Dentistry Resource Guide
books, journals and audiovisual materials
To search for books, journals, and audiovisual materials held by the VCU Libraries, use the VCU Libraries Catalog which allows you to search by title, author, keyword and subject. To determine the appropriate subject heading for a topic, consult the lists of Medical Subject Headings or Library of Congress Subject Headings in the libraries. Possible subject headings include: dentition, oral hygiene, periodontal diseases, malocclusion, tooth loss, dental care for disabled, root canal therapy, orthodontics, fluoridation, dentures, tooth bleaching, dental staff, etc. For a selection of full-text online books from MDConsult VCU , including Pathways of the Pulp, Mosby's Dental Drug Reference, Treatment Planning in Dentistry, and Oral Pathology: Clinical Pathologic Correlations, select "Open Generic Account" and view list of available dentistry books.
To search for materials from other libraries, use the Worldcat database on FirstSearch. VCU
- PubMed - online index to biomedical literature
- Index to Dental Literature - Tompkins-McCaw Library, Reference Indexes
- Dental Abstracts - Tompkins-McCaw Library, Reference Indexes
Online journals and newsletters
- Full-Text Journals at VCU - Alphabetic and title searching for electronic journals available to the VCU community.
- British Dental Journal
- Canadian Dental Journal
- Dental Economics
- DentistLinx
- JADA: The Journal of the American Dental Association
- Operative Dentistry
- Orthodontic CYBERJournal
- Bioterrorism - ADA Dental Topics
- Dental Hygienists' Guide to the Internet
- History of Dentistry Resources
- Internet Dentistry Resources
- "Virtual" Dental Center - Martindale's Health Science Guide
- Yahoo! Oral Care
- Clinical Research Associates
- Dental Advisor
- Dental Related Internet Resources
- Dentistinfo
- Internet Dentistry Resources
- WebDental
consumer and patient information
- ADA: Featured Content for the Public
- Healthfinder
- MEDLINEplus Tooth Disorders
- National Oral Health Special Care Resources
- Orthodontic Home Page
- The Tooth Fairy's Home Page
- Accredited Dental Hygiene Programs
- Careers in Dentistry
- Dental Schools in the U.S. and Canada
- MCV School of Dentistry
- Oral Pathology Review Images
- Sybertooth Dental Continuing Education Directory
- Bulletin Boards, Mailing Lists and News Groups
- Dental Listservs- University of Iowa, American Medical Informatics Association, Dental Informatics Working Group