Dental Health
1. Library Catalog - Find Books, Media and Pamphlets
PCC's online catalog is a database of books, media, pamphlets and course reserves located in the library's collection. To find resources in the library by subject, you will need a call number which is based on the Dewey Decimal Classification System and leads you to the specific item on the shelf. To find the call number, use the library catalog.
Basic Search
Use the Basic Search to look for an item using its exact subject heading, title or author's name (last, first).
To find information about a person, use Basic Search by subject.
To find information on a topic, use Basic Search by subject.
To search by subject, select 'Subject Search', then type in the subject heading.
Examples of subject headings:
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Check related subjects too:
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To search by title, select 'Title Search', then type in the first few words of the title. Skip the first word of the title if it is an article, e.g. 'a', 'an' or 'the'.
To search by author, select 'Author Search', then type in the author's last name, then first name, e.g. 'Dietz, Ellen Roberta'.
Advanced Search
If Basic Search is unsuccessful use Advanced Search to combine topics.
To search by keyword, type in the words you want to search for then select from the menu whether you want to search for ALL THE WORDS, ANY OF THE WORDS (e.g., RNA or ribonucleic acid), or the WORDS AS A PHRASE (e.g., chemical elements). You can also use the KEYWORD search to combine topics.
Examples of combined searches:
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2. Reference Books
Basically, there are two kinds of reference books: general resources, which are broad in scope and deal with all fields; and specialized resources, which deal with specific disciplines such as the Dental Health field. The titles cited below are only a representative sample of many specialized reference books that are available in the library.
Specialized Dictionaries
- Black's Medical Dictionary REF 610.3 B 2
- Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary REF 610.3 D 1-4
- Melloni's Illustrated Medical Dictionary REF 610.3 D 2
- Miller-Keane Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health REF 610.3 M 1-2
- Mosby's Medical Dictionary REF 610.3 M 3
- Mosby's Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Dictionary REF 610.3 M 3
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary REF 610.3 S 1-3
- Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary REF 610.3 T 1
Specialized Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of Human Biology REF 612.003 E 1
- Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health REF 610.3 G 1
- Magill’s Medical Guide REF 610.3 M 4
Almanacs and Yearbooks
- Statistical Abstract of the United States REF 317.3 U 1
- Statistical Record of Health and Medicine REF 614.0973 S 1
- World Almanac REF 310 W 1
Handbooks, Manuals, Directories
- Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry REF 617.6 D 14
- Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy REF 615 M 1
- Occupational Outlook Handbook REF 371.425 O 1 (most current at the REF desk)
3. Databases and Indexes - Find Articles
To access databases from the main library page, look under "Find Articles" and click on Databases by Name or Databases by Subject (http://www.pasadena.edu/library/dbsubject.htm)
- Proquest Direct: a database of periodical articles, to find allied health professional journals. As with the catalog, search under a variety of terms. Use Proquest also for access to the LA Times, USA Today and New York Times.
- ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source:includes more than 250 full-text articles from journals in nursing and allied health. Includes scholarly journal articles.
- Salem Health: Magill's Medical Guide: includes full text access to the award-winning health reference work Magill’s Medical Guide.
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online: especially helpful for locating links to specialized resources in a specific discipline.
- Periodical Title List: locate journals by title, keyword or subject category. This listing will help you locate periodicals which the Shatford Library provides access to in a variety of formats (paper, microform, database access or e-journal links).
4. Resources on the World Wide Web
Medline Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Pub Med http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
AGD - Academy of General Dentistry http://www.agd.org/
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry http://www.aapd.org/
American Association of Endodontists http://www.aae.org/
American Association of Orthodontists http://www.braces.org/
American College of Prosthodontists http://www.prosthodontics.org/
American Dental Assistants Association http://www.dentalassistant.org/
American Dental Association http://www.ada.org/
American Dental Education Association http://www.adea.org/Pages/default.aspx
American Dental Hygienists' Association http://www.adha.org/
California Dental Association http://www.cda.org/
California Dental Hygiene Association http://www.cdha.org/
CDC Oral Health Resources http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/
Dentalcare.com (Proctor & Gamble) http://www.dentalcare.com/
Dental Hygiene Education - Margaret J. Fehrenbach, RDH MS http://www.dhed.net/dhlinks.htm
DHNet National Center for Dental Hygiene Research http://www.usc.edu/hsc/dental/dhnet/
Dental Resources http://www.dental-resources.com/
Discovery Health http://health.discovery.com/
FDI World Dental Federation http://www.fdiworldental.org/home/home.html
Hardin MD Oral Diseases/Dental Hygiene http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/dent.html
Hispanic Dental Association http://www.hdassoc.org/
HRSA Information Center http://www.ask.hrsa.gov/
International Association for Dental Research http://www.iadr.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3533
Martindale's - the "Virtual" Dental Center http://www.martindalecenter.com/Dental.html
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH) http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/
last updated: 10/17/2008 by P.Johnson revision #2
