Dental Assisting and Hygiene

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Dental Assisting and Hygiene If you need assistance at any point in your research, please contact a reference librarian at [email protected] or by phone at 603-230-4028.

To find books, CDs, and DVDs in the library Search tips: Search for books in the library catalog. Start with a keyword or subject search. Select Concord as your location. When you find an interesting book, look at the subject headings in the record.

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By selecting any one of those links, you can refine your search to include all books with that particular subject heading. Be sure to write down the shelf location and the call number to locate the book. Keywords: Dental health education, oral health, dental materials, dental radiology, dental surgery, dental prophylaxis Browsing: You can also browse the shelves at the library. The books in the library are organized by the Library of Congress Classification system, which uses letters and numbers as a code for a subject. This code is referred to as the call number. The following LC class will be helpful to you: RK - for Dentistry Select NEW BOOKS available in our collection: Clinical Application of Computer-Guided Implant Surgery by Parashis RK667.I45 P375 2014 Dental Care and Oral Health Sourcebook RK61 .O66 2016 Exercises in Oral Radiology and Interpretation by Langlais RK309 .L364 2017 Manual of Dental Implants by Sarment RK667.I45 S27 2015 Mosby's Textbook of Dental Nursing by Miller and Scully RK60.5.M555 M673 2015 Principles and Practice of Single Implant and Restoration by Torabinejad RK667.I45 T67 2014 Review Questions and Answers for Dental Assisting edited by Finkbeiner RK60.5 .R495 2014 Studies on Periodontal Disease ed. by Ekuni, Battino, Tomofuji, & Putnins RK361 .S78 2014 Teeth by Otto RK58.5 .O996 2016 Select REFERENCE BOOKS available in our collection: Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry REF RK701 .D78 2015 Encyclopedia of Dental and Oral Health REF RK27 .R56 2011 Lippincott’s Nursing Drug Guide REF RM301.12 .L57 2013 The Little Dental Drug Booklet REF RK701 .J33 2013 Physicians’ Desk Reference REF RS355 .P45 2014 Spanish Terminology for the Dental Team REF RK27 .S67 2011 Stedman's Dental Dictionary: Illustrated REF RK27 .S744 2012 Rev. May 2017

Select DVDs available in our collection: Comprehensive Head and Neck Examination DVD RC936.C667 C667 2005 Emergency Medicine in the Dental Office DVD RC86.7 .E584 2008 Malamed's Local Anesthesia Administration DVD RK510 .M33 2004 Mouth Care Without a Battle DVD RK60.8 .M698 2013 Positioning for Success in Dentistry DVD RK76 .P67 2010 Techniques for Successful Local Anesthesia for Dental Professions DVD RK60.8 .M698 2013 Tooth Wisdom: Your Teeth and How to Take Care of Them DVD RK61 .T668 T668 2004

Reserved Books Go to the service desk to sign out books and other materials assigned by your class instructor. These items are for use in the library only. Reserved books are identified in the

library catalog as RESERVE COLLECTION – Please see Circulation. Sample Titles:  Caring for Patients from Different Cultures  Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist  Color Atlas of Dental Medicine: Periodontology  Handbook of Local Anesthesia  Visible Anatomic Structures of the Oral Cavity (DVD)

Magazines and Journals The following print magazines and journals are available in the library but cannot be checked out. Articles may be scanned at the BookScan Station and emailed or saved to a USB drive.. A list of all the magazines can be accessed from the library’s homepage. Select Union List of Periodicals.    

Dental Abstracts The Dental Assistant JADA: Journal of the American Dental Association Journal of Dental Education

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Journal of Dental Technology Journal of Practical Hygiene Journal of Public Health Dentistry Special Care in Dentistry

Electronic Resources Off-campus access to electronic resources is restricted to members of the NHTI community. Use the instructions in the box to access electronic resources off-campus. Quick Search uses a single search box to search the library catalog, databases, and e-books simultaneously. Quick Search can be accessed from a link on the library’s homepage.

Logging in to Electronic Resources Off-Campus Students: If your email address is [email protected] then your username is jdoe123 Faculty and Staff: If your email address is [email protected] then your username is jdoe In both cases, your password is your email password. In both cases your password is your email password.

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eBooks eBooks on EBSCOhost® is an online collection of eBooks. Search by topic or title and view the full text of digital books. Create notes, download to portable devices, save, cite and email options available. Sample titles:              

Atlas of the Human Dentition by Goodacre, 2012 Communication Skills for Dental Health Care Providers by Young, Wolf, and O’Toole, 2015 Dentures: Types, Benefits and Potential Complications ed. by Fábián, Fejérdy, and Hermann, 2012 Evidence-Based Dentistry for the Dental Hygienist edited by Frantsve-Hawley, 2014 Fluorine: Chemistry, Analysis, Function and Effects by Preedy, 2015 Foundations of Dental Technology by Hohmann and Hielscher, 2014 Fundamentals of Implant Dentistry edited by Beumer, Faulkner, Shah, and Moy, 2015 Handbook of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery edited by Zins and Gordon, 2014 The Long Climb: From Barber-Surgeons to Doctors of Dental Surgery by Garant, 2013 Orthodontic Treatment of Class III Malocclusion edited by Ngan, Deguchi, and Roberts, 2014 Professionalism and Ethics: A Guide for Dental Care Professionals by Stuart-Wilson, 2015 Quintessence of Dental Technology 2014 edited by Duarte, 2014 Surgical Design for Dental Reconstruction with Implants by Chin, 2015 Textbook of Pediatric Dentistry by Marwah, 2014

ebrary is an online eBook database. The ebrary collection contains thousands of books that can be accessed off campus 24/7. Sample titles:            

