• The American Dental Association (ADA)'s Find a Dentist allows the public to search the ADA membership directory.
  
  
• The Maryland State Dental Association (MSDA)'s Find A Dentist allows the public to access the MSDA's database of practicing dentists in Maryland.

• AMA DoctorFinder provides information on licensed physicians in the United States and its possessions. The site is provided by the American Medical Association.



• The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) provides information on board certification status, location by city and state and specialty of any physician certified by one or more of the 24 Member Boards of the ABMS. Registration is required.



• Use the Maryland Board of Physicians' site to verify a physician's license.
  
  
• For additional information, try the directories in MedlinePlus.

• The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (http://www.dhmh.state.md.us) provides a listing of county health departments.

• Hospital Compare - In this tool you will find information on how well hospitals care for patients with certain medical conditions or surgical procedures, and results from a survey of patients about the quality of care they received during a recent hospital stay. This information will help you compare the quality of care hospitals provide. Talk to your doctor about this information to help you, your family and your friends make your best hospital care decisions.
  
  
• The Association of Academic Health Centers provides links to the web pages of academic health centers.
  
  
• Directory of Information Resources Online (DIRLINE) contains location and descriptive information about a wide variety of information resources including organizations, research resources, projects, and databases concerned with health and biomedicine.
  
  
• Quality Check from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is an online directory of healthcare organizations.

For additional information, try the directories in MedlinePlus.