INTRO: RX FOR DENTAL RESOURCES
www.epcc.edu/Library/library.htm
WHERE DO I START? - The best place to start is the El Paso Community College Library
Homepage. This homepage makes it easy for you to move around to search for books, journal articles,
associations, Internet articles, etc.
SEARCH CATALOG - This section links you to the EPCC Library Catalog where you can search
for books, electronic books (ebooks), and videotapes at all campus libraries. You can search by
subject, key word, title, author, or call number. The Online Catalog also has a link directly to the UTEP
Library Catalog.
ONLINE DATABASES - Click on this link to get a list of broad topics to choose from. The broad
topic will link to a list of online databases (indexes) related to the topic. Click on Health and Wellness
Articles. Search for health resources from the following databases:
Ebsco Databases
[Full Text | Ebsco | Off-campus access] Click on link to search all or several
of these databases:
A to Z [Ebsco | Off-campus access] Alphabetical and subject listing of online periodical titles. Indicates what
databases have full-text coverage.
Academic Search Complete [Full Text | Ebsco | Off-campus access] Provides full-text for 4,600 scholarly
publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer
sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
CINAHL with Full Text [Ebsco | Off-campus access] CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied
Health Literature, indexes over 2700 journals in nursing, 17 allied health disciplines, and health science
librarianship. Full-text articles available from 325 journals are also available.
Health Source: Consumer Edition [Full Text | Ebsco | Off-campus access] Full text articles for nearly 300
consumer health periodicals, more than 1,000 health-related pamphlets and 135 health reference books
including Stedman's Medical Dictionary.
Health Source®: Nursing/Academic Edition [Full Text | Ebsco | Off-campus access] Provides full text of
nearly 550 scholarly full text journals in many medical disciplines. Strong coverage of nursing and allied
health areas. Includes Clinical Pharmacology database.
Other EBSCO Health Databases: Alt-HealthWatch [Full Text | Ebsco | Off-campus access] , CINAHL
Select [Ebsco | Off-campus access], Consumer Health Complete™ [Full Text | Ebsco | Off-campus
access], MEDLINE [Ebsco | Off-campus access] , MedicLatina [Full Text | Ebsco | Off-campus access],
and Natural & Alternative Treatments [Full Text | Ebsco | Off-campus access].
Health Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module [Full text | Galegroup | Off-campus access ]
Includes the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine and over 700 health-related videos. Key health web sites are
also listed here, as well as 2,200 general interest health publications, and over 400 health and medical
journals.
Health Reference Center Academic [Full text | Galegroup | Off-campus access]
Indexes periodicals covering a wide range of health and medical topics, some with full-text.
InfoTrac Nursing & Allied Health Collection [Full text | Galegroup | Off-campus access]
Includes nearly 400 titles useful for both nursing and allied health students and professionals.
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InfoTrac Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Collection [Full text | Galegroup | Off-campus access]
Contains over 100 titles in the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine. Topics include proven
treatment techniques and experimental research theses.
MICROMEDEX Healthcare Series (Thomson MICROMEDEX) [Full text | Thomson | Off-campus access]
A wide range of clinical databases which include unbiased, referenced information about drugs,
toxicology, diseases, acute care, and alternative medicine. Information includes: CareNotes™ System
(patient care).
ProQuest Nursing Journals [Full text | ProQuest | Off-campus access]
More than 250 leading full-text journals in Nursing.
PubMed [National Library of Medicine | Off-campus access] PubMed, a service of the National Library of
Medicine, provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional
life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles from Pub Med
Central (PMC) and other related resources.
Stat!Ref [Full text | Off-campus access ] An electronic medical library that enables users to cross search multiple
resources such as Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, Mosby's Drug Consult, Stedman's Medical
Dictionary and other valuable medical books.
CAN I SEARCH THE DATABASES FROM HOME? As an EPCC student, faculty, or staff
member you have off-campus access to ALL health related databases. You can also get off-campus
access to several general databases. No passwords are needed, just make sure you’re in the library
database. From the selected database, click on off-campus access to enter the database.
