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This subject guide covers resources available at the NUS Libraries.
This is not a comprehensive subject guide, but rather a selective list of
materials that are most useful for locating information in
Dentistry
This guide contains the following sections: Databases
Journals
Reference Sources
Theses
Library Instruction
& Tips
Internet Sources
Clinical Practice
Guidelines
Government
Organizations / Professional Associations
Databases are a good a place to begin research. They may contain articles
in journals, papers in conference proceedings, newspapers, chapters in
books, reports and reviews.
PubMed
Librarian's take: PubMed is produced
by the U.S. National Library of Medicine for access to MEDLINE, a
biomedical bibliographic database and some life sciences journals. It is the
best database to find dental articles as MEDLINE has extensive indexing of
over 700 dentistry journals.
The database
is updated daily and can be searched back to 1950.
Guides for searching
PubMed available at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmed.html (The Publisher)
A brief tutorial for searching PubMed available at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/pubmed_tutorial/m1001.html (The Publisher)
The Cochrane
Library
(via Wiley Interscience)
Librarian's take:
A premier resource for information on evidence based healthcare, the Cochrane
Library contains the following databases; all of which can be searched
simultaneously. Click Browse Topics and Scroll down to Oral Health Group
or search the database using keywords and combining sets.
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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
(CDSR)
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Database of Reviews of Effectiveness
(DARE)
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Cochrane Controlled Trials
Register (CCTR)
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Cochrane Review Methodology
Database (CRMD)
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Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA)
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NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED)
Guides for searching the Cochrane Library available at:
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/mrwhome/106568753/HELP_Cochrane.html
(The Publisher)
Science Citation Index Expanded (via
Web of
Science),
1980-
The Science Citation Index
Expanded is a multidisciplinary index to journal
literature of the sciences. It is one of the three databases in Web of
Science; the other two being Social Science Citation Index and Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
Science Citation Index Expanded indexes about 57 journals on
dentistry, oral surgery and medicine; many of which are top tier journals. All
three databases are
searchable simultaneously by keyword or by works that have been cited by
other publications.
Guides for searching Web of Science
available at:
http://scientific.thomson.com/tutorials/wos7/ (The Publisher)
Guides for searching Science Citation Index Expanded
(Basic Search) available at:
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/slb/d/WOS-basic_2page.pdf (NUS Libraries)
Guides for searching Science Citation Index Expanded
(Advanced Search) available at:
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/slb/d/WOS-adv_2page.pdf (NUS
Libraries)
How to find who cited your article available at:
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/slb/d/Cite/wok.html (NUS Libraries)
ScienceDirect
An information resource that provides full text access to scientific,
technical and medical literature including journals in dentistry. Search by
keyword combinations for authors, and / or words in article titles,
abstracts or full-text.
Guides for searching Web of Science
available at:
http://www.info.sciencedirect.com/using/ (The Publisher)
More databases available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases
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Below is a select list of dental journals that are
available in the NUS Libraries. The list is based on the Impact Factor
ranking of journals on Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine obtained from the 2006 Journal Citation Report
Science Edition.
More E-Journals available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> EJournals
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This is a select list of reference sources that give background information
including broad overview, definitions, key issues, major dates or events,
keywords and bibliographies.
Dictionaries
Dorland's illustrated medical
dictionary
Mosby's dental dictionary
Pharmacopeias
Drug information handbook
for dentistry
Mosby's dental drug
reference
British pharmacopœia
MedlinePlus - Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information
RxList - The Internet
Drug Index
Statistics
UK Office for
National Statistics (ONS)
The site provides access to UK statistics on dental care provided, and the
dental health of adults and children.
US NCHS FastStats
A-Z - Oral and Dental Health
Provides access to US oral health data.
Health
Statistics about percent of persons who visited a dentist in the past year.
US National Oral Health
Surveillance System
Provides estimates for dental visits in the past
year, teeth cleanings in the past year, complete tooth loss among elders,
and fluoridation status in the United States. Other oral health indicators included in the
system are caries experience, untreated caries, dental sealants and oral
cancer.
Bibliography
A Select
Bibliography on Dental Literature in NUS Libraries
For other background sources, search the Library catalogue,
LINC at
http://linc.nus.edu.sg/.
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NUS Theses
Selected theses & academic exercises received from the
NUS Faculty of Dentistry are kept in the Medical / Science Library Closed
Stacks under the call number RK 24 *yyyy where yyyy represents the year of graduation..More on how to
search NUS theses available at:
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/wtheses.html.
Foreign Theses
Index to Theses with Abstracts accepted for Higher Degrees by the
Universities of Great Britain and Ireland (E-Resource)
A listing of theses with abstracts accepted for higher degrees by
universities in Great Britain and Ireland since 1716.
Proquest Dissertations & Theses Database (PQDT)
(E-Resource)
A comprehensive
database containing
citations and abstracts of doctoral dissertations and master's theses
submitted to over 1,000 North American graduate schools, European and
Australian universities.
Guide to searching Proquest Dissertations & Theses Database available
at:
http://proquest.umi.com/i-std/en/dis/basic/basic.htm (The Publisher)
More foreign theses databases are available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases by Type> Theses & Dissertations
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This is a list of customized "How to search" Library sessions teaching
users how to search specific databases, Library catalogue, etc.. It may
include notes on how to use specific resources.
