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- Academic OneFile
- Source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles on the physical sciences, technology,
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- CINAHL
- RECOMMENDED DATABASE: Index of journals in nursing and allied health, including the topics of dental care and hygiene; limited full text.
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- Cochrane Library
- Full text of "best practices."
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- Health Reference Center
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- Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive
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- PUBMED
- RECOMMENDED DATABASE: Articles on dentistry and dental hygiene from the premier database in biomedicine, produced by the National Library of Medicine; limited full text.
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- Wilson OmniFile Full Text
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- WorldCat
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Selected Web Sites
- ADA National Board Dental Hygiene Exam
- Solid information for becoming certified.
- http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/natboardhyg/index.asp
- American Dental Hygienists Association
- Website for the largest nation organization of dental hygienists.
- http://www.adha.org/
- Center for Disease Control - Oral Health Resources
- Includes guidelines, recommended practices, and very useful factsheets.
- http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth//
- National Center for Dental Hygiene
- A well-organized quick stop for professional news.
- http://www.usc.edu/hsc/dental/dhnet/
- National Institute of Dental and Cranofacial Research
- Federal site with socioeconomic as well as research data.
- http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/
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ETSU Departmental Web Sites
- Department of Dental Hygiene
- Information for current and prospective students about the programs offered by the department, as well as faculty research interests.
- http://www.etsu.edu/CPAH/DAHS/Dental_Hygiene/
- College of Public and Allied Health
- Information about admissions, undergraduate and graduate catalogs, and job openings in the field.
- http://www.etsu.edu/cpah/
Other departmental sites might be helpful, depending upon the emphasis in Environmental Health.
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Selected Bibliography
- Assessment of Oral Health: Diagnostic techniques and validation criteria.
- Basel: Karger, 2000.
- View this book online.
- Bleaching Techniques in Restorative Dentistry: An Illustrated Guide
- Greenwall, Linda.
- London: Martin Dunitz, 2003.
- View this book online.
- Dental Health: A medical dictionary, bibliography and annotated research guide to Internet references.
- San Diego, CA: ICON Health Publications, 2003.
- View this book online.
- Opportunities in dental care careers.
- Kendall, Bonnie L.
- Chicago: VGM Career Horizons, 2001.
- View this book online.
- Periodontal Medicine
- Rose, Louis F.
- Hamilton, Ont.: B.C. Decker, Inc., 2000.
- View this book online.
- Safety Standards and Infection Control for Dental Assistants .
- Dietz, Ellen Roberta.
- Albany, NY: Delmar, 2002.
- View this book online.
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