INTERNET: Click on INTERNET and it quickly links to many great sites under various Subject areas
such as Medical and Government.
HOW DO I SEARCH THE INTERNET? When you click on INTERNET, this will also
link to a list of SEARCH ENGINES & DIRECTORIES. Try GOOGLE or METOR and see
what you find. You can also type in a web address in the Address textbox to go directly to a
website. For example to get to the Dental Assisting National Board, type in www.danb.org
DATABASE SEARCHING TIPS
Ebsco Databases:
Use * for truncation.
Field Searching:
Galenet Databases:
Use * for truncation.
Field Searching:
Proquest Database:
Use * for truncation.
Field Searching:
All Databases
Example: fluorid* will search for fluoride, fluoridation, etc.
Allows you to search terms in the title(ti) and subject(su) areas.
Example: ti (type 2 diabetes)
Example: fluorid* will search for fluoride, fluoridation, etc.
Use Advanced Search to search by field
Example: disab* will search for disabled, disability, disabilities, etc.
Allows you to search terms in the title(ti) and subject(sub) areas.
Example: ti (type 2 diabetes)
Use quotation marks to search for a phrase, i.e. “dental ethics”
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Dental Journals Available at the Rio Grande Library
Dental Abstracts
Dental Advisor
The Dental Assistant
Dental Clinics of North America
JADA: Journal of the Amer. Dental Assoc.
Journal of Clinical Periodontology
Journal of Dental Hygiene (availableOnline)
Journal of Periodontology
Special Care in Dentistry: Journal of Hospital Dental Practice
Dental Journals Available in Online Databases (Full-text Articles)
Access (CINAHL)
Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene (Health Reference Center Academic)
Dental Assistant (CINAHL)
Dental Lab Products (Health & Wellness Resource Center)
Dental Practice Report (Health & Wellness Resource Center)
International Journal of Dental Hygiene (CINAHL)
Internet Journal of Dental Science (Health & Wellness Resource Center)
Journal of Dental Hygiene (CINAHL)
Journal of the California Dental Hygienists’ Association (CINAHL)
Journal of Dentistry (Health & Wellness Resource Center)
Managed Dental Care (Health & Wellness Resource Center)
Oral Health (Proquest Nursing)
RDH (Academic Search Complete and Proquest Nursing)
Remember if you have questions or need help, ask one of the Librarians.
Note: Database and Internet site descriptions were copied from the Library Home Page.
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NEAT DENTAL & MEDICAL WEBSITES
www.epcc.edu/Library/library.htm
To access the following websites, type the address in the Address box. The sites listed are
just a small sample of sites available.
DENTAL METASITES
Dental Hygiene Education
http://www.dhed.net
DENTAL ORGANIZATIONS and RELATED SITES
American Dental Assistants Association
www.dentalassistant.org
American Dental Association
www.ada.org
American Dental Hygienists Association
www.adha.org
Dental Assisting National Board
www.danb.org
Global Dental Resources
www.dentalcare.com
Hispanic Dental Association
www.hdassoc.org
The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice
www.thejcdp.com
National Center for Dental Hygiene Research
www.usc.edu/hsc/dental/dhnet
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research
www.nidcr.nih.gov
Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures
www.osap.org
Texas Board of Dental Examiners
www.tsbde.state.tx.us
Texas Dental Assistant’s Association
www.tdaa.org
(Oral Health Information)
(Online Journal)
(Special Patient’s Info.)
MEDICAL SITES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
Center for Disease Control and Prevention – Oral Health Resources
www.cdc.gov/oralhealth
Consumer & Patient Health Information
http://caphis.mlanet.org/consumer
Health Finder
www.healthfinder.gov
Medlineplus Health Information
http://medlineplus.gov
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
www.noah-health.org
Oral Cancer Foundation
www.oralcancerfoundation.org
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