VHA National Desktop Library

A sample of the online journals available in dentistry include:

• Clinical Advances in Periodontics
• The Dental Assistant
• Dental Clinics of North America
• Evidence-Based Dentistry
• Gerodontology
• Journal of Dental Hygiene
• Journal of Periodontology
• Journal of Public Health Dentistry
• Journal of the American Dental Association
• Special Care in Dentistry

To locate all online journals available to you, search your local library.

A sample of the online books available in dentistry include:

To locate all online books available to you, search your local library.

• LexiComp for Dentistry

  This database provides dental professionals with dental specific pharmacology information and drug interaction analysis tools to ensure medication safety in the dental clinic. This database also features a complete dental reference library of 12 dental textbooks.

• Anatomy.tv

  Anatomy.tv (Primal Pictures) allows you to explore human anatomy in a 3D interactive model. Interact with anatomy by peeling away layers, rotating models, and reconstructing layers back to their original structure. Compare 3D images to MRI slices to aid in diagnosis and management of injuries. Anatomy.tv includes Systemic Anatomy, Regional Anatomy, Primal Interactive Human: The 3D Real-time Body, Sports Injuries Series, Surgery Series and Specialty Titles.

• ClinicalKey

  This clinical search engine includes access to full text books, journals, guidelines and multimedia. Contains Elsevier published content of 521 journals, 900+ clinical texts, procedure videos and much more.

• Pubmed

  PubMed provides over 23 million citations for biomedical literature, including MEDLINE, life science journals and ebooks.

• UpToDate (use if on the VA computer network)

  UpToDate is a guided evidence-based, clinical decision-making solution with dynamic and interactive algorithms as well as lab monographs. UpToDate Pathways is comprised of interactive algorithms that provide clinical recommendations tailored to each patient, and address common, chronic, and sometimes complex conditions with multiple management, diagnoses, or treatment options. UpToDate Lab Interpretation contains monographs and algorithms that guide you to more quickly and accurately interpret and decide on next steps for lab results out of the normal range.
  For remote access use https://www.uptodate.com with your UTD username/password. Tip Sheet for CME/Remote Access Registration

Please check with your local library for additional databases in your subject area.