Dental Internet Sites

Accreditation :

 Commission on Dental Accreditation (Part of the American Dental Association)

http://www.ada.org/117.aspx

Associations :

 American Academy of Periodontology (AAP)

http://www.perio.org/

American Association of Orthodontics

http://www.braces.org

American Dental Assistants Association

http://www.dentalassistant.org/

American Dental Association*

http://www.ada.org

*includes a wide-range of educational resources for health consumers.

American Dental Education Association

http://www.adea.org

American Dental Hygienists’ Association*

http://www.adha.org

*includes educational resources for health consumers including kids

Chicago Dental Hygienists' Society *

http://www.chicagodhs.org/

*includes local CE opportunities

Illinois Dental Hygienists' Association (IDHA)

http://idha.ift-aft.org/

National Association of Dental Laboratories

http://www.nadl.org

National Dental Association

http://www.ndaonline.org

West Suburban Dental Hygienists' Society*

http://www.wsdhs.org/WSDHS/Home.html

*includes local CE opportunities

Dental Continuing Education Sites

ADHA Continuing Education

http://www.adha.org/ce/index.html

Hygienetown

http://www.hygienetown.com

Inside Dental Hygiene

http://www.insidedentalhygiene.com/

ineedCE.com

http://www.ineedce.com/

Dental Employment Sites:

ADHA Education & Careers

http://www.adha.org/careerinfo/index.html

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Dental Hygienists Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes292021.htm

Illinois Career Information System: Dental Hygienists

http://ilcis.intocareers.org/info2.aspx?FileID=Occ&FileNum=100059&TopicNum=0

COD Library's Chicago Area Job Sites

http://www.cod.edu/library/services/jobscollege.htm#job-chicago

Dentalworkers.com

http://www.dentalworkers.com/employment/

Education and Career Resources from ADHA Online

http://www.adha.org/careerinfo/jsearch/jsearch1.htm

U.S. Department of Labor/Occupational Outlook Handbook

http://www.stats.bls.gov/oco/

U.S. Department of Labor/Occupational Outlook Handbook: Dental Hygienists

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos097.htm

Dental Health Sites for Consumers :

Academy of General Dentistry: Consumer Health

http://www.agd.org/public/

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

http://www.aapd.org

CDC Oral Health Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth

Simple Steps to Better Dental Health

http://www.simplestepsdental.com/SS/ihtSS/r.WSIHW000/st.31819/pr.3.html

Dental Images Sites:

Medical Images and Illustrations: Dentistry and Oral Health

Hardin MD: Oral Diseases -- Pictures
http://hardinmd.lib.uiowa.edu/dentpictures.html

http://www.mic.stacken.kth.se/MEDIMAGES.html#DentistryandOralHealth

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