LibraryGuides: Dentistry for Dental Auxiliaries: Finding Articles and More

Finding Articles

You can find articles in the regular library search, but you may want to use one of the databases that allow you more control over your results. Here are indexes that cover dental journals in Chemeketa's library. No one index covers every journal, so if you do not find what you need in one, try another.

You can do simple keyword searches in CINAHL, but if you'd like to learn how to use CINAHL headings, there are tutorials on CINAHL.

If you are off campus, you will be asked for your My Chemeketa user name and password..

CINAHL [EBSCOhost] (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) This link opens in a new window
Indexing for over 1,200 nursing and allied health periodicals including fire science, emergency medicine, and biomedicine.
How to Use
Medline via Pubmed This link opens in a new window
The largest database of medicine- and dentistry- related abstracts, produced by the National Library of Medicine.
How to Use
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journal articles from the health, life, social, and behavioral sciences.
Access limited to journals in the Health & Life Sciences and the Social & Behavioral Sciences collections.

Health & Medical Database
Part of Proquest Central, this database contains journals, trade publications, dissertations, and magazines.
How to Use the MeSH Subject Browser to Search in MEDLINE
Using the MeSH Subject Browser gives the best results for most searches.

APA Citations

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
Call Number: REF 808.02 P96 2020
ISBN: 1433832151
Publication Date: 2020
The official guide to the current (7th) format.

Our APA Pages
Guide gives examples of various electronic resources to which Chemeketa subscribes.
What's this DOI Stuff?
Explains what DOI means and how to use it, with what to do when there isn't one.

Useful Web Sites

America's Career Info Net
An excellent information source from the Department of Labor. Click on "Occupation Information" to search in the Occupation Profile for an occupation. The resulting reports will include both national information and that for your chosen state. Rankings for all states are available. Links take you to other types of occupational information, such as skills, education needed, industry trends, and other information on the Web. Includes RealPlayer video descriptions of jobs
MedlinePlus
A good source for one-stop shopping on medical and dental topics. It has a large number carefully-selected information sources grouped together. In addition to MEDLINE, (the National Library of Medicine index to medical journals), there are dictionaries, directories, databases, links to clearinghouses, organizations, and libraries
Oregon Occupation Profiles (Employment Dept.)
Career information tailored to the state of Oregon. Type a job keyword in the Occupation Profile space to find information on occupations, including job description, wages, outlook, skills, current job openings, educational requirements, sources of training, and links to occupations with similar skills. The parent site also has lots of additional information on careers, employment, and industry outlook in Oregon.

Finding Images

Millions of images are available for you to use in your class papers or presentations.

Creative Commons Flickr Images
Images that you can use for free under Creative Commons licenses. The search page explains the Creative Commons system.

Find Video

Films On Demand: Master Academic and Career & Technical Education Package This link opens in a new window
Educational films and documentaries on a wide variety of subjects. Please note: content produced by HBO, A&E, and BBC may not play in older browsers if the video is embedded in eLearn or other websites. If you get an error try a different browser. If the error persists, find and view the video within Films on Demand.

Getting Reference Help

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