Library Orientation for Dentistry Year 1 Students
PubMed Tutorial for Dentistry Year 1 Students
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ADA
Education and career information
http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/index.asp
Provides information on dental education and career options for dentists. It
has information to dental admission test,
resources for dental students and dental specialties, Dental Boards and
Licensure information etc.
Dentistry Resources on the Internet
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/mlb/subj/web-dent.html
The site compiled by Medical Library, NUS provides annotated links to selected dental resources on the
Internet.
Hardin Meta
Directory of Oral Diseases / Dental Hygiene
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/dent.html
Produced by the University
of Iowa’s Hardin Library - a source to find the best lists, or directories,
of information in oral health and medicine.
Health
Professionals Portal - Dentists (Singapore)
http://www.hpp.moh.gov.sg/HPP/DENTISTS_Home.html
A one-stop healthcare portal produced by the Ministry of Health, Singapore
delivering the latest happenings in dentistry and the related healthcare
developments. Provides links to Medical Acts and Statutes and safety
information on drugs and health products, guidelines on medication and
clinical practice etc.
Health
Promotion Board. HPB Online (Singapore)
http://www.hpb.gov.sg/hpb/default.asp?pg_id=893
Provides popular health topics such as oral health for the general public.
Also includes information on programs, services and facilities,
publications, news, and useful links and a resource center.
HIVDent
www.HIVdent.org
A great resource for HIV/AIDs oral healthcare information. It has a large picture gallery,
infection control, post-exposure protocols, pediatric/adolescent care,
medications, funding and other resources.
Intute: Health and Life Sciences: Medicine
http://www.intute.ac.uk/healthandlifesciences/medicine/
Formerly known as OMNI, it is a gateway to quality Internet resources in medicine and dentistry
for research and education.
Karolinska Institute - Diseases and disorders
http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/index.html
This site has links to resources on stomatognathic diseases.
Martindale's The
Virtual Dental Center
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Dental.html
An information resource with links to dental news &
journals, guidelines, dental atlas, textbooks, databases, and videos/movies.
MEDLINEplus health
information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Compiled by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, extensive coverage of
consumer health topics
which include dental health, child dental health, cleft lip and palate, dentures,
gum disease, head and neck cancer, mouth
disorders, oral cancer, orthodontia, salivary gland disorders, tooth disorders,
etc. It has also a medical encyclopaedia, a
medical dictionary, information on prescription and non-prescription drugs.
National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion. Oral Health Resources
http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/
Dental resources
and information on infection control in dentistry, oral cancer, children's
oral health, research and surveillance efforts, water fluoridation, and
publications and educational materials.
National Library for
Health. Oral Health Specialist Library (UK)
http://www.library.nhs.uk/oralhealth/
Provides access to a wide range of quality assessed resources, including
evidence based reviews, practice guidelines, patient information on selected
oral disorders and specialist dentistry.
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research Health information
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/
Provides summaries of research reports to oral health, patient education and
information booklets. It has links to research opportunities, statistics, clinical trials and
other oral-health information.
World
Health Organization - Oral Health Databases
Provides access to the Global Oral Health Database, Oral health country/area
profile, and Periodontal country profiles.
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American
Dental Association
Provides access to
CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) guidelines for
infection control in dental health care settings.
American Association of Endodontists
Contains various dental guidelines and position statements including
American Heart Association's antibiotic prophylaxis.
American
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
This site has an extensive collection of oral
health Policies, and clinical guidelines.
American
Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Guidelines
Guidelines on the
management of patients with periodontal diseases and the in-office use of
conscious sedation in periodontics. The site also includes
AAP
parameters of care.
Canadian Collaboration on Clinical Practice Guidelines in Dentistry (CCCD)
Provided by the Canadian Dental Association, the CCCD contains guidelines to facilitate evidence-based practice.
FDI World Dental Federation Guidelines database
Contains national and
international guidelines, statements, position papers, proceedings and
meta-analyses relating to oral health.
Ministry of Health, Singapore
Provides
access to the guidelines on clinical practice, infectious diseases, ethics and health
education materials in Singapore.
National Guideline Clearinghouse (US)
Browse Disease/Condition: click Diseases then Stomatognathic Diseases.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Mouth
and dental clinical guidelines
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), is an
independent organisation in UK responsible for providing national guidance
on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill
health. Search by topic Mouth and dental for clinical guidelines,
intervention procedures and technology appraisals
Singapore Dental Council. Ethical code & guidelines
A PDF document of ethical code and guidelines published by the Singapore
Dental Council.
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Singapore
Aesthetic Dentistry Society Singapore
Association of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgeons (Singapore)
Association of Orthodontists (Singapore)
National Dental Centre
Singapore Dental
Association
Singapore Dental Council
Singapore Dental Health Foundation
Society of Periodontolgy, Singapore
International
Academy of
General
Dentistry
British Dental Association
Canadian Dental
Association
Centre for Evidence-Based
Dentistry
The Cochrane Collaboration Oral
health Group
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Last updated:
14-08-2008
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