Research Guides: Dental Assisting:

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Phone: 518-629-7360
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Resources / Employment

DANB - Dental Assisting National Board, Inc.
Certification and credentialing agency for dental assistants
DANB - State Specfic Dental Assisting Information
Listing of state certification information for dental assisting
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Dental Assistants
Describes nature of work, job outlook, earnings, etc. for this career
Career & Transfer Center (HVCC)
Career Board (CDDAG)
New York State Education Department - Office of the Professions (OP)
Q & A - Working as a NYS-RDA

Anatomy and Physiology

Medline Plus Anatomy Videos
Over 80 videos covering subjects of anatomy, pathophysiology and clinical interventions. Some examples of topics covered include blood pressure, heart bypass survery and Parkinson's disease

Medical Terminiology

Understanding Medical Words
This tutorial teaches you about medical words. You'll learn about how to put together parts of medical words. You'll also find quizzes to see what you've learned; from the National Library of Medicine
Word Parts and What They Mean
Lists word parts. They may be at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a medical word; helpful when learning to understand how medical words are put together and what they mean
Keeping a Healthy Smile
Dentists and Hygienists have a language all their own. This guide breaks down the professional terminology into everyday language.

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Interaction with BoneBox™ - Dental Lite utilizes true real-time 3D so the user can place the highly realistic detailed dental anatomy in any position and zoom in to explore all of the anatomical structures. By using the interactive quizzing feature the user will be tested on their knowledge of the human dental anatomy. You may download BoneBox™ (free) - on your Phone or iPad from the app store.

Books

Mosby's Dental Drug Reference
ISBN: 9780323481113
Publication Date: 2017
Teeth : the story of beauty, inequality, and the struggle for oral health in America
Call Number: RK58.5 .O88 2017
ISBN: 9781620974827
PRINT BOOK - Can hold for pick up
Sign in - located in the yellow bar
Basic Guide to Dental Procedures
ISBN: 9781118924556
Publication Date: 2015
Early Childhood Oral Health
ISBN: 9781118792100
Publication Date: 2016

Dental Radiology

Types of Dental X-Rays

Types of Dental X-rays
Created by the Cleveland Clinic
Types of X-rays
Created by Cologate.com / Includes tyoes of x-rays, safety, how x-rays are used
Oral Health Topics - X-rays
Created by the ADA
RadiologyInfo.org - for patients

Patient Safety

Are Dental X-Rays Dangerous
Created by CNN

Dental X-Ray overview

HPS - Dental Patient Issues
MouthHealthy
Created by the ADA
Dental X-rays
Created by Medline Plus

Good Oral Health Websites

Healthy Teeth - Oral Health Education Database
Created by dentists for kids. Helpful if you need patient information while learning in the field.
Oral Health Resources
From the CDC. Includes many topics of oral health including peridontal disease, guidelines and recommendations, information for adults and children etc.

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