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Scope of Practice Review: Oral Health Practitioners


Health Workforce Australia has released a report that reviews the role and scope of oral health practitioners. This report was commissioned by Australian Health Ministers following the release of the Dental Board of Australia's Scope of Practice Standard (the Standard) in March 2010.
See the recently released report

Dentistry and Oral Health

Specialised Resources
Specialised Resources: 

Books
MDconsult | Statref | Access Medicine |Textbooks | Oxford reference |

High Impact Journals
Journal of dental research | Periodontology 2000 | Journal of endodontics | Oral oncology | Dental materials |

Databases
Pubmed | Medline (OVID) | Embase | Web of Science | Scopus | All Health and Medical databases |

Specialist Drug Resources
MIMS| Australian Medicines Handbook | Stockley's Drug Interactions | Catalyst

EBP Resources
Cochrane Library | Therapeutic Guidelines | First Consult | Dentistry Clinical Practice Guidelines | Evidence-Based Dentistry |

Dentistry and Oral Health Clinical Practice Australian Guidelines/Legislation
Dental Board of Australia Codes of Practice, Policies & Guidelines | Work Health & Safety Act | Queensland's health & safety laws | Radiation Health - Legislation, standards & information | ADA Infection Control Guidelines |

Dentistry and Oral Health Clinical Practice International Guidelines
National Guideline Clearinghouse (US) | National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) (UK) | American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry - Clinical guidelines | American Academy of Periodontology - AAP Clinical & Scientific papers |

Multimedia
anatomy.tv | PEIR digital library | MedEdPORTAL |

Related Health Information Resources
Nursing | Pathology | Pharmacy | Population Health | Subject Guides | Australian Dental Journal Style Guide |

Tools and Tutorials
Evidence-Based Practice | Copyright | Plagiarism | How to Guides | Resources for Higher Degree Students | Research Data Management |

Organisations
Australian Dental Association (ADA) | Australian Dental Association QLD | Dental Hygienist's Association of Australia | Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency | Australian Infection Control |

Further Assistance
Contact your Librarian | Suggestions and Feedback | UQ Student Services |

What's New
What's New: 

See the Dentistry Library blog, Teeth Talk for up to date information in the fields of Dentistry and Oral Health.

What's new to the UQ Library collections.

UQ Library (Health Sciences) Newsletter

New AIWH Reports - Dental decay among Australian children and Changes in child toothbrushing over time -August 2011

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released two new reports today:

Dental decay among Australian children

What's new - Oral Health: Cochrane Library

Dental treatment risks

Streptococcus - the key link between gum disease and heart disease

Chewing for your oral health!

Money for Old Teeth

2009 Oral cancer annual evidence update available

Australian study on the oral health of health cardholders