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Databases & Journals

Databases listed below will help you locate journal articles on your topic. How to Find a Specific Journal Article
Is It a Scholarly Journal or Isn't It?

Full Text Journals
ILLiad: Interlibrary Loan

Database
Lexi-Comp Online for Dentistry
Lexi-Comp ONLINE for Dentistry is an Internet-based application providing access to the most current and accurate point-of-care information and providing the ability to access more detailed information across clinical knowledge areas.
Medline - EBSCO
MEDLINE is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database that covers biomedical literature, allied health, and biological and physical sciences. More than 16 million records from 5,200+ journals are indexed; abstracts are included for about 79% of the records. Funding for EBSCO Medline provided by Maine State Library and University of Maine System.
Medline - PubMed
MEDLINE is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database that covers biomedical literature, allied health, and biological and physical sciences. More than 18 million records from 5,400+ journals are indexed; English abstracts are included for about 82% of the records. PubMed "Quick Tours" Tutorials.
ProQuest Central
ProQuest Central is a multidisciplinary database with over 11,000 titles, with over 8,000 titles in full-text. It serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels in all markets. Over 160 subjects areas are covered extensively in this product including business and economics, health and medical, news and world affairs, technology, social sciences and more.  ProQuest Central Searching Tips.

Mobile Website
MSL & UMS Funded


Catalogs

UNE Libraries online catalog

The following is a listing of selected subject headings relating to Dental Hygiene. Each is a live link directly into the UNE Libraries catalog.

Board Review: Dental Hygiene
Dental Assistants
Dental Care
Dental Caries
Dental Hygienists
Dental Materials 
Dental Prophylaxis
Dentistry
Dentists
Endodontics
Ethics, Dental 
Geriatric Dentistry
Head-Anatomy & Histology
Oral Health
Oral Hygiene
Pathology, Oral
Pediatric Dentistry
Periodontal Diseases
Periodontics
Practice Management, Dental
Prosthodontics
Radiography, Dental
Thieme electronic resources
Tooth

If you need a book that is not available through the UNE Libraries catalog, you can request it through MaineCat or ILLiad: Interlibrary Loan.


Reference Sources

Subject specific dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks are a good place to begin your research. They are written by scholars in the field and usually provide definitions, background information, and bibliographies on your topic/s. The following is a general list.

Atlas of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Churchill's Pocketbook of Clinical Dentistry
Color Atlas and Text of Endodontics
Color Atlas of Common Oral Diseases
Color Atlas of Oral Diseases in Children and Adolescents
Dental Care of the Medically Complex Patient
Dental Office Medical Emergencies
Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene
Heinemann Dental Dictionary
McMinn's Color Atlas of Head and Neck Anatomy
Medical Problems in Dentistry
Periodontal Manifestations of Local & Systemic Diseases: Color Atlas and Text
Periodontal Therapy: Clinical Approaches and Evidence of Success
Periodontology
Pocket Atlas of Oral Disease
Williams & Wilkins Dental Hygiene Handbook


Websites

Web Site Evaluation criteria.

American Academy of Periodontology
American Dental Association
American Dental Hygienists Association
Code of Ethics for Dental Hygienists
Dental Related Internet Resources
Hardin MD: Dentistry & Dental Health
Healthweb: Dentistry
Open Directory Health: Dentistry


Writing the Paper

Writing the Paper & Style Manuals

For assistance with Dental Hygiene research, please contact Bobby Gray at the Portland Campus library, rgray@une.edu, 207-221-4323 or Ask a Librarian.

 
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