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Dental Topics Library Guide

 

This research guide highlights some sources used for locating information. Consult with a Reference Librarian for further assistance or for help in locating the information needed.

 

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Handbooks


The following Reference Sources should be helpful in locating background information:

 

Barron's Guide to Medical and Dental Schools
Doyle Ref/R/690/.W558/2006
 
Buocher's Clinical Dental Terminology: A Glossary of Accepted Terms in all Disiplines of Dentistry
Doyle Ref/RK/27/.B63/1993
 
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Paleopathology
Doyle Ref/R/134/.8/.A93/1998
 
Career Opportunities in Health Care

Mahoney Ref/R/690/.F54/2002

 
Dental Care and Oral Health Sourcebook

Doyle Ref/RK/61/.O66/2003

 
Dental Practice Act with Rules and Regulations (Periodical)
Doyle Ref/KFC/546/.D3/A313
 
Exploring Health Care Careers
Doyle Ref/R/690/.E97/2002
 
Forensic Science: An Encyclopedia of History, Methods, and Techniques
Doyle Ref/HV/8073/.T55/2006
 
Heinemann Dental Dictionary

Doyle Ref/RK/27/.F35/1997

 
Moby's Dental Dictionary
Doyle Ref/RK/27/.M672/2004
 
Moby's Dental Drug Reference
Doyle Ref/RK/701/.G34/2005
 
Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/R/121/.S8/2005

 
Stedman's Plastic Surgery/ENT/Dentistry Works

Doyle Ref/RD/118/.S745/1999

 
Call Numbers to Browse:  R Medicine   RD Surgery   RK Dentistry

 

The following Reference subscription Electronic Databases can also be helpful:

 

Encyclopedia Britannica Online Health Reference Center Academic

AccessScience

All ProQuest Databases

 

Access databases from SRJC Articles & Databases at http://www.santarosa.edu/library/databases.

 

Off campus access requires a user name and PIN number. A portal PIN number is assigned to you the first time you use the portal system. If you don't remember your student ID number or your SRJC PIN, log in to the student or faculty portal, select "I do not know my ID number" or "I do not know my PIN code," then follow the instructions to have your information e-mailed to you.

 

Books     


The SRJC Library Catalog lists books under author, title and subject. The following subject headings should contain useful information:

 

DENTISTRY TEETH
ORTHODONTICS PERIODONTICS

 

Access the SRJC Library Catalog at http://library.santarosa.edu Select the "Exact Subject Heading" Search Type and type in any of the subject headings.

 

Magazines and Newspaper Articles


The library subscribes to a variety of electronic databases to help you locate articles in popular magazines, scholarly journals and newspapers. The following databases should contain information on your subject:

 

Expanded Academic ASAP (Info Trac) All ProQuest Databases
ProQuest Research Library SIRS Researcher

 

Access databases from: SRJC Articles & Databases at http://www.santarosa.edu/library/databases.

 

Off campus access requires a user name and PIN number. A portal PIN number is assigned to you the first time you use the portal system. If you don't remember your student ID number or your SRJC PIN, log in to the student or faculty portal, select "I do not know my ID number" or "I do not know my PIN code," then follow the instructions to have your information e-mailed to you.

 

The library has print copies of the following magazines of particular interest:

 

Dental Assistant

Journal of Periodontology

JADA: The Journal of the American Dental Association

Journal of the California Dental Association

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

 

 

To locate other titles subscribed to by the SRJC Libraries (in print and in electronic databases) go to the Library Periodicals List

 

Web Resources


The following selected websites should be helpful in finding information:

 

Health & Medicine: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/web/health.html
 


Access How To Evaluate Information Resources: http://libguides.santarosa.edu/evaluate

 

Associations and Organizations    


Use these websites to locate organizations and associations:

 

Associations on the Net: http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=13&cid=7 This guide offers access to many scholarly and trade organization/association websites. The directory lists broad categories allowing you to select more narrow subheadings.

 

Scholarly Societies Project: http://www.scholarly-societies.org/subjects_soc.html This website provides access by subject to national and international societies with scholarly, academic, or research goals. There are strict guidelines for resource inclusion and a URL stability ranking for each website.

 

Citing Sources


For assistance in using the citation style required by your instructor, check the following citation guides:

 

MLA (Modern Language Association)
APA (American Psychological Association
Other Styles: Chicago, Turabian, CBE, and more.

 

Access any of these guides from: http://libguides.santarosa.edu/citing