Evidence based decision making is the process
by which therapeutic decisions are made based on sound scientific
evidence. Access to scientific evidence and research is available
though the many electronic resources available over the internet.
The following resources have been compiled to assist the dental
hygienist in researching the scientific evidence on which to make
treatment and product recommendations.
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Libraries |
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PubMed
PubMed provides free access to the National Library of Medicine’s
database of over 14 million bibliographic citations. PubMed
also features links to the full text of selected articles at
participating publisher’s web sites.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi/ |
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United States National Library of Medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov/ |
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The Cochrane Collaboration
The Cochrance Library
http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/clibintro.htm |
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Dental Medicine Library at the University of Pennsylvania
www.library.upenn.edu |
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The Stanford Health Library
http://healthlibrary.stanford.edu |
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University of Michigan Dentistry Library
www.umich.edu/dentlib/ |
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Virtual Hospital
Digital library of health information from the University of
Iowa
www.vh.org/index.html
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Dental Hygiene and Dental Research Organizations |
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National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
www.nicdr.nih.gov/ |
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International Association for Dental Research
www.iadr.com |
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DH Net
National Center for Dental Hygiene Research
www.usc.edu./hsc/dental/dhnet |
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Evidence Based News Site
www.usc.edu/hsc/ebnet |
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Health Information Centers |
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National Health Information Center
www.health.gov/nhic |
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Healthfinder
Guide to reliable health information
www.healthfinder.gov |
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Oral Cancer Foundation
www.oralcancerfoundation.org |
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The Cochrane Collaboration
www.cochrane.de
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Drug Information |
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Drug Information from Medline Plus
Search options for generic and brand name drugs
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html |
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Herb Med
Herbal medication information
www.herbmed.org |
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Stanford Health Library
Drug Information and Therapies
http://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/resources/internet/therapies.html |
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University of Maryland Medicine
Drug information leaflets and drug interaction check
www.umm.edu/medref/ |
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Dental Hygienist’s Guide to Using
the Internet |
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Dental Hygiene Education 5.0
Dental Hygiene Guide to the Internet
www.dhed..net/main/htm |
