Below you will find links to many different websites related to dental hygiene. Please remember to evaluate the website using good judgment and to use the following criteria: accuracy, currency, credibility, and bias.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Oral Health
From the CDC website:
"To prevent and control oral diseases and conditions by building the knowledge, tools, and networks that promote healthy behaviors and effective public health practices and programs."
It's a resource that also contains lots of data, articles, maps and many more helpful sources of information focusing on public oral health.
The Dental Elf
A blog that stays up to date on the most recent evidence based research.
Dental Hygiene Education
Extensive website overseen by a registered dental hygienist that caters to instructors, students, and peer practioners.
HIVdent
"HIVDENT is a not-for-profit coalition of concerned health care professionals committed to assuring access to high quality oral health care services for adults, adolescents, and children living with HIV disease."
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
A program that tracks data about visits by pregnant women and children to dental professionals. Links on the page point to evidence-based resources for researchers. This is a program at Georgetown University.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
From the NIDCR wesite:
"The mission of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is to advance fundamental knowledge about dental, oral, and craniofacial (DOC) health and disease and translate these findings into prevention, early detection, and treatment strategies that improve overall health for all individuals and communities across the lifespan."
