Subject Guides : Dental Assistant

Getting Started: Reference Books

As you begin your research, use reference books like these for basic information and definitions of terms. These are just a few of the books you'll find on your topic in the DCTC Library.

• Mosby's Dental Dictionary, 2nd ed.
  Reference Collection RK27 .M672 2008
  Also available as a Credo Reference eBook
• Dental Terminology, 2nd ed.
  Reference RK28 .D64 2007
• Glossary of Orthodontic Terms
  Reference RK521 .D37 2000
• ADA/PDR Guide to Dental Therapeutics, 5th ed.
  Reference RK701 .A33 2009
• Mosby's 2007 Dental Drug Consult
  Reference RK701 .M58 2007
• Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry, 14th ed.
  Reference RK701 .W96 2008

Find Books & Videos

Find books and videos with our catalog, MnPALS Plus. Use the original MnPALS catalog for advanced searching, or enter your terms below to search MnPALS Plus.

The best way to begin a search in MnPALS Plus is to enter one or two keywords on your topic. To focus your search, use the Refine your search links that appear to the left of your search results. You can also click on a relevant title and look for Similar Items on the right side of the screen.

You can expand your search to include all libraries in the MnPALS system. Items not available from the DCTC Library can be requested through interlibrary loan (ILL).

Our books and videos are organized by Library of Congress call numbers. Most books and videos about dental assisting are shelved in the RK call number range.

Find Articles

Use indexes and databases to locate articles, reports, and other documents on your topic. You can print, save, or e-mail any of the full-text articles in these databases. The DCTC Library also subscribes to about 120 periodicals in print; some of these are not available online. If the specific article you need is not available at the DCTC Library either online or in print, you can request the article from another library through interlibrary loan (ILL).

Indexes & Databases

Periodicals

See PALSconnect Linker for a list of magazines and journals on the subject of dentistry, with links to full text.

We have print subscriptions to Community Dental Health, Dentistry Today, International Journal of Orthodontics, and JADA: The Journal of the American Dental Association.

Web Sites

Some annotations are adapted from the web sites' own descriptions and from ipl2: Information You Can Trust.

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