Research Guides: *Dental Hygiene: Find Sources

What's On This Page?

On this page you'll find databases, books, web resources, and other resources we recommend to find information on dental hygiene. We have organized the resources on this page by type of content. Depending on your specific project, you may find some resources more useful than others.

Databases: Find Articles

PubMed (MCPHS link)
PubMed includes Medline. You do not need to search both PubMed and Medline (via Ovid).
Provided by the National Library of Medicine, this free database includes access to Medline, citations to other life sciences journals not indexed in Medline (primarily general sciences and chemistry), and links to the molecular biology databases maintained by National Center for Biotechnology Center (NCBI). Read free articles. Use Get Full Text (MCPHS) for articles that are not free.
CINAHL with Full Text
The new CINAHL site will be available at MCPHS on August 6th. Literature related to nursing and allied health; also consumer health, biomedicine, and health sciences librarianship; indexes over 2900 journals; also provides access to healthcare books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of professional practice, educational software and AV materials in nursing, the Pre-CINAHL dataset, and more. (1981 +). Full Text to over 600 nursing and allied health journals!! Free to MCPHS users access through a mobile device.
*Unlimited users
Scopus
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed research literature with more than 20,500 titles from more than 5,000 international publishers. Scopus offers researchers a quick, easy and comprehensive resource to support their research needs in the scientific, technical, medical and social sciences fields and arts and humanities. Limited full-text available. [Free to MCPHS users download mobile app for your mobile device.]
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
A free government-sponsored database on education that includes current research on education as well as government documents; majority is peer-reviewed; some full-text; sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Education. (1966+)
PsycInfo (APA)
An electronic bibliographic database providing abstracts and citations to the scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences. The database includes material of relevance to psychologists and professionals in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work. About 99% of the journals in the database are peer-reviewed, dating from the early 1800s to the present.
Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library is a collection of three databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, and tool you can use to get quick answers to clinical questions.
Includes: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) – Cochrane Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) – Clinical Trials, Epistemonikos - "Other Reviews," Clinical Answers.
TRIP Database
Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care. As well as research evidence it also allows clinicians to search across other content types including images, videos, patient information leaflets, educational courses and news. Full-text might be available. Registration is free.
Medline (via Ovid)
PubMed includes Medline. You do not need to search both PubMed and Medline (via Ovid).
Bibliographic database of over 21 million citations to the literature of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, allied health, pre-clinical sciences, biomedicine, and health care; International in scope; Abstracts included in 75% of the records; (mid 1960's+) Hint: Search both Embase and Medline to improve drug topic results. No additional username or password needed unless you want to save a search! Also available through PubMed.

Online Collections: eBooks

Stat!Ref – MCPHS
Through MCPHS. STAT!Ref, the premier healthcare e-resource, enables users to intuitively cross-search full-text titles, journals and evidence-based point-of-care authoritative resources. STAT!Ref provides the latest healthcare information in a customizable and convenient format. [Free to MCPHS users, download the mobile app to your mobile device.]
*7 simultaneous users to many books but 2 simultaneous users to many other books. A handful of highly used books have either 10 simultaneous users or unlimited simultaneous users.
AccessMedicine
Access Medicine is an innovative online resource that provides access to more than 75 medical titles such as Harrison's Online and Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, images and videos, interactive self-assessment, case files, diagnostic tools, and an integrated drug database. Free to MCPHS users the ability to view from and download content to a mobile device.
Faculty members: Create a free MyAccess account and follow the instructions on the For Instructors tab to access additional materials.
ProQuest Ebook Central
Search across thousands of ebooks in many disciplines to find exactly what you need. Find background information or go in depth on a specific topic. Add books to your personal bookshelf and add notes to the books you read.
Unlimited users to most books. Limited simultaneous users to some books MCPHS has purchased (Perpetual Access titles).

Websites: Dental-Related Health Statistics

For a broader range of health-related statistics, use the Health Statistics Research Guide for a comprehensive list of health statistics of various kinds at the local, state, national, & international levels.

Governmental Websites: Oral Health Resources

AHRQ Dental and Oral Health Resources
From the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, find information on patient safety, dental expenditures, quality of care, health literacy, & more.
CDC Oral Health
Looking for the dental goals in Healthy People? Need to find statistics on fluoridation in the U.S.? This is the place to go! The CDC's Division of Oral Health works to improve the oral health of the nation & reduce inequalities in oral health, & produces important research & reports on dental health.
National Maternal & Child Oral Health Resource Center
Supports health professionals, program administrators, educators, policymakers, & others in improving oral health services for infants, children, adolescents, & their families.
OSHA Safety and Health Topics - Dentistry
Information on risks for dental professionals from the U.S. Dept. of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration.
NIDCR (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
From the NIH, find oral health information, clinical trials, statistics and data, news, and research information.
National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) is a nonprofit institution that works outside of government to provide objective advice on matters of science, technology, and health.

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