We wish you a

and a Happy New Year. The library will close at 5 pm today and re-open at 9:00 am on Monday, 4th January 2010.

Articles by our staff & students

The following papers have been added to PubMed recently:

Lin D, Li Q, Li W, Swain M. Bone remodeling induced by dental implants of functionally graded materials. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2009 Nov 19. [Epub ahead of print]









Wang HC, Fleming S, Lee YC, Law S, Swain M, Xue J. Noncontact, nondestructive elasticity evaluation of sound and demineralized human dental enamel using a laser ultrasonic surface wave dispersion technique. J Biomed Opt. 2009 Sep-Oct;14(5):054046.

New books received this week

Textbook of endodontology / edited by Gunnar Bergenholtz (et al). 2nd ed, Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2010.

Significantly restructured and completely updated, the new edition maintains the ethos of the original, facilitating ease of learning through pedagogical features such as annotated references, core concepts and key literature. It features a number of new chapters.




Review questions and answers for dental assisting /edited by Betty Ladley Finkbeiner. St. Louis, Mo. ; London : Elsevier Mosby, 2009.

Key features: Three simulated Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) practice exams are organized into CDA exam sections: General Chairside, Infection Control, and Radiation Health and Safety. Photos and illustrations pictured with the exam questions provide a realistic exam simulation.




Dental assisting instrument guide / Donna Phinney. Clifton Park, NY : Thomson Delmar Learning, c2007.

A large variety of dental instruments are used in practice so it is important for the dental assistant to know and understand the characteristics and functions of these instruments. This Guide allows study of the instruments through photos and brief descriptions and makes identification a breeze.

A research and collaboration website in bioethics

EthicShare is a research and collaboration website developed with an initial focus on bioethics. Here you will find a comprehensive collection of ethics materials including research materials, group discussions, current news articles, and upcoming events. It automatically adds new research materials regularly, but if you notice that something is missing you can help improve EthicShare by sharing citations, conference announcements and calls for papers as well as suggestions. Membership is free. For more information please go to the EthicShare homepage.

New books received this week

NVQs for dental nurses / Carole Hollins. Oxford, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell, 2009.

NVQs for Dental Nurses provides trainee dental nurses with a core companion to the National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3 in Oral Healthcare. The book offers comprehensive support on mandatory units of the course in addition to supplying material on the optional units most common to clinical dentistry.





The anatomical basis of dentistry / by Bernard Liebgott. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo. ; London : Elsevier Mosby, 2010.

Now in full color, this new edition helps you master the essentials of gross anatomy. Complete, accurate coverage highlights the regions of the head and neck that are of clinical relevance.





Dental management of the medically compromised patient / by DJames W. Little (et al) St. Louis, Mo. ; London : Mosby Elsevier, c2008.

Ensure your patients' health and safety! Practical guidance helps you determine the severity and stability of common medical disorders in the dental office, so you'll always know how to proceed to provide the best possible care and avoid complications.





Delmar's dental assisting video series. Clifton Park, N.Y. : Thomson Delmar Learning, c2006.

This set of 2 DVDs is a great resource for training Dental Assistants. Contents: Disc 1. pt. 1: Introduction to Chairside Assisting; pt. 2: Dental Radiography; pt. 3: Infection Control Techniques. -- Disc 2. pt. 4: Restorative Dental Materials; pt. 5: Laboratory Impression, Materials & Techniques.