March Workshops
February 27, 2007
If you need to brush up on research skills or would like to learn more about EndNote, stop by a HSL workshop in March!
March 1 @ 10am - Web 2.0 - RSS, Blogs & Wikis
March 6 @ 10:30am - PubMed Basics
March 8 @ 10 am - EndNote Basics
March 29 @ 10:30am - Finding Health Statistics, Stat!
The workshops above will be held in the Multimedia Instruction Room in the basement of the HSL.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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The Most Famous Dentures
February 22, 2007
Happy Birthday President Washington!
What better way to celebrate George Washington’s 275th birthday than to talk about his teeth? Indeed the nation’s first president is also one the most famous sufferers of dental pain. He was troubled by abscesses, inflamed gums, and eventually the extraction of all his natural teeth.
Of course, the popular myth about wooden dentures has long been dispelled; there is still much fodder on the Internet about the state of Washington’s teeth. Visit the National Dental Museum's webpage for a complete history of Washington’s dental woes. At the site you'll find a picture of the famous dentures, believed to made of a combination of ivory, cow's teeth, human teeth, and metal. (Maybe wood would have been better?)
Washington's legendary mouth pain did not subside, even in battle. During the Revolutionary War, he corresponded with his dentist to request utensils to clean his false teeth.
So, as we celebrate Washington's many accomplishments today: land surveyor, successful planter, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, and the first President of the United States...let us take a moment to remember the pain he endured as a result of his poor teeth (the natural ones as well as the dentures).
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Finding Statistics in Oral Health and Dentistry
February 21, 2007
Health statistics can be elusive! Here are some resources that will hopefully make those dentistry statistics a little easier to find.
National Data for the United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Oral Health Surveillance System -- Provides statistics across a variety of oral health indicators, including: dental visits, teeth cleaning, dental sealants, fluoridation status and more…
Oral health: loss of all natural teeth among adults(2000-2004)
Oral health: untreated caries, all ages (1999-2004)
These tables provide oral health data (natural tooth loss and untreated caries) for the United States by age, race/ethnicity, region, and gender.
FastStats A-Z Oral and Dental Health -- A quick look at national statistics concerning dental health
National Cancer Institute
Statistical Fact Sheet on Cancer of the Oral Cavity and Pharynx
Fast Stats: Oral Cavity and Pharynx Cancer -- This link provides statistics on incidence, mortality, survival and state, prevalence, and lifetime risk. The data is broken down by age, race, and gender.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (statistics and data)
State Data
Oral Health Data for New York State
Synopses of State Dental Public Health Programs -- Click on a state to find information on demographics, infrastructure, dental workforce, administration, and programs.
International Data
World Health Organization, Oral Health Resources -- Data includes: oral health profiles by country and region, significant caries index, systemic and oral health, oral diseases and related factors, and tobacco and oral diseases.
Or...you can check out my new Health Statistics Wiki for a more complete listing of resources across all disciplines. The wiki is organized by national statistics, regional, and global. Also included are bibliographies and guides and books.
This is just the beginning, please feel free to contact me if you need help seeking out dental or other health statistics.
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New Database: Embase.com
February 16, 2007
Does your research involve drug-related topics?
Then you might be interested in EMBASE via Elsevier, also referred to as Embase.com
It provides comprehensive coverage of drug research, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, pharmacy and toxicology, clinical medicine, public health, occupational health, environmental health rehabilitation and physical therapy, basic biological research relevant to human medicine, alternative medicine; and much more. It's true strength is its indexing of the drug literature.
This bibliographic database consists of EMBASE (the "European MEDLINE") and MEDLINE together, with the duplicates removed. it indexes over 7,000 journals, adding 2,000 records daily, and contains about 18 million citations at the moment.
Give it a try, and call if I can help with searching.
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History of Denistry through Sound
February 15, 2007
Have a listen to an NPR segement where a dentist explores the history of dentistry through sound...
The Sounds That Once Made Patients Wince
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Writing Resources
February 15, 2007
Not sure how to cite? Should your citations be in Vancouver or APA? Should that be a superscript or a subscript? What on earth is EndNote, exactly?
Here is a list of online resources that will make writing easier:
Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
Journal abbreviations
Publish, Not Perish
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
Writing and Citing (UB Libraries)
Other Helpful Resources:
EndNote
Google Docs and Spreadsheets -- This is can be used as an online tool for writing collaboratively
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Welcome to the New Dentistry Blog
February 13, 2007
Hello! My name is Linda Hasman, I'm a librarian in the Health Sciences Library and the liaison to the School of Dental Medicine. Welcome to our new blog.
This blog will be used to communicate library resources related to dentistry, general interest items in dentistry, and other news and announcements.
A blog is a great communications tool. You can view the content as you have time or you can subscribe to have notifications sent to you when new material has been added.
Also, it is my hope that this blog will be interactive, so please feel free to make comments as you see fit.
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Valentine's Day Party
February 13, 2007
This Valentine’s Day, the Health Sciences Library will fulfill your deepest desire by ….
…debuting new online resources!
(What did you expect from a bunch of librarians?)
Please join us at the Health Sciences Library
Valentine’s Day
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Brief demonstrations of these exciting new online resources:
EMBASE.com
SPORTDiscus with Full Text
Faculty of 1000
Current Protocols
Plus refreshments, gifts, and raffles!
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