Dental Internet Resources

Associations/Organizations

• Maryland State Dental Association (MSDA)
  (http://www.msda.com/)
• Maryland Dental Hygienists' Association (MDHA)
  (http://www.maryland-dha.org/index.html)
  
• American Dental Association (ADA)
  (http://www.ada.org/)
• American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
  (http://www.aeda.org/)
• American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA)
  (http://www.adha.org/)
• American Student Dental Association (ASDA)
  (http://www.asdanet.org/)
• International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and American Association for Dental Research (AADR)
  (http://www.iadr.com/)
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Oral Health
  (http://www.who.int/ncd/orh/index.htm)

Board Exams/Licensure Resources

• Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners
  (http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/dental/)
  
• Maryland State Dental Association (MSDA) CE & Licensure FAQ
  (http://www.msda.com/edfaq.shtml)
• NERB Online (North East Regional Board)
  (http://www.nerb.org/)
• American Dental Association (ADA) Licensure
  (http://www.ada.org/prof/prac/licensure/index.asp)
• American Association of Dental Examiners (AADE)
  (http://www.aadexam.org/)
• American Dental Hygiene Association (ADHA) Licensure
  (http://www.adha.org/careerinfo/dir_licensure.htm)
  
• HealthWeb:Dentistry:Board Reviews
  (http://healthweb.org/browse.cfm?categoryid=1637)
• HealthWeb:Dentistry:Dental Licensure
  (http://healthweb.org/browse.cfm?categoryid=1638)

Career Resources

• American Dental Association (ADA) - Education and Career Resources
  (http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/index.asp)
• American Dental Hygiene Association (ADHA) - Education and Careers
  (http://www.adha.org/careerinfo/index.html)
• Academic Dental Careers Network (ADCN)
  (https://www2.adea.org/adcn/)
  
• HeatlhWeb:Dentistry: Career Resources
  (http://healthweb.org/browse.cfm?categoryid=1665)

Databases

The following is a selected list chosen from the HS/HSL list of Databases. These databases are available at the Library.

• MEDLINE
• Cochrane Library
• Micromedex
• PsycINFO
• Science Citation Index
  

Dictionaries

• Dictionaries
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/dictionaries.html)

Directories

• Directories
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/directories.html)

Electronic Books

The following is a selected item chosen from the HS/HSL list of Electronic Books. These books are available at the Library.

• Merck Manual of Diagnosis & Therapy. Section 9: Dental & Oral Disorders (http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section9/sec9.htm)
  

Journals

• Journals provided by the HS/HSL.These journals are available at the Library.
  (http://QB9TY5CH5H.search.serialssolutions.com)

Federal

• CDC Oral Health Resources
  (http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/index.htm)
• National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
  (http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/)
• Office of the Surgeon General - Oral Health
  (http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/oralhealth)
• Government Resources
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/government.html)

State/Local

• Office of Oral Health. Family Health Administration. MD DHMH
  (http://www.fha.state.md.us/oralhealth/index.html)
• Oral Cancer - MD DHMH
  (http://www.maryland-oralcancer.org/)

Internet Directories

• Hardin MD - Oral Diseases/Dental Hygiene
  (http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/dent.html)
• Health Web - Dentistry
  (http://www.healthweb.org/browse.cfm?subjectid=34)
  
• Yahoo: Dentistry
  (http://www.yahoo.com/Health/Medicine/Dentistry/)
• Dental Hygiene Education
  (http://www.dhed.net/main.htm)
• Dental Related Internet Resources/Dental ResourceNet
  (http://dental-resources.com)

Journal Information

• Citing Information
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/citing.html)
• Journal Abbreviation/Information
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/journabb.html)

• NIDCR Funding for Research and Training
  (http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/funding)
• DHNet (National Center for Dental Hygiene Research) - Grant Funding and Opportunities
  (http://www.usc.edu/hsc/dental/dhnet/grant.html)
  
• NIH Guide for Grants & Contracts
  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html)
• Research Funding
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/research.html)

Specific Topics

• Centre for Evidence-Based Dentistry
  (http://www.cebd.org/)
  
• HIVDent
  (http://www.hivdent.org)
• National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
  (http://www.mchoralhealth.org)

Statistics

• NIDCR/CDC Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Data Resource Center (DRC)
  (http://drc.hhs.gov/)
  
• Statistics Resources by Subject
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/statsbysub.html)

Tests & Measurements

• Test & Measurements
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/measurements.html)

UMB Resources

• Dental School, University of Maryland. Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
  (http://www.dental.umaryland.edu/index.html)
• Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry
  (http://www.dentalmuseum.umaryland.edu)
• Organized Research Center on Persistent Pain
  (http://bms.dental.umaryland.edu/painctr/ )
• UMB Research Center for Neuroendocrine Influences on Pain (RCNIP)
  (http://rcnip.umaryland.edu)