Dental Assisting

LearningExpress Library and PrepSTEP Academic
Provides practice exams to become Certified Dental Assistants. Users must create an account with an email address for access. Search the databases with term "dental assisting" for CDA practice exams.

Dental Assisting Exam Ebook
Gives you a quick, accurate review of every topic covered on the CDA® and RDA tests. Also includes a study plan and test-taking tips.
Dental Assisting Practice 1
Dental Assisting Practice 2

Dental Assistant Licensing Information
Maintained by the State of Minnesota, this site contains information you need about being licensed.
Resume' Help (Videos)  
This is a collection of video segments about building and writing your resume'.

A.D.A.M Medical Encyclopedia 
The A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.
Britannica Online Academic Edition  
Has content that specifically addresses the needs of college and university libraries.
Human Anatomy Online 
An inner exploration of Human Anatomy. Each topic has animations, 100’s of graphics, and thousands of descriptive links.
Oral Health
Informatin published by the Mayo Clinic regarding oral health.

American Academy of Periodontology
The American Academy of Periodontology is the non-profit membership association for periodontists-dental professionals specializing in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases affecting the gums and supporting structures of the teeth and in the placement and maintenance of dental implants.
American Dental Assistants Association
The American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) is a professional organization that represents dental assistants and other dental professionals. The ADAA's mission is to improve the delivery of dental health care by advancing the careers of dental assistants.
American Dental Association
Founded in 1859, the not-for-profit American Dental Association is the nation's largest dental association, representing more than 159,000 dentist members. --from the website
American Dental Hygienists' Association
ADHA believes in helping dental hygienists achieve their full potential as they seek to improve the public’s oral health. We support your goals by helping to ensure access to quality oral health care; promoting dental hygiene education, licensure, practice and research; and representing your legislative interests at the local, state and federal levels. --from the website
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene is committed to the highest standards of professionalism, accuracy and integrity in our mission of education supporting oral health care professionals and those allied with the dental industry.--from the website
Minnesota Dental Association
​The Minnesota Dental Association is a statewide professional membership organization representing Minnesota-licensed dentists and dental students, with a membership of over 3,000 dentists. --from the website

CINAHL Ultimate 
Database with full text, providing authoritative coverage of the literature related to nursing and allied health.
Consumer Health Complete  
Provides full-text content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine.
Health Source: Nursing /Academic Edition  
Provides scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines, particularly nursing and allied health.
MEDLINE 
Provides citations and abstracts to articles covering all medical topics, including scholarly research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services.
PubMed 
PubMed comprises more than 21 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher websites.
 

Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA)  
​​Definitive source of information on oral care and dental-related research; it supports the role of the dentist in the health care community, embracing new technological advances and translating important research into practical applications.
Northwest Dentistry  
Journal of the Minnesota Dental Association.
Journal of Periodontology 
Established in 1930 as the official publication of the AAP, the Journal of Periodontology (JOP) publishes original papers of the highest scientific quality to support the practice, education, and research in the dental specialty of periodontics.-- from the website
Special Care in Dentistry 
Special Care in Dentistry is the official journal of the Special Care Dentistry Association. It is the only journal published in North America devoted to improving oral health in people with special needs.-- from the website

ADA Dental Drug Handbook : A Quick Reference
Dentists must consider many factors when treating patients and prescribing medication. The second edition of the ADA Dental Drug Handbook provides up-to-date, concise information on commonly used dental drugs, including analgesics, anesthetics, and more. It includes detailed drug monographs, sample prescriptions, and guidance on managing special conditions like pregnancy and substance abuse disorder.

Dental Communication : Letters, Templates and Forms
This resource provides over 150 customizable templates to help dental practices communicate effectively with patients, vendors, staff, and the community. It includes templates for letters, press releases, social media posts, and more, covering topics like pandemic-related closures, infection control protocols, and reopening messages. Formerly known as The ADA Practical Guide to Dental Letters, this updated edition saves time by offering professional templates for various situations, from daily operations to special announcements.
 

Dentistry-related eBooks at SCC 
This link will search the  
SCC Libraries' EBSCO eBooks related to dentistry.
Films on Demand 
This is a collection of arts, humanities, sciences, and technical education videos and video clips.
Films on Demand: Health and Medicine  
This link will take you to the Health and Medicine subject page. There, you can search within that collection for anything related to dentistry.
Nursing Education in Video  
This collection has videos relating to HIPAA and medical ethics.
Public Health Image Library
Created by a Working Group at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the PHIL offers an organized, universal electronic gateway to CDC's pictures. The content is organized into hierarchical categories of people, places, and science, and is presented as single images, image sets, and multimedia files. (The search uses MeSH terms)
Feature Films for Education  
The Feature Films for Education Collection offers hundreds of full-length feature films for educational instructional purposes. The Collection focuses on both current and hard-to-find titles, including dramas, literary adaptations, blockbusters, classics, science fiction, environmental titles, foreign films, social issues, animation studies, Academy Award® winners, and more. NOTE: This Collection is limited to classroom use and personal use. This Collection cannot be used for Campus Screening (Not for Public Events) NOTE: If you have issues playing a film, clean all your browse history, cache, and cookies.