ADA Practical Guide by O’Neil, 2015 Atlas of Operative Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery edited by Haggerty and Laughlin, 2015 Behavior Management in Dentistry for Children edited by Wright and Kupietzky, 2014 Dental Implant Complications: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment by Froum, 2015 Dentist’s Quick Guide to Medical Conditions by Weinberg, Segelnick, and Insler, 2015 Diabetes Mellitus and Oral Health: An Interprofessional Approach edited by Lamster, 2014 Early Childhood Oral Health by Berg and Slayton, 2015 Ethical Decision Making in Dentistry by Stucki-McCormick, 2014 Forensic Odontology: Principles and Practice by Taylor and Kieser, 2015 Geriatric Dentistry: Caring for Our Aging Population by Friedman, 2014 Handbook of Clinical Techniques in Pediatric Dentistry by Soxman, 2015 Master Dentistry Volume Three: Oral Biology by Berkovitz, Linden, Moxham, and Sloan, 2014

eJournals The following journals are available online. You can access them by selecting the eJournals link on the NHTI Library homepage.   

Granite State Dentist Journal of Dental Hygiene Journal of Public Health Dentistry

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Journal of the American Dental Association RDH Special Care in Dentistry

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Article Databases The NHTI Library subscribes to comprehensive article databases: EBSCOHost, JSTOR and ProQuest. All are accessible via the library homepage. If you are looking for a particular title check the publications list in each database. All databases can be searched by topic keywords. EBSCOHost provides online access to articles, e-books, and reference books. Create your personal MyEBSCOhost account to save and organize your research with folders, save preferences, save and retrieve search history. JSTOR contains more than a thousand academic journals and over one million images, letters, and other primary sources. Its focus is on the arts and humanities. Register a MyJSTOR account in order to save, email, and export citations. PROQUEST gives access journal, magazine, and newspaper articles. It also contains e-books. Its primary subject focus is news, science, and business. The “My Research” feature lets you save documents you find useful and view details from your searches during your ProQuest session. You can then print a bibliography and email or export several documents at once.

Specialized Databases Anatomy: Human Body Maps is an interactive, visual search tool that explains the body in 3-D. Search multiple layers of the human anatomy, view systems and organs down to their smallest parts, and understand in detail how the body works. Includes detailed 3-D models of body parts that rotate. Cochrane Collaboration provides access to independent, high quality evidence-based research for healthcare decision-making. Type your keyword into the search box to find research related to your evidence-based question. Dentistry & Oral Science Source covers all facets relating to the areas of dentistry including dental public health, endodontics, facial pain & surgery, odontology, oral & maxillofacial pathology/surgery/radiology, orthodontology, pediatric dentistry, periodontology, and prosthodontics. The database is updated weekly on EBSCOhost. Lexi-Comp Dentistry provides continually updated pharmacology information, interaction and allergy screening tools, patient medication management, lesion diagnosis, and a complete collection of dental reference databases. ProQuest Health and Medical Complete offers comprehensive journal coverage of clinical and biomedical topics, consumer health, and health administration. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source offers reliable, comprehensive coverage of the fields of nursing and allied health including journals, video, dissertations, and reference books. It includes Evidence-based Resources from the Joanna Briggs Institute. Scientific & Medical ART Imagebase provides a comprehensive collection of downloadable medical illustrations and animations. Ideal for students and teachers of anatomy, physiology, biology and other life sciences, the collection contains medical illustrations, animations, and interactive multimedia for 26 body systems/regions and 19 medical specialties.

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Internet Resources American Dental Association http://www.ada.org/en This site contains general information and recent findings in dental and oral healthcare. It also features a search function to find and evaluate ADA-credentialed dentists in your area. Access to some content requires ADA membership. American Dental Education Association (ADEA) www.adea.org ADEA is the voice of dental education. Dental education is a broad and varied field that trains people as general dentists, specialists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and dental laboratory technicians. ADEA membership mirrors this diversity. Cultural Competency Internet Resources:  National Center for Cultural Competence- nccc.georgetown.edu  Ethnomed- www.ethnomed.org JADA for the Patient www.ada.org/en/publications/jada/jada-for-the-dental-patient This website provides access to dozens of handouts written specifically for patients. Topics include choosing the correct toothbrush, dental radiographs, tooth decay, dry mouth, oral sores, tongue splitting and oral jewelry, and many more! National Center for Dental Hygiene Research dent-web01.usc.edu/dhnet/ This site was created for dental hygiene students and practitioners. It provides access to searchable indexes of journals, conference proceedings, and clinical trials. It also covers grants, education, and consumer information. National Library of Medicine https://www.nlm.nih.gov/ NLM provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the healthcare system, pre-clinical sciences, and other health topics.

Associations American Dental Assistants Association www.dentalassistant.org This organization helps to advance the careers of dental assistants and to promote the dental assisting profession in matters of education, legislation, credentialing and professional activities which enhance the delivery of quality dental health care to the public. American Dental Hygienists’ Association (NH Chapter) www.nhdentalhygiene.org The mission of the NHDHA is to improve the public's total health by ensuring access to quality oral healthcare by advancing the art and science of Dental Hygiene, increasing awareness of the cost effective benefits of prevention, promoting the highest standards of Dental Hygiene education, licensure, practice and research, and representing and promoting interests of Dental Hygienists.

Online Career Resources Learning Express access is through the NHTI Library Databases page and offers online tutorials in all NHTI skill-areas. It includes assessment, skill-building, and test preparation. Learning Express provides professional hand scoring of writing and provides targeted direction for further study. It also has test preparation for GED, AP, SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, MCAT, TOEFL, ASVAB, civil service, and a full range of professional licensing exams. Free registration for access. Learning Express offers test preparation for dental assisting practice and exams and radiography practice.

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