Dental Education 

Thinking of words

. . . using dictionaries, thesauruses, quotations

Medical Subject Headings (Science Reference Z695.1.M48 U5, Science Service Desk)

• Annotated Alphabetic List (Science Reference Z695.1.M48 U52c, Science Service Desk)
• Permuted Subject Headings (Science Reference Z695.1.M48 U52d, Science Service Desk)
• Tree Structures (Science Reference Z695.1.M48 U52b, Science Service Desk)

Concise Illustrated Dental Dictionary (Science Reference RK27 .H37 1994)

Mosby's Dental Dictionary (Science Reference RK27 .M67 1998)

Dental Terminology (Science Reference RK28 .D64 2000)

Gaining an Overview

. . . using encyclopedias, guides, handbooks, textbooks, yearbooks

Accepted Dental Therapeutics (Reference RK701 .A3)

Consumer's Guide to Dentistry (Stacks RK61 .C57 2002)

Delmar's Handbook of Essential Skills and Procedures for Chairside Dental Assisting (Stacks RK60.5 .P483 2002)

Dental Assistant (Stacks RK60.5 .A5 2001)

Dental Instruments: a Pocket Guide (Stacks RK681 .B375 2003)

Diet and Nutrition in Oral Health (Stacks RK281 .P35 2003)

Ethics, Jurisprudence, and Practice Management in Dental Hygiene (Stacks RK60.5 .K563 2003)

Jong's Community Dental Health (Stacks RK52 .J66 2003)

Mosby's Dental Drug Reference (Science Reference RK701 .G34 2002)

Periodontology (Reference RK287 .P3713 1989)

Safety Standards and Infection Control for Dental Assistants (Stacks RK52 .D54 2002)

Finding current information

. . . using databases & indexes, alerting services (some may require free registration), journals to browse

MEDLINE includes most dentistry journals. Dental research is very broad. To be comprehensive, consider exploding MeSH headings and adding relevant terms relating to mouth diseases or dentistry, as well as bone, nutrition, and AIDS research.

Medline (Ovid) -

Coverage: 1950 to present Brief Description: Produced by the National Library of Medicine, Medline indexes over 4,600 national and international journals covering all areas of medicine, 1950 to present.

Browsing journals

. . . Selected current journals in biology are available on the second floor of Helmke Library:

Dental Assistant (Periodicals RK1.D42)

General Dentistry (Periodicals RK1.A165)

Journal of Dental Hygiene (Periodicals RK1.A56)

Journal of Dental Research (Periodicals RK1.J7)

Journal of Dentistry (Periodicals RK1.J687)

Journal of Public Health Dentistry (Periodicals K1.J855)

Discovering books

. . . using library catalogs, bibliographies

IUCAT Catalog (Indiana University's online library catalog) -

Brief Description: Search Helmke Library's online catalog to find books, electronic resources, periodicals (scholarly journals, popular magazines, or newspapers), government publications, music CDs, videorecordings (DVDs, VHS), and other library materials. Tools Available: Searching IUCAT Tutorial How Do I Use IUCAT Guides

WorldCat -

Brief Description: Provides access to the OCLC database with more than 1 billion bibliographic records for materials in all formats. Tools Available: Online tutorials are available.

Checking facts

. . . using almanacs, statistics

New York Times . . . Almanac (Reference AY67.N5 N48, Service Desk [7C])

Statistical Abstract of the United States (Government Publications C 3.134:, Service Desk [7B])

Seeking people & organizations

. . . using biographies, directories, cited/co-cited author indexes

History of Dental Surgery: Contributions by Various Authors (Stacks RK29 .K7 1909b)

Biography Resource Center -

Coverage: Current and retrospective reference sources Brief Description: Provides biographical information on more than 275,000 people from throughout history and around the world, across all disciplines and subject areas. Tools Available: An online list of sources indexed is available. An online research guide and  search tips are also available.

Science Citation Index, 1970-1991; see science librarian (Reference Z7401 .S365)

Encountering facts & opinions

. . . using reviews, editorials

Book Review Index (Reference Z1035.A1 B6)

Editorials on File (Reference D839 .E3, latest binder at Service Desk [3B])

Facts on File (Reference D410 .F3, latest binder at Service Desk [3B])

Using writing & editing tools

. . . using style guides, guidelines for authors

Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Reference BF76.7 .P82 1994, Service Desk [1A])

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Writer's Guide to Nursing and Allied Health Journals (Reference RT24 .B69 1998, Service Desk [18])

Crossing boundaries

. . . using subject headings, call numbers, syndetic structure

Library of Congress Classification Outline for Schedule RK: Dentistry