Recommended Web Sites

Care of Teeth - The National Center for Farmworker Health created this.

Dental Hygiene: How To Care For Your Child's Teeth - FamilyDoctor.org produced this instructional sheet on how to brush your child's teeth.

Mouth and Teeth: How to Keep Them Healthy - This fact sheet tells you how to keep your teeth healthy.

Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy - Find out more from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

Take Care of Your Teeth and Gums - This information is from the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

Tooth Problems - FamilyDoctor.org has created this flow chart to determine what to do when you have a problem with a tooth.

Academy of General Dentistry Consumer Information - The Academy of General Dentistry offers a large collection of fact sheets and other dental information at their site.

Brush Up on Healthy Teeth - Simple tips for parents from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to help make sure their small children grow up with healthy smiles.

Consumer Guide to Dentistry - This site was created to help consumers better understand the treatments and procedures available in dentistry to enhance appearance and oral health.

Dental Care from NOAH - New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) offers high quality full-text health consumer health information which has been selected and organized by librarians and health professionals in New York and beyond.

Dental Health for Adults: A Guide to Protecting Your Teeth and Gums - An in-depth report from AARP containing articles pertaining to dental health.

Diet and Oral Health: A Vicious Circle for Some Seniors - Columbia University Medical Center, School of Dental & Oral Surgery offers this information.

Getting Older? Why Your Teeth and Gums Are Important for Good Health - This fact sheet is offered in 5 languages: English, Spanish, Russian, Bosnian and Arabic.

KidsHealth - Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, KidsHealth provides families with doctor-approved, accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use. The site offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents. Some of their topics relating to oral health include:
Kids:
Bad Breath
Coping with Cold Sores
Taking Care of Your Teeth
Teens:
Canker Sores
Cold Sores
Mouth and Teeth
Taking Care of Your Teeth
What Are Impacted Wisdom Teeth?
What Causes Bad Breath?
Parents:
Keeping Your Child's Teeth Healthy
Mouth and Teeth

MedlinePlus:Dental Health - The National Library of Medicine has compiled these links to quality resources on the Internet.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

Minimally Invasive Dentistry - Learn more about this from the Academy of General Dentistry.

The Mouth Body Connection - The American Academy of Periodontology shows how your mouth affects your heart, your unborn child, and many other parts of your life.

Mouth Rinses - This information comes from the Academy of General Dentistry.

Mouth-Healthy Eating - Columbia University Medical Center, School of Dental & Oral Surgery has created this information.

Oral Health - WomensHealth.gov has created this information about your mouth and teeth.

Oral Health and Oral Hygiene - The American Diabetes Association has created this information, but it is good for non-diabetics too.

Oral Health Topics A–Z from the ADA - Lots of  information and resources from the American Dental Association about your and your family's oral health care.

Pizza Palate - The dentists at Columbia give you information on what happens when you chomp down on that blazing hot pizza.

Should I Floss? - More from the Academy of General Dentistry.

Simple Steps to Better Dental Health - Columbia University College of Dental Medicine offers this guide to preventing problems, understanding conditions and exploring treatments.

Taking Care of Your Teeth and Mouth - The National Institute on Aging presents this information.

The Use and Handling of Toothbrushes - Learn how to keep them clean with these tips from the CDC.

Water Fluoridation: Frequently Asked Questions - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer these questions and answers.

What Is Dental Anxiety and Phobia? - The Columbia University Medical Center, School of Dental & Oral Surgery answers the question.

Women's Hormones and Oral Health - The Cleveland Clinic offers this information about how your hormonal shifts affect your teeth and gums.

Your Dental Health: A Guide for Patients and Families - The Connecticut Consumer Health Information Network has created this information about dental health and your family.

Your Relationship With Your Dentist - The American Dental Association offers these ideas for having a good relationship with your dentist.