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Background sources (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, manuals, etc.) provide summary and factual information. They generally contain well established knowledge and can provide a basic understanding on which to build. Use background sources to:
- find basic concepts and viewpoints of topic
- get the historical context and relationships to other topics
- identify and define special terms used to discuss the topics
- find or verify data, facts, formulas, etc.
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Dictionaries
Mosby's Dental Dictionary
Call Number: Reference RK27 .M67 2008
Definitions include all areas of dentistry, basic, clinical and behavioral sciences, terms related to office management, and commonly used medical terms.
Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions: Illustrated
Call Number: Reference RK27 .S744 2007
Harty's Dental Dictionary
Call Number: RK27 .H37 2007
This dictionary is in the general collection and can be checked out.- Dental Abbreviations, Symbols and Acronyms - 2nd ed. 2008
Glossary of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants
Call Number: Reference RK667.I45 G567 2007
Dictionary of Dentistry English-Spanish, Spanish-English = Diccionario de Odontologia Inglés-Espanõl, Espanõl-Inglés
Call Number: Reference RK27 .F73 2005
Handbooks & Encyclopedias
Dental Clinical Advisor
Call Number: RK318 .H877 2006
ADA/PDR Guide to Dental Therapeutics
Call Number: Reference RK701 .A33 2006
Concise Encyclopedia of Periodontology
Call Number: RK361 .V36 2007
Atlases
Netter's Head and Neck Anatomy for Dentistry
Call Number: RK280 .N67 2007
A Color Atlas of Orofacial Health and Disease in Children and Adolescents: Diagnosis and Management
Call Number: RC815 .A36 2000
Pocket Atlas of Dental Radiology
Call Number: RK309 .P37913 2007
Color Atlas of Dental Implant Surgery
Call Number: RK667.I45 B56 2007
Atlas of Laser Applications in Dentistry
Call Number: RK685.L37 C65 2007
ASDA Guides to Postdoctoral Programs
- General Practice Residencies and Advanced Education in General Dentistry - Volume 1
Call Number: Reference RK78 .A533 12th ed. 2009 - Dental Public Health, Endodontics, Oral Pathology, Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry, Periodontics, and Prosthodontics - Volume 2
Call Number: Reference RK78 .A534 12th ed. 2009 - ASDA/AAOMS Guide to Postdoctoral Programs. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Volume 3
Call Number: Reference RK78 .A535 12th ed. 2009
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