Evidence-Based Dentistry and Dental Resources

Pubmed indexes over 4,000 biomedical, dentistry and related journals, with other 20 million citations.
Our Research Guide to using PubMed is at http://hslguides.med.nyu.edu/introductiontopubmed

Often referred to as the European MEDLINE, Embase is a bibliographic database with particularly strong coverage on drug trials. There is an approximate 60% overlap with MEDLINE.

The Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health (CINAHL) database provides authoritative coverage of the literature related to nursing & allied health, inlcuding dental health.

Covers all facets relating to the areas of dentistry including dental public health, endodontics, facial pain & surgery, odontology, oral & maxillofacial pathology/surgery/radiology, orthodontology, pediatric dentistry, periodontology, and prosthodontics. This database includes full-text.

Brings together key evidence-based healthcare resources including evidence based, guidelines, general peer-reviewed journals, query-answering services, specialist peer-reviewed journals, e-textbooks, medical images and patient information leaflets.

Through its unique and powerful combination of citation indexing and Web technology, the ISI Citation Databases allow current and retrospective searching of quality, peer-reviewed journals, providing complete bibliographic data, full-length author abstracts, and cited references.

Google Scholar is a free search engine that indexes a variety of scholarly information including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from a broad area of research.

The Cochrane Library includes Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Methodology Register, Health Technology Assessment Database and NHS Economic Evaluation Database.

Education Source with ERIC provides access to research on all levels of education from early childhood to adult education. The content includes peer reviewed journal articles, ebooks, book reviews, dissertations, conference papers and policy reports on all topics in the realm of education.

Another interface to search MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine’s bibliographic database. Pubmed is our recommended method to search MEDLINE.

PsycInfo covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines, including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, pharmacology, physiology and linguistics. Dates of coverage: 1806 to present.

The largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed research literature covering the scientific, technical, medical and social sciences fields as well as arts and humanities.

Anatomy.tv is a suite of 3D interactive models of human anatomy. Intuitive controls allow the user to zoom, rotate and peel away layers to educate and communicate with an ease and directness that was never possible with print. A wealth of supporting media, MRIs, X-rays, live-action movies and animations are also included to supplement Anatomy.tv's high resolution, computer-generated models.

Now in its Fifth Edition and featuring completely reshot content and new clinical skills videos, Bates' Visual Guide delivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques for the (Advanced) Assessment or Introduction to Clinical Medicine course. The site features more than 8 hours of video content.

Indexes use of tests and measurement instruments, primary and secondary sources, in public health, nursing, psychology, human resources, sociology, and communication literature. Only 5 "seats" available - PLEASE CLICK 'LOGOFF' AFTER YOUR SESSION, don't just close your browser window.

This database from Thomson ISI is the only source of citation data on journals, which helps researchers evaluate and compare scholarly journals. Citation and article counts are important indicators of how frequently current researchers are using individual journals. This database presents the results of tabulating and aggregating citation and article counts, as well as other related information, such as Impact Factor and Cited Half-Life.

Drug information, drug interactions, dosing information, comparisons, toxicology and calculators.

SciELO, the Scientific Electronic Library Online, contains about 500 journals and nearly 150,000 articles published in Latin America, Caribbean countries, Portugal and Spain related to the sciences. Most of the titles are open access. Note that there is both a Spanish and English version.

Textbooks and clinical resources including Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Peterson's Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Comprehensive Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist, the ICD-10, the Merck Manual and more. CLICK ON BOOKSHELF.

UpToDate is an electronic, full-text clinical resource that provides evidence-based answers to the most commonly asked questions in clinical practice. Original material in UpToDate is written by an international faculty of practicing clinicians who are experts in their specialties. Includes access to over 9,500 topics in 21 specialties, along with different levels of patient education materials to meet the varying information needs of patients.

Submit a request for an article or book from the NYU Health Sciences Libraries' Document Delivery Department.