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Databases / indexes for dentistry


Anthropology Plus
Index to anthropology articles, including dental anthropology. It combines two indexes into one, as it contains both "Anthropological Literature" and "Anthropological Index".

Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B)

BIOSIS Previews
Index to life sciences literature. Part of Web of Knowledge.

Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts

CINAHL
The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health; includes some content related to dental hygiene and dental assisting.

Cochrane Library
Evidence-based health sciences information (including the Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews, the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness, and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register). (See also EBM Reviews, below.)

Conference Papers Index
Index to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings.

EMBASE
Index to articles on drug research, pharmacology, medicine, etc.

Engineered Materials Abstracts
Includes the following databases, which can be searched individually by clicking below, or all at once by clicking above:

Factiva
News and business information. A good source if you are looking for newspaper coverage of dentistry-related topics.

FORS
Index to the literature of forensic sciences.

General Science Abstracts
General index of popular and professional science journals (including e.g. nutrition and physiology).

HealthSTAR
Index to literature on health care delivery, administration, technology, etc.

IADR Abstracts
Abstracts of International Association for Dental Research meetings since 2001.

Index to Dental Literature
Printed index available at the Dental Library, indexing dental literature from 1839 to 1999.

Industrial & Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A)

International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA)
Index to literature on drugs, pharmacy practice, pharmaceutical education, and legal aspects of pharmacy and drugs.

ISI Proceedings
Index to the published literature of conferences, symposia, etc. in a wide range of disciplines. Part of Web of Knowledge.

Materials Research Database
Index to topics including materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites.

Medical & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts

Index to studies on the application of biotechnology, molecular biology, or genetics to medicine and pharmaceuticals, human health, or the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

MEDLINE:

Ovid Medline
Pubmed: version for U of T
Pubmed: version for general public

For more information on Medline, please see About Medline.
For how to search Ovid Medline, please see our Ovid Medline Tutorial for Dentistry.

Proquest Dissertations and Theses
Index to theses in a wide range of disciplines; includes the full electronic text of many theses.

PsycInfo
Index to psychology articles, including articles about dental anxiety, etc.

Pubmed
Please see MEDLINE, above.

Science Citation Index
Index to science literature, offering cited reference searching (allows you to search for articles which have cited a given article). Part of Web of Science.

Scholar's Portal Search
A unique interdisciplinary search engine covering the arts and humanities, social sciences, natural and health sciences, and technology. This is great if your topic expands beyond dentistry, such as public health, psychology, ethics etc. Please note, although it includes MEDLINE, the coverage only goes back to 1999 and is updated weekly.

Scopus
Index to science literature.

Sociological Abstracts
Index to sociology articles, including articles about access to dental care and determinants of health.

Toxicology Abstracts
Covers studies on the risks associated with chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and by-products.

Water Resources Abstracts
Indexes water resources literature, including articles on fluoridation.

Web of Science
Includes the Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Offers cited reference searching (allows you to search for articles which have cited a given article).


Last updated: July 14, 2009

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