Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene

Reference Books: give you a general overview of a subject. 

• For eReference (digital) books try Gale eBooks.

Books give a broad, thorough treatment of a subject.

• To find books or eBooks use the Library Search OR eBook Collection (EBSCO).

Periodical Articles provide information that is focused, usually from a contemporary point of view. Usually the most current source of scholarly medical information.

• For scholarly peer reviewed journal articles search CINAHL Complete OR MEDLINE with Full Text

• For consumer health information search Health & Wellness OR Health Source: Consumer Edition

Web Pages can include all information types. Since web publication is fast, use it for very current information. 

• Use Advanced Search in Google to limit search results to .edu or .gov.

• Use Google Scholar to search for scholarly content on the web.  

Media Resources provide visual and auditory details which can not be captured in written text. 

• Use Public Domain Pictures to locate images.

• Use Academic Video Online Premium OR Nursing Education in Video to view streaming videos.