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Clinical Periodontology
This site provides images, text, and videos of gingivitis,
periodontitis, oral hygiene instruction, and diagnosis and
treatment. The site is available in French and is maintained
by Faculty of Odontology Malmo, Malmo University, Sweden,
School of Dentistry Copenhagen University, Denmark.
http://www.tandheelkunde.ugent.be/Website%20HUGO%20DE%20BRUYN/vip040826/indexeng.html
International Association for Dental Research and American Association for Dental Research
The site contains information about the two organizations that aim to advance research and increase knowledge about oral health worldwide, support the research community and facilitate the application of research. It includes links to numerous dental associations and schools.
http://www.iadr.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3533
MEDLINEPlus: Dental Materials (Spanish)
The U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National
Institutes of Health provide many links to government and
other sources of information on dental health. It also
includes links to Spanish language materials.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dentalhealth.html
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research , U.S.
This site provides information about oral diseases, gum
diseases, tooth decay and cavity prevention, oral cancer, and
disease prevention. It includes publications, reports from
Conferences, Meetings and Workshops related oral health.
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/
Oral Pathology Image Database
This atlas presents multiple examples
of lesions of the oral cavity. It is maintained by University
of Iowa College of Dentistry, U.S.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~oprm/AtlasHome.html
Where There is No Dentist (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This is the full-text pdf. version of "Where There is No
Dentist." It is for those who live far from dental care
centers, in places where there are no dentists. In
11chapters, the handbook emphasizes dental diagnosis and
treatment techniques for the front line health care worker.
It is authored by Murray Dickson.
http://healthwrights.org/books/WTINDentistonline.htm
WHO Oral Health Country/Area Profile Programme (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The objective of WHO's program is to present information on
dental diseases and oral health services for various
countries/areas. The site also includes free illustrated fact
sheets on various topics, including oral manfiestations of
HIV/AIDS. It is maintained by the WHO Collaborating Centre at
Faculty of Odontology that is located at Malmo University,
Sweden.
http://www.whocollab.od.mah.se/
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