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Information Gateways

About dentistry
This Web site is hosted by John M. Brooke DDS for About, the Human Internet. Although the focus is on human dentistry this is nonetheless a valuable resource due to its comprehensive and extensive nature. It provides links to web sites ranging from basic ones aimed at the lay person to technical ones aimed at the health professional.

General Resources

The University of Sydney Library Catalogue
Recommended subject headings on the University of Sydney Library Catalogue are listed below. Please check all related subject headings for comprehensive results.

• Veterinary dentistry

All Pets Dental
Maintained by Dr. Jan Bellows, DVM, this site provides veterinary dentistry information from All Pets Dental Clinic in Weston, Florida. Periodontal disease, care of fractured teeth, orthodontics, feline dentistry and general dental care are all discussed in some detail with pictures also provided. While these main sections contain information of interest to both pet owners and veterinarians - such as "Seven steps to a successful root canal" - there is also a separate section for veterinarians covering issues such as intraoral radiology, radiographic diagnosis of periodontal disease and tips for getting started in practical veterinary dentistry.

World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Congress Proceedings
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association's membership is made up of veterinary organisations from all over the world concerned with small companion animals such as cats, dogs, rabbits, and guinea pigs. Congress proceedings covering dentistry can be accessed by clicking on the dentistry link. Proceedings are available for the following years: 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004

Veterinary Dentistry Report
This is the home page of the Veterinary Dentistry Report, a veterinary dentistry newsletter published and edited by D.H. DeForge, VMD, of the Connecticut Dental Referral Service. The newsletter features articles on modern veterinary practice and includes the Atlas of oral medicine and Atlas of oral radiology

Dental Care
This is a series of over 30 articles compiled by board-certified veterinary dental specialist Dr. Jan Bellows on dental health of pets. Topics include dental anatomy, feline and canine dental care, ferret dentistry, natural veterinary dental care and radiographic diagnosis of periodontal disease. The site is hosted by VeterinaryPartner.com

Recent advances in small animal dentistry
Electronic textbook edited by D. T. Carmichael DVM and published on the web by the International Veterinary Information Service. Topics covered include oral surgery, juvenile dentistry, feline oral neoplasia, periodontics and restorative materials.

Dentistry and Oral Surgery Service
This is the home page of the Dentistry and Oral Surgery Service of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis. General information about the Service is provided including details about teaching, residency and research programs and clinical activities. A client information page also contains some information on dental care of pets and home care instructions.

The Colyer Institute
The Colyer Institute is a San Diego based non-profit organisation that promotes itself as a "center for the study of oral disease and nutrition in exotic animals". Apart from containing general information about the Institute, this Web site also provides access to documents, photographs and .pdf files, on research, education, clinical cases in various areas of exotic animal oral disease, dental materials instrumentation, oral medicine, surgery, and nutrition.

Veterinary Care Guide
This page lists some online resources on veterinary dentistry for veterinary professionals. The full text of some technical and research papers is available. This page is part of the National Pet Dental Health Month Web site, a collaborative project between The American Veterinary Medical Association, the American Veterinary Dental Society and Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.

Veterinary dentistry
Resource prepared by Norman Johnston BVM&S of the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. The site consists of text, images and video and covers the basics of veterinary dentistry.

Equine Dentistry

Australian Equine Dental Practice
Produced by Peter Borgdorff, from the Australian Equine Dental Practice. The website provides an introduction to equine dental care. The dental care guide section is in question and answer format and is illustrated with a number of images, which, when clicked on, link to enlargements as well as further detail. There is also a photo album illustrating dental disease.

Professional Equine Dentistry
Maintained by equine dentistry specialist Bayard A Rucker, DVM, this site provides a frequently asked questions page, a list of relevant links, case studies and definitions of some equine dentistry terms.

Equine Dental Health
Produced by Häst, a US based practice specialising in equine medicine, this page provides some brief information on the anatomy of equine dentistry. Some good photographs are included.

Horse Dentistry
This Web site is authored by Tom Allen DVM. It is a brief guide to equine dental care and gives a step by step account of what is involved in a dental visit as well as some case studies and photographs.

The American School of Equine Dentistry
This is a private school that runs programs, courses, classes and hands-on course work in equine dentistry. The Web site provides general information on the school, available classes and instructors as well as an archive of educational articles in .html format.

Associations

Australian Veterinary Dental Society
The Australian Veterinary Dental Society is a special interest group of the Australian Veterinary Association. The Society's mission statement is "to provide the best possible dental and oral health care by promoting the awareness of veterinary dentistry to the veterinary profession". The Web site provides information about the Society, membership, services and relevant meetings and conferences.

European Veterinary Dental Society
"The European Veterinary Dental Society is a non-profit educational organisation. It was founded in 1992 with the aims of educating and training European veterinary surgeons in animal dentistry and also to promote clinical dental research which will benefit animals". Its website provides details of meetings, publications and news updates.

Academy of Veterinary Dentistry
"The Academy of Veterinary Dentistry is an international organization of veterinarians with a special interest in the dental care of animals." The Academy promotes the improvement of practice standards and knowledge in veterinary dentistry, encourages education and research and conducts continuing education programs for practitioners. This Web site provides information about the Academy, its members and meetings. It also provides links to other relevant organisations.

American Veterinary Dental College
The American Veterinary Dental College "promotes the advancement of high standards in the art and science of veterinary dentistry through the encouragement of all veterinary colleges to establish in-depth instruction and a high standard for training in veterinary dentistry." Its Web site provides details of members and events.

Recommended Research Databases and Indexes

Recommended research databases and indexes for this area of study are: CAB Abstracts, MEDLINE, AGRICOLA and Web of Science.