RSS Feeds
March 23, 2007
As promised in a previous post, I’d thought we would spend some time talking about RSS feeds.
So, what exactly is a RSS feed? Well, RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. RSS feeds give researchers the chance to harness the information on the Internet. It lets you know when your favorite sites have been updated, without having to visit the site. Some think of RSS as an inbox for the Internet. You’ll get all the information you want, that you can check at your convenience.
Use RSS feeds to stay on top of the latest research. You can create a RSS feeds from PubMed so that you’ll know each time something new has been added in your field of research. You can create feeds for the latest headlines in dentistry or create feeds for general health news.
Or, if you’re like me – a news junkie – all of the major news organizations have RSS feeds for the latest goings on.
How do you get in on this RSS action? There are several options:
Bloglines (this one just happens to be my favorite)
Google Reader
My Yahoo
As always, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about RSS, or need some help setting up RSS feeds.
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Root Beer – The “Safest” Soft Drink?
March 22, 2007
A study in the current issue of General Dentistry investigates the pH values of commercial soft drinks.
Consumers often consider soft drinks to be harmless, believing that the only concern is sugar content. Many choose to consume "diet" drinks to alleviate this concern. However, diet drinks contain phosphoric acid and/or citric acid and still cause dental erosion—though considerably less than their sugared counterparts.
Researchers also concluded that non-colas cause a greater amount of erosion than colas. Citric acid is the predominant acid in non-cola drinks and is a major factor in why non-cola drinks are especially erosive.
So, how does root beer play into all of this? According to the study, root beer products are non-carbonated and do not contain the acids that harm teeth.
To see the March/April 2007 issue of General Dentistry, come visit us in the library. It is located in our Current Journals section.
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Recent UB SDM Faculty Publications
March 15, 2007
Bernstein RL, Preston CB, Lampasso J.
Leveling the curve of Spee with a continuous archwire technique: a long term cephalometric study.
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2007 Mar;131(3):363-71.
Rogers JE, Li F, Coatney DD, Rossa C, Bronson P, Krieder JM, Giannobile WV, Kirkwood KL.
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Lipopolysaccharide-Mediated Experimental Bone Loss Model for Aggressive Periodontitis.
J Periodontol. 2007 Mar;78(3):550-558.
Ng PY, Donley M, Hausmann E, Hutson AD, Rossomando EF, Scannapieco FA.
Candidate salivary biomarkers associated with alveolar bone loss: cross-sectional and in vitro studies.
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2007 Mar;49(2):252-60.
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Public Health Dentistry
March 12, 2007
In their 2005 book Uninsured in America, authors Susan Starr Sered and Rushika Fernandopulle reported that the most common complaint among the unisured was dental pain.
There is no need to look any further than the nation's capital to find the ramifications of not having dental insurance:
For want of a dentist: Prince George's boy dies after bacteria from tooth spread to brain
Public health dentistry provides a pivotal role in improving dental health in communities across America.
If you are looking for information in public health dentistry, try a few of these resources:
New York State Oral Health Plan
American Association of Public Health Dentistry
And, HSL resources:
Databases:
MEDLINE (via Ovid) -- Provides extensive coverage of topics in public health. Try using the MeSH term: Public Health Dentistry.
Embase.com (via Elsevier) -- This is a new database. Try using the advanced search feature and use "area of focus" to limit your search to Public Health.
Journals:
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology (online)
Journal of Public Health Dentistry (print)
Statistical Resources:
Finding Health Statistics Wiki
Also, please feel free to contact me anytime you need help with a public health dentistry search!
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Full-Text E-Journals
March 06, 2007
When searching the library's databases, we know that ultimately you want to get the full-text of the article.
Often the database will provide, or lead you to, a full-text link. Unfortunately, we are not 100% totally there yet! Sometimes no full-text link is provided, but the library may still have an electronic copy of the article you are looking for.
Try looking in the following locations for the journal articles you are having problems with. Search by the name of the journal.
HSL's electronic journal list
UB Libraries' electronic journal list
The BISON catalog
Speaking of e-journals: In addition to the full-list of HSL journals, there is also a list of the dental journals that we subscribe to eletronically. HSL provides online access to many of the top impact factor dental journals, including: Journal of Dental Research, Periodontology 2000, Oral Oncology, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, Oral Microbiology and Immunology, Dental Materials, and many more...
Keep in mind that most journals started providing electronic access around the mid-1990's. Use the catalog to find out if the library has a print copy (along with the electronic one) so you can make a photocopy.
So what happens if you still can't find the journal or date you need?
Request a copy through Interlibrary Loan, using ILLIAD. This service is fast, easy, and there is no cost to you.
Remember, if you're located on the South Campus, you can request journal articles and books located on the North Campus to be delivered to the South Campus to save you a trip. Use Document Express, for this service.
Information-wise, we are still in an electronic transition period. So while the systems are working to make it more seamless for you, we still have a bit to go. If you can't find what you need, give a call and I can help.
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Oral Health and Pregnancy
March 02, 2007
Considering that I’m entering my third trimester, the topic of oral health and pregnancy is certainly one of interest.
Recently the New York State Department of Health released the Oral Healthcare during Pregnancy and Early Childhood guidelines. Take a look for a good read.
If you’re interested in further research on this topic, a quick PubMed search of Oral Disease AND Pregnancy yields several relevant results. This is a broad search that can be narrowed. For a specific search on a current topic of interest, try Periodontal Disease AND Preterm Delivery.
To really stay current on research in oral health and pregnancy, you can sign up for RSS feeds through PubMed or get the latest news on oral health and pregnancy.
Stay tuned for more information on RSS feeds in an upcoming blog post….
As always, please feel free to contact me of you would assistance searching this or any other topic in dentistry.
Special thanks to SDM faculty member Dr. Lisa Mruz for her input on this post.
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