Abuse:
Identifying & Reporting
Louisiana State Legislature
ADA
Principles of Ethics & Code of Professional Conduct (Section 3.E)
Report
of the Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs on Advisory Opinion 3.E.1.
Reporting
Abuse and Neglect
PANDA Coalition
(Prevent Abuse & Neglect through Dental
Awareness)
Child Abuse:
Louisiana law mandates reporting by dentists & dental hygienists.
The Louisiana Children's Code (CHC), established in 1992, provides
definitions of abuse and neglect
and contains laws pertaining to reports and investigations of child abuse and neglect.
Louisiana Law:
CHC
603, CHC
609, CHC
610 (reporting procedure),
CHC
611, RS
14:403
Louisiana
Department of Social Services, Office of Community Services reporting child
abuse and neglect
Report
form
for mandated reporters of child abuse/neglect
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry:
Clinical Guideline on Oral and Dental Aspects of Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana
Local
resource list for mandated reporters
Spouse & Domestic Abuse:
No law in Louisiana mandates reporting.
Louisiana Law:
RS
14:35.3
Louisiana Family Violence Program
Louisiana Protective Order Registry
Louisiana Supreme Court
Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Aardvarc
abuse, rape, and domestic violence aid & resource collection
Family Violence Prevention Fund
Maternal and
Child Health Library Knowledge Path
Elder Abuse: Age 60 and over
Louisiana law mandates reporting by dentists & dental hygienists.
Lousiana Law:
RS
14:35.2,
RS
14:403.2
National Center on
Elder Abuse
Elder
Rights Protection U.S. Administration on Aging
Angels in Blue,
Elderly Abuse links & information by state
Disabled Abuse: Age 18-59 with mental and/or physical disability
Louisiana law mandates reporting by dentists & dental hygienists.
Louisiana Law:
RS
14:35.2,
RS
14:403.2
Louisiana
Bureau of Protective Services (Department
of Health & Hospitals)
Statistics on Abuse
Child Maltreatment 2006:
Reports from the states to the Administration for Children & Families,
Children's Bureau -
National statistics on child abuse and neglect (2004)
Child Welfare
Information Gateway Statistics
Current
Trends in Child Abuse Prevention & Fatalities: The 2000 Fifty State Survey
National Center on Child Abuse Prevention Research
Impact of Domestic
Violence on the Workplace Louisiana Attorney General's
Office
Domestic violence
statistics Aardvarc
Statistics at a Glance National Center on Elder Abuse
Louisiana
Bureau of Protective Services statistics
Bisphosphonate-Associated
Osteonecrosis of the Jaws
American Dental Association, A-Z Topics overview, dental
management, references, resources
Book
Dealers
AddALL searches booksellers
for new & used books
Alibris searches booksellers
for new & used books
Amazon new & used books
Barnes & Noble
Bookfinder used, rare, & out-of-print books
Borders
Majors distributor of medical &
dental books to bookstores, individuals, & libraries
Powell's independent seller of new & used books
Rare Book Cellar retailer of new, used, out-of-print and rare books
Careers in Dentistry:
American
Dental Association careers & classifieds
American Dental Association
- Careers in Dentistry
American Dental Education Association, Academic Careers Network
University of North Carolina
career options, application information
Occupational Outlook Handbook U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
top
of page
Copyright Law:
LSU System
Permanent Memoranda PM-15 Copyright Guidelines Regarding Electronic
Learning
LSU System Permanent Memoranda PM-17 Fair Use of Copyrighted Material
top of page
Dental
Assisting:
Commission
on Dental Accreditation. Accreditation standards for dental assisting
education programs
Dental Assisting National Board
Occupational Outlook Handbook U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
top of page
Dental
Care for Medically Compromised or Disabled Patients:
Delta Region AIDS Education and Training Center
Developmental Disabilities and Oral Health National Institute of
Dental & Craniofacial Research
HIV Clinical Resource
New York State Department of Health
HIV Dent oral manifestations of HIV infection
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database and catalog of human
genes and genetic disorders
Special Care: An Oral
Health Professional's Guide to Serving Young Children with Special Health Care
Needs National Maternal & Child Oral Health Resource Center
Dental
Education:
ADA Accreditation standards for dental education
Dental Schools
links to U.S. dental schools
