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IMPORTANT LINKS

Abuse: Identifying & Reporting General Information
Bisphosphonate-Associated  Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Governmental Dental Resources
Book Dealers   Grants
  Health Literacy NEW
Careers in Dentistry Images Databases
Copyright Law Infection Control
Dental Assisting Libraries
Dental Care for Medically Compromised or Disabled Patients Louisiana
Louisiana Oral Health
Dental Education LSUHSC Resources
Dental Hygiene LSU Governing Boards, Rules, & Regulations
Dental Laboratory Technology Miscellaneous
Dental Materials, Products & Equipment Online Journals
Dental Organizations in Louisiana Patient Information
Dental Organizations Pediatric Dentistry
Dental Radiography Publishers
Directories Research and Publishing
Drug Information Statistical Information
Faculty Development Student Resources 
Forensic Dentistry Weather

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 603CHC 609CHC 610 (reporting procedure), CHC 611RS 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 14:35.2RS 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 

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Copyright Law:
LSU System Permanent Memoranda PM-15  Copyright Guidelines Regarding Electronic Learning
LSU System Permanent Memoranda PM-17  Fair Use of Copyrighted Material

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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

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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

Academy of Dental Materials American Association of Orthodontists 
      Orthodontic Glossary
Academy of Dentistry International American Association of Public Health Dentistry
Academy of General Dentistry American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
Academy of Operative Dentistry American College of Dentists
Alpha Omegan International Dental Fraternity American College of Prosthodontists
American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
American Academy of Implant Dentistry American Dental Education Association
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology American Dental Hygienists' Association
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
American Academy of Oral Medicine American Student Dental Association
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry  British Dental Association
American Academy of Periodontology International Association for Dental Research 
American Association for Dental Research National Dental Association
American Association of Dental Examiners Omicron Kappa Upsilon
American Association of Endodontists  Pierre Fauchard Academy
American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons  Special Care Dentistry

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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

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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

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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.

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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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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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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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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 
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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

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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

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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 

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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 

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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

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 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

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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

Student Resources:
Dental Decks  order Dental Decks, part 1 & 2, and Dental Hygiene Decks, for preparation for national boards and other exams
Martindale's "Virtual" Dental Center  dental cases and teaching files
US Air Force Careers
US Army Opportunities

US Navy Scholarships

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Weather:
AccuWeather
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration 
Weather Channel 
Weather Underground

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