Blackwell-synergy publishes some of the great European dental journals like the Journal of Clinical Periodontology. You can read the latest abstracts and references and you can also sign up for free table of content alerts. - www.blackwell-synergy.com
A unique dental magazine that promises to make you laugh and give you valuable practice management tips and continuing education. Dental Town Magazine is free to U.S. dental professionals. Dental Town can best be described as unconventional, a bit zany but highly educational. - www.dentaltown.com
A new dental hygiene journal that is peer-reviewed. Editor is an accomplished professional who believes in evidence-based dentistry, and it shows! - www.dimensionsofdentalhygiene.com
Hygienetown.com is a free community created for hygienists to share their experiences and daily challenges and to ask advice from colleagues around the world. -www.hygienetown.com
A non-profit coalition that promotes state-of-the-art information for the HIV-infected population. Picture gallery of oral manifestations is superb and the website, overall, is excellent. - www.hivdent.org
Official website of the American Academy of Periodontology. Position papers and parameters of care are updated regularly and are available for easy web reading. - www.perio.org
MamaGums.com educates people on how to take care of their teeth, avoid periodontal disease (bacterial infections of the mouth), and care for their overall health. Includes fun interactive quizzes and facts. - www.mamagums.com
The most common dental diseases -- dental caries (tooth decay) and periodontitis (gum diseases) -- are caused by bacterial infections that you can totally prevent and arrest. Dr. Paul H. Keyes, a pioneer in the dental and periodontal fields, explains how to achieve oral health using non-surgical anti-infective treatments for self-care. - www.drpaulhkeyes.com
Clinical Research Associates is a non-profit organization that serves dentists and staff by evaluating dental materials, devices and concepts for efficacy and clinical usefulness. Findings are reported in the CRA Newsletter and an additional publication called CRA Dental Hygiene Newsletter. Both newsletters are available by subscription. - www.cranews.com
Walter Loesche is a prominent periodontal researcher. His website offers valuable information on the use of antibiotics in non-surgical periodontal therapy. Photographs are great and information given by Dr. Loesche is based on many years of clinical research trials. - www.dent.umich.edu/research/loeschelabsearch/loeschelabs
The Centre for Evidence-Based Dentistry is located in the U.K. On this website, you will find an excellent series of articles on evidence-based dentistry that was published in the Canadian Dental Journal. - www.cebd.org
Oxford, England Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. Excellent article based on an editorial from the British Medical Journal entitled Evidence-Based Medicine: What It Is and What It Isn't. - www.cebm.net
Perio C Dent (Perio-centered Dentistry) is a dental practice management company that specializes in the non-surgical management of periodontal diseases.
Lynne H. Slim, RDH, BSDH, MSDH coaches conventional dental hygienists in periodontal disease risk assessment and state-of-the-art, non-surgical periodontal therapy, ultrasonic instrumentation, and other advanced hygiene initiatives.