American Dental Education Association: scholarships, awards, and fellowships for students
and educators
Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS) from ADEA
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Dental
Hygiene:
American Dental Hygienists' Association
Occupational Outlook Handbook
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dental
Laboratory Technology:
Journal of Dental Technology
National Association of Dental Laboratories
Occupational Outlook Handbook
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dental Materials,
Products & Equipment:
AZoM The A to Z of Materials
Adept Institute
American Dental Association standards & guidelines for dental
materials, instruments, & equipment, including ANSI/ADA Specifications and
ISO standards
MSDS Xchange
extensive collection of material safety data sheets
Online Safety Library
from Oklahoma State University, links to sites with materials safety data sheets
Restorative materials comparison from the ADA, chart and brochure for
patient information
Gordon J. Christensen Clinicians Report
U.S. Air Force Dental Evaluation and Consultation Service
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Dental
Organizations in Louisiana:
Louisiana Academy of General Dentistry
Louisiana
Dental Association
Louisiana Dental Assistants Association
Louisiana Dental Hygienists' Association
Louisiana State Board of Dentistry has
the Louisiana Dental Practice Act, a searchable list of dentists in the state,
and the annual Bulletin
New Orleans Dental Association
New Orleans Dental Hygiene Association
Dental Organizations
click here for
a list of global dental organizations
top of page
Dental
Radiography
Dental
Radiographic Diagnosis,
full-text of textbook by Dr. Kavas Thunthy, LSUSD Dept. of Oral Diagnois,
Medicine, & Radiology
U.S. FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Directories:
American
Dental Association "Find a Dentist"
AMA Physician Select
basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the
United States and its possessions.
American Academy of
Periodontology "Find a Periodontist"
Drug
Information:
About Herbs, Botanicals, &
Other Products unbiased monographs from Memorial-Sloan Kettering
Cancer Center
Aetna InteliHealth Drug Resource Center
CenterWatch
(Clinical Trials Listing Service) new drugs approved
by the FDA
CRL Online Clinical Reference Library Online from Lexi-Comp. Access
only from LSUSD network
DRUGFACTS.com
drug information and news
Herbmed scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health, evidence-based information resource for professionals, researchers, and
general public.
Material Safety Data Sheets
MEDLINEplus
consumer drug information from the National Library of Medicine
RxList.com
searchable database of drugs, plus list of Top 200 drugs.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Drug Information Center for Drug
Evaluation & Research
top
of page
Evidence-Based
Dentistry
ADA Center for Evidence-Based
Dentistry systematic reviews on clinical topics, ADA clinical
recommendations, and links to additional resources
Faculty
Development:
LSUHSC curriculum vitae format
MedEdPORTAL
resource for online teaching tools
Tech
Learning the resource for education technology leaders
Forensic
Dentistry:
American Academy of Forensic Sciences (Journal of Forensic Sciences)
American Board of Forensic Odontology
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP)
American Society of Forensic Odontology
Bureau of Legal Dentistry
University of British Columbia
Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology includes abstracts for 2000--
Planecrashinfo.com
top
of page
General
Information:
American
Heritage Dictionary
Bartleby
collection of classic reference works in literature, verse and more
Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE
Brainyquote
over 35,000
quotes by authors from Aristotle to Zappa. Browse by topic
FedStats gateway to statistics from over 100 government agenices
FirstGov consumer-oriented information portal for the federal
government
GPO Access documents from
the U.S. Government Printing Office
Internal Revenue Service federal tax forms
Internet Public Library
Merriam-Webster online free dictionary
Science.gov gateway to science & technology information from 10
federal government organizations
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Patent Office
U.S. Postal Service find zip codes and postage rates
Webgrammar
online writing guide
White Pages
World
Factbook annual publication from the U.S. CIA.
