Your library in your hand

AirPAC is a simplified version of the Library catalogue to use with your iphone, ipad or android. AirPAC is available free of charge, however depending on your account provider and data plan you may incur charges. To use AirPAC, just type http://opac.library.usyd.edu.au/airpac into the browser on your mobile device and save it to your home sceen or to your bookmarks. There is no access to Requests or MyLibrary via AirPAC at this time. Please use the catalogue Classic view to place Requests or check MyLibrary.

Search PubMed & get the full text on your handheld

Click on this link to Pubmed for Handhelds. When it opens in your browser save it to your home sceen or to your bookmarks. It works fine on the iPhone and iPad. I didn't test it on androids or Blackberry but it should work on those platforms too. You can do a PICO search or a natural language search also knowns as google type search, or a Medline/PubMed search. It automatically invokes the familiar Unikey login screen so even if you are not connected via the Usyd wireless network you would still be able to get to the fulltext.

New books received this week

The dentist's rock and roll guide to patient loyalty / Joe Heuer. Glendale, Wis. : Rock and Roll Press, c2010.

Learn what Rock and Roll and customer service have in common.This entertaining and quick read goes beyond customer service and teaches you how to build a Rockin' loyal patient base through love, respect and appreciation for your patients. Learn how to develop a ROCKITUDE that will help you stand out from the crowd.






Orthodontics & paediatric dentistry / Declan Millett. 2nd ed., Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2010.

This is a second edition of a hugely successful practical resource in orthodontics and paediatric dentistry - ideal for undergraduate dental students and post-graduates preparing for the MJDF and similar exams.






Psychogenic denture intolerance: theoretical background, prevention, and treatment possibilities. /Tibor Károly Fábián. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, 2010.

This book reviews research on the subject of psychogenic denture intolerance, a complex and rising problem of dentistry presenting many intricate problems which are being tackled by various disciplines of both basic and clinical research.

Cast Post and Core Restoration

This resource is a self guided instructional material in fabrication of cast post and core by Ranier M. Adarve, DMD, MS, MHPE from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. It is designed to assist learners through the detailed step by step instructions of the procedure. In this resource, two techniques are demonstrated: (1) Direct fabrication and the (2) Indirect fabrication of the post and core pattern . Learners can use this resource for self-paced learning while Faculty can utilize this resource to augment lectures and discussions. (Source: MedEdPORTAL, accessed on 17/01/2011)

New books received this week

Terminating employment in a dental office / American Dental Association. Chicago, Ill. : American Dental Association, c2009.

Handle the difficult task of terminating employment effectively and with an understanding of the legal ramifications. Learn how to handle a crisis such as fraud or drug use, set up a system for progressive discipline, deal with employee leaves of absence, terminate an associate, and manage the mechanics of termination.






A few words from the chair: a patient speaks to dentists. / David Clow. United States: David Clow, 2008.

The first and only book written for dental professionals by a patient offering advice to established and new dental professionals on how to understand the things patients don’t get to say. It is a practical, timely way for dentists to build relationships, gain greater case acceptance from their patients, and create more fulfilling and lucrative practices.






Mistake free medical office design and construction: written exclusively for physicians & dentists. / Richard Boureston. Irvine, Calif. : SCMRE Publishing, c2009.

Whether you have been in a practice for a long time or just got out of medical or dental school you have one thing in common: you weren't taught anything about medical real estate in school. This book will give you the information you need methodically and yet casually.

Consumer medicine information

myDr is a consumer health website produced at the MIMS office. Its content is free for all to access and it is a reliable place to get information about medical conditions, medications etc. Search their extensive database of Consumer Medicine Information from Australian pharmaceutical companies. Consumer Medicine Information is often included as a package insert with medicines, or may be provided by doctors or pharmacists. (Source: myDR, accessed on 06/01/2011)

Free DOI lookup

If you have bibliographic data for a item and would like to find the DOI, or if you only have an article title and author or the text of a bibliographic reference, try CrossRef for individual DOI retrieval. CrossRef is a collaborative reference linking service that functions as a sort of digital switchboard. It holds no full text content, but rather effects linkages through CrossRef Digital Object Identifiers (CrossRef DOI), which are tagged to article metadata supplied by the participating publishers. The end result is an efficient, scalable linking system through which a researcher can click on a reference citation in a journal and access the cited article. (Source: CrossRef, accessed on 06/01/2011)

New books received this week

An introduction to biomaterials / Scott A. Guelcher (ed). Boca Raton, FL : CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2006.

Containing chapters prepared by leading authorities on key biomaterial types, this book underscores the process of biomaterial design, development directed toward clinical application, and testing that leads to therapies for clinical targets.






Fast-track training: the basics for dental staff. / American Dental Association Chicago : American Dental Association, c2007.

This book is a straightforward way to learn what is needed to work in today’s dental office. The chapters cover everything from day-to-day dental office tasks such as scheduling patients and working with third party payers to the intricacies of HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.






Issues in oral health for low income and disadvantaged groups in NSW: an advocacy kit for community & welfare non-governent organisations (NGOs) NSW Oral Health Alliance Surry Hills, N.S.W. : NSW Oral Health Alliance, 2010.

The NSW Oral Health Alliance has designed this advocacy kit for community and welfare NGOs. It aims to raise awareness of oral health issues for low income and disadvantaged groups in NSW.