Links of Interest
The following websites are provided as a resource for our patients and referring doctors. This page contains hyperlinks to World Wide Web sites that are created and maintained by other organizations. We have included these links because we think that our referring doctors may find them of interest. Keep in mind that Brazos Valley Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Implant Center does not necessarily endorse the views expressed on these websites. Also, we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information presented on these sites.
We invite our patients to browse through this very informative website provided by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) for more information about what oral and maxillofacial surgeons do.
Dental Links
List of International Dental School Website
WebDental – American based dental database
Research and Library Links
Cambridge University Medical Library
Medical Library University of Manchester
MedicineNet – Content-rich commercial site includes interactive groups, ask-the-doctor feature, medical dictionary, comprehensive drug information, medical news, disease-specific information, and links.
Medscape – Searchable commercial collection of full-text articles from such useful sources as the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Healio – Physician maintained commercial database of annotated health links. Oriented toward medical professionals, but accessible to an educated lay person. A keyword search gets you to a subject index, from which you navigate to the links you want.
Journals
Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
Professional Associations
American Academy of Dermatology
American Association of Endodontists – national organization representing the specialty of endodontics or root canal treatment.
American Academy of Periodontology – mission is to advance the periodontal health of the public and represent and serve the members of the academy.
American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons – find information about oral and maxillofacial surgery including cancer, dental implants, sports safety, jaw surgery, and more.
American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
American College of Prosthodontics
American Dental Association – ADA Online – access to news, publications, and products and services related to dental health.
American Independent Dentist’s Association – dedicated to the survival of the concept of optimal care in dentistry. Working to re-engineer organized dentistry and bring new tools to the education of patients.
American Medical Association – another useful site with links to consumer health information, vast AIDS information center, searchable database of more than 650,000 physicians
American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists
Crown Council – dental professionals dedicated to continual improvement of their clinical and management skills.
International Association for Disability and Oral Health – general informational brochure and quarterly newsletter information.
International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI) – professional organization of dental implantology specialists.
National Association of Dental Plans – NADP representative and recognized resource of the dental HMO/PPO industry with news, meetings, statistics and other resources.
Oral Cancer Information Center – US based web-site
Implant Manufacturer Links
General Interest
Medscape – a general medical resource – US based
Search Engines
BBC Search Engine – provides access to many other search engines and services