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LSC Dental Hygiene program

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Welcome to the Erickson Library's Dental Hygiene subject guide. You'll find tabs at the top that will lead you to additional information with print and online resources. 

The Erickson Library is here to help you find credible and reliable information. Please feel free to call or email with any of your research questions!

Dental Hygiene Background Information

Finding background information on your subject is helpful before you dive into subject specific databases. Credo Reference (link below) is a great place to start to gather ideas for keywords.
 
A few keywords to try: dentistry, dental hygienist, dental caries, dental implants, dental fillings, restorative dental materials, periodontitis, dental plaque, gingivitis.

Visit the Articles tab to get more tips on using keywords in databases.

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Books

Books Held in the Library

Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist (L224, RK52 .G48 2022)





Darby and Walsh Dental Hygiene: Theory and Practice (L224, RK60.5 .B69 2020)






Dental Radiography: Principles and Techniques (L224, RK309 .H36 2022)






Infection Control and Management of Hazardous Materials for the Dental Team (L224, RK52 .M46 2023)





Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office (L224, RC86.8 .M34 2023)







Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist (L224, RK307 .I27 2023) 




 

Online

 
Book JacketADA Guidelines for Practice Success: Managing Professional Risks: Best Practices (2019)





Conservative Treatment of Pulp Tissue (2022)








Histology and Embryology for Dental Hygiene - Open Textbook LibraryHistology and Embryology for Dental Hygiene (2020)






Book JacketHow to Use Evidence-Based Dental Practices to Improve Clinical Decision-Making (2020)





Book JacketOrofacial Pain: Guidelines for Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management (2018)





 

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Call Number Locations

RK: Dentistry
R: Medicine

Articles

Dental Hygiene Databases

  • Alt HealthWatch
    This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It has full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts.
  • CINAHL Complete
    CINAHL Complete is the world's most comprehensive nursing & allied health research database, providing full text for nearly 1,400 journals indexed in CINAHL. With full-text coverage dating back to 1937, it is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature.
  • Consumer Health Complete
    Consumer Health Complete is a comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. This full text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, etc.
  • Health Source - Consumer Edition
    Popular and professionally written information for patients and consumers covering all health-related topics.
  • Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
    This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features the AHFS Consumer Medication Information which includes drug information in lay language for consumers.
  • PubMed
    PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's free search service which indexes over 5,000 medical, dental, nursing and allied health journals.
  • ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Premium
    Proquest Nursing & Allied Health Premium is a user-friendly, multiformat database for nursing research, clinical skills development, and curriculum support. It delivers a diverse mix of scholarly literature, clinical training videos, reference materials, and evidence-based resources.

Keyword Search Tips

1. Break down your topic into smaller concepts and identify synonyms
2. Use and to combine keywords
3. Use or to expand your results
4. Use "quotation marks"  to search keywords as a phrase
5. Use an asterisk* to search multiple endings

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