF Sch. of Dentistry
• Dental and Oral Health Center  netwellness: Consumer Health Information
  University partners: U. of Cincinnati, The OH State U. & Case Western Reserve U.
• Dental Health  MedlinePlus
• Dental Watch "Your Guide to Intelligent Dental Care"
• Oral Cancer Foundation
• Parent Education Brochures  American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
• Simple Steps to Better Dental Health U. of Pennsylvania Sch. of Dental Med. & Aetna
• Wisconsin Dental Association: For The Public

Dental Education and Board Organizations

• Accreditation Standards for Dental Education Programs  ADA
• American Association of Dental Examiners
• American Board of Forensic Odontology
• American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry
• American Board of Orthodontics
• American Board of Prosthodontics
• American Dental Board of Anesthesiology
• American Dental Education Association
• American Student Dental Association
• National Board Dental Exam  ADA
• National Board of Orthodontics, U.S.

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Evidence-Based Dentistry

Also see Evidence Based Decision Making selected internet sites

• ADA: Evidence Based Dentistry
• ADA Policy on Evidence-Based Dentistry  American Dental Association
  Includes a definition of EBD and a glossary of terms.
• Bandolier: Dental and Oral Health National Health Service (U.K.)
• CASP Appraisal Tools (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme) Centre for EBD, Oxford
• Centre for Evidence-Based Dentistry Institute of Health Sciences, Oxford
• Cochrane Oral Health Group
• Dental Health  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Evidence-Based Dentistry journal (published by British Dental J. and Nature Publishing Group) *From off campus, use this link--Available to Marquette users only
• Evidence Based Dentistry U. of Adelaide Library
  Excellent introduction to EBD; three part online course
• "Evidence-based Dentistry" A six-part article series by Susan E. Sutherland, DDS published in the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association
  • Part I. Getting Started
  • Part II. Searching for Answers to Clinical Questions: How to Use MEDLINE
  • Part III. Searching for Answers to Clinical Questions: Finding E-vidence on the Internet. Written with Stephanie Walker, MA, MLS.
  • Part IV. Research Design and Levels of Evidence
  • Part V. Critical Appraisal of the Dental Literature: Papers About Therapy
  • Part VI. Critical Appraisal of the Dental Literature: Papers About Diagnosis, Etiology and Prognosis
• Evidence Based Dentistry Guide U. of Sydney Library
  Excellent site; includes guides and tutorials.
• Evidence-based Practice Centers  AHRQ
• Evidentista  Pan American Centers for Evidence Based Dentistry
  Provides bottom line answers to common clinical queries as well as guidance for 5 steps to Practicing EBD.
• EviDents U. of Texas Health Science Center, Dept. of Medicine - Medical Informatics
  PubMed search engine for evidence based dentistry utilizing PICO method input interface
• International Centre for Evidence-based Oral Health (ICEOH)
• National and International Guidelines, Statements, Position papers, Proceedings & Meta-analyses FDI World Dental Federation
  Contains citations and links to documents in several dental fields. Each document type is identified.

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Guidelines

• ADA Positions and Statements
• Infection Control Guidelines and Recommendations  CDC Oral Health Resources
• National and International Guidelines, Statements, Position papers, Proceedings & Meta-analyses FDI World Dental Federation
  Citations and links to documents in several dental fields.  Each document type is identified.
• National Guideline Clearinghouse  U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
• Prevention of Dental Caries in Preschool Children U.S. Preventive Service Task Force

Megasites & Directories

• Internet Dentistry Resources
• Martindale's The "Virtual" Dental Center
• OMNI - Dentistry  (Organized Medical Networked Information) UK
  Search interface for entire OMNI site also available.
• Open Directory Project - Health: Dentistry
• Waldemann Dental Library Web Sites  New York U.

News & Miscellanea

• ADA News Today
• BMC Oral Health BioMed Central journal
• Dental Historic Collection  Dentistry Library, U. of Michigan
• Forensic Odontology Online  UK
  Includes guides to bitemarks and identification
• Mouth, Teeth, & Thumbs: Dentists and the Mouth in Aphorisms, Maxims, One-liners, Proverbs, Quotations, & Taglines  Dentistry Library, U. of Michigan

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Organizations

• Academy of Dental Materials
• Academy of Dentistry International
• Academy of General Dentistry
• Academy of Prosthodontics
• Academy of Osseointegration
• American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
• American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics
• American Academy of Implant Dentistry
• American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics
• American Academy of Oral Medicine
• American Academy of Orofacial Pain Includes a TMD tutorial
• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
• American Academy of Periodontology
• The American Academy of Restorative Dentistry
• American Association for Functional Orthodontics
• American Association of Endodontists
• American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
• American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• American Association of Orthodontists
• American Association of Public Health Dentistry
• American Association of Women Dentists
• American College of Dentists
• American College of Prosthodontics
• American Dental Association
• American Endodontic Society, Inc.
• American Society of Forensic Odontology
• Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors
• FDI World Dental Federation
• International Academy of Periodontology
• International Association for Orthodontics
• International College of Dentists: U.S. Section
• International Federation of Esthetic Dentistry
• Oral Cancer Foundation
• Oral Health Specialist Library National Library for Health, National Health Service, UK
• Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures "Dentistry's Resource for Infection Control & Safety"
• Wisconsin Dental Association
• World Federation of Orthodontists

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Public Health

• American Association for Community Dental Programs
  "Serving the oral health needs of vulnerable populations at the community level"
• Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Data Resource Center NIDCR/CDC
  • Oral Health U.S., 2002 annual report of oral health statistics including tables, graphs and descriptive data summaries
  • Data Query System to "retrieve nationally representative frequencies, percentages, and confidence intervals on oral health data from national health survey databases"
  • Catalog of Surveys and Archive of Procedures Related to Oral Health
• Facts and Figures FDI World Dental Federation
  Information about dentistry in many countries, e.g., number of dentists, oral health care system.
• National Center for Fluoridation
• National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center Georgetown University
  • Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health Pocket Guide
  • Dental Sealant Resource Guide, 2nd ed.
  • Knowledge Path: Oral Health and Children and Adolescents
• Oral Health American Academy of Pediatricians
• Oral Health America
• Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General May, 2000
• Oral Health Resources  CDC
• WHO Oral Health Country/Area Profile Programme
• Wisconsin Oral Health Program  Dept. of Health & Family Services

Research

• International Association for Dental Research & American Association for Dental Research
• National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research
  Includes a section on Research Resources

Special Needs Patients

• American Association for Community Dental Programs
  "Serving the oral health needs of vulnerable populations at the community level"
• HIVdent
• International Association for Disability and Oral Health
• "Oral Health of Children Adolescents and Adults with Special Health Care Needs"
  A Best Practice Approach Report from the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
• Special Care Dentistry Association
• Special Care Resources NIDCR
• Wisconsin Oral Health Program: Donated Dental Services

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Search Aids and Bibliographic Tips

• Search the Internet
  Want more? Here you'll find a collection of search engines, indexes and directories.
• Internet Resources Citation Guides
  Learn how to cite information found on the Net in a bibliography.
• Evaluating Information Sources
• Writer's Handbook
  Produced by the Writing Center at UW-Madison. Contains tips on style, grammar, punctuation, and citing sources.
• Research and Documentation Online
  Information on finding and documenting sources in the humanities, social sciences, history, and the sciences.