Essential Health Links: Dental Health


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Clinical Periodontology
International Association for Dental Research and American Association for Dental Research
MEDLINEPlus: Dental Materials
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research , U.S.
Oral Pathology Image Database
Where There is No Dentist
WHO Oral Health Country/Area Profile Programme

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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/

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.odont.lu.se/index.html

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Updated: 12 January 2008