Xrefer
collection of standard reference works with a British slant.
top
of page
Governmental
Dental Resources:
Dental,
Oral and Craniofacial Resource Center
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
National Maternal & Child Oral Health Resource Center
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of page
Grants:
Grants.gov federal grants
National Science Foundation
Health
Literacy (and Easy to Read Patient Materials)
NEW
http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/hlthlit.html Health Literacy Overview
http://medlineplus.gov MedlinePlus
(Interactive tutorials, Easy to read materials, Tips for writing easy to read
materials)
http://nihseniorhealth.gov NIHSeniorHealth
(“Senior-friendly” features such as larger text size, contrast, short segments
of information, speech capabilities)
http://www.mlanet.org/resources/healthlit/ Medical Library Association
health literacy guide
http://www.p4chc.org Ask Me 3
(Partnership for Clear Health Communication)
http://pfizerhealthliteracy.com
Newest Vital Sign, Prevalence calculator
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/our-people/affiliated-groups/ama-foundation/our-programs/public-health/health-literacy-program.shtml
AMA Health Literacy Program
http://www.health.gov/communication/literacy/default.htm Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion – Health Literacy Activities
http://www.healthypeople.gov/document/HTML/Volume1/11HealthCom.htm Healthy
People 2010 – Health Communication Chapter
http://nces.ed.gov/naal/health.asp
National Assessment of Adult Literacy – Health literacy component
http://www.plainlanguage.gov Plain
English / Plain Language
http://www.cdc.gov/communication/resources/resource_idea.htm Simply Put
(The CDC’s guide to plain language)
Images Databases:
Anatomy-Histology tutorials Internet
Pathology Laboratoryfor Medical Education; includes images from the Visible
Human Project
Bones
of the Skull interactive tutorial with 3D models of the human skull
Oral
Pathology Image Database University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Visible Human Project National Library of Medicine
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of page
Infection
Control:
Infection control
guidelines for healthcare associated infections, from the CDC
Libraries:
Jefferson Parish Library
Library of Congress catalogs, collections, & services
LOUIS: Louisiana Library Network
consortium of academic and public libraries
Louisiana
Library Connection use your public library card to access
various databases
Louisiana State University Libraries
National Library of Medicine MEDLINE, MEDLINEplus, Locatorplus
New Orleans Public Library
Texas
Health Science Libraries Consortium
search the online catalog of 6 Texas libraries
Tulane Medical Library
University
of New Orleans
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of page
Louisiana:
Best
of New Orleans restaurants,
entertainment, shopping, etc. from Gambit Weekly
Delta Region AIDS Education and Training Center
Louisiana.gov official
web site of the state of Louisiana
Louisiana
Economic Development resources for small businesses
Louisiana State Legislature
bill
search, legislators, newspapers from around Louisiana
Louisiana State University System Board of Supervisors, financial
information, bylaws, permanent memoranda, policy statements
LaTrac, Louisiana
Transparency & Accountability data from the state Financial Accounting
System
new
NOLA.com news, weather, and visitor
information from the Times Picayune
State Health Facts Online
from the Kaiser Family
Foundation
WDSU Channel 6
Louisiana
Oral Health
Louisiana
Oral Health Summit, 2002
Louisiana Oral Health Profile from CDC National Oral Health
Surveillance System
Oral Health of
Children: a Portrait of States and the Nation, 2005
Oral Health Resources, Synopses of State and Territorial Dental Public Health
Programs National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion
top
of page
LSUHSC Resources:
LSU
Health Sciences Center
LSUHSC Foundation
Human Resource Management
Facilities Services
Auxiliary Enterprises - Cafeteria
Auxiliary Enterprises - Duplicating and
Printing
Office of Research
Services
Payroll
Campus Federal Credit Union
LSU
Governing Boards, Rules, & Regulations:
Bylaws and Regulations of the Board of Supervisors
LSU
System Permanent Memoranda
Chancellor's
Memoranda
LSU
Health Sciences Center Faculty Handbook
LSU Health Sciences Center Catalog
Louisiana Board of
Regents
Louisiana State University System
top
of page
Miscellaneous:
Dentalcare.com
Procter & Gamble's Premier Portal for Dental Professionals (including Journal of
Contemporary Dental Practice)
Emblem/insignia of
dentistry
HIPAA Privacy Policies of LSUHSC New Orleans
National Museum of Dentistry
Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures
Preventing bacterial endocarditis, American Heart Association
guidelines, April 2007
Health history forms multilanguage forms from the the University of
the Pacific School of Dentistry
World Health Organization, Oral health
World
Oral Health Report 2003
top
of page
Online
Journals: (check library catalog
for additional titles)
BMC Oral Health peer-reviewed, open access journal in BioMed
Central
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences began in April/June 2002
Dental History Magazine,
2007- (History of Dentistry Research Group)
Dental World (Pierre Fauchard Academy--online only, 2004--)
Dentaltown
Dentistry On-line
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
peer-reviewed,
began in Feb/Mar 2003
History of Dentistry Research Group Newsletter,
2000-2007
International Poster Journal of Dentistry and Oral Medicine quarterly
publication of prize-winning and peer-reviewed scientific posters in the field
of Dentistry and Oral Medicine presented at international exhibitions; published
by Quintessenz.
Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice
Open Dentistry Journal open
access online journal, peer-reviewed
Orthodontic CYBERJournal
top
of page
Patient
Information
American
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry contains 24 “Parent Education
Brochures” designed to help the communication between parents and their
child’s dentist
American Academy of
Periodontology information on finding a periodontist, signs and
symptoms of periodontal disease, and explanations of periodontal procedures for
patients
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain
information about TMD and TMJ
American
Association of Endodontists frequently asked questions about root
canal treatment & "Find an Endodontist"
American Association
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons patient information on
conditions & symptoms; treatment & procedures
American
College of Prosthodontists information on the restoration and
replacement of teeth
American
Dental Association information on dental needs from anesthesia to
x-rays
American Dental Hygiene
Association information
on oral health including tips on brushing and flossing along with fluoride
facts
Cleft Palate Foundation
provides basic information on all aspects of cleft lip and cleft palate and its
treatment
Familydoctor.org
sponsored
by the American Academy of Family Physicians, includes
drug information from Micromedex.
Finding low cost dental care National Institute of Dental and
Craniofacial Research
healthfinder good site for searching dental questions as well as health topics
MedlinePlus
links to evaluated health information; from National Library of Medicine
National Cancer Institute--Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Radiation
Prevention and Treatment of Oral Complications Before Chemotherapy and/or
Radiation Therapy Begins
Management of Oral Complications During and After Chemotherapy and/or Radiation
Therapy
Management of Oral Complications of High-Dose Chemotherapy and/or Stem Cell
Transplant
NOAH: New York Online
Access to Health
OralLongevity designed to increase awareness about oral health needs
of older Americans; initiative between ADA & GlaxoSmithKline
Simple Steps to Better Dental Health consumer information from
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
TMJ
Association for education, support, research
WebMD meta-site with sections for health professionals & consumers
Your Dental Health from University of Connecticut Health Center
Library, lists books & websites
top
of page
Pediatric
Dentistry
Knowledge Path: Oral Health and Pregnant Women,
Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Maternal and Child Health Library
National Maternal & Child Oral Health Resource Center
Oral Health of
Children: a Portrait of States and the Nation, 2005
Publishers
top
of page
Research
and Publishing
National
Institutes of Health Public Access Policy
requires scientists to submit
final peer-reviewed journal manuscripts that arise from NIH funds to the digital
archive PubMed Central
upon acceptance for publication.
LSUHSC
Institutional Review Board
Statistical
Information
Fastats A-Z oral health statistics from the CDC
FedStats
links to federal agencies with statistical information
NIDCR/CDC Dental, Oral and Craniofacial
Data Resource Center interactive data query system for oral health
data from national health survey databases.
National
Oral Health Surveillance System state & national oral health data,
developed by the CDC & Association of State & Territorial Dental
Directors
University
of Michigan Document Center links to
statistical resources in health, tourism, science, business, education, etc
WHO Oral Health Country/Area Profile Programme
