Health Tips
Helpful Websites
American Association for Dental Research and International Association for Dental Research
Research information on all aspects of oral disease.
www.iadr.com
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association and Cleft Palate Foundation
Information on cleft lip and palate
www.cleftline.org
American Dental Association
Patient and professional oral health information.
www.ada.org
Board of Dental Health Care
Information on Board of Dental Health Care issues.
htt://www.rld.state.nm.us/Dental/index.html
Dental Alliance for AIDS/HIV Care
Information on oral care for patients with HIV.
www.critpath.org
Dental Education in Care of the Disabled
Education materials related to special care. DECOD Program.
http://www.dental.washington.edu/departments/omed
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Oral Health Program
Information on oral disease surveillance and prevention, infection control, oral health infrastructure, and other issues.
http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/index.htm
Flu Updates
Information on the flu.
http://www.flu.gov/
HIV Dent
Information on oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS.
www.hivdent.org
Information on ectodermal dysplasias.
Information on ectodermal dysplasias.
www.nfed.org
International Association for Disability and Oral Health
Information on oral health for people with disabilities.
iadh.org
National Oral Cancer Awareness Program
Information on oral cancer resources.
www.oralcancer.org
National Oral Health Information Clearing House
Oral health information for people with special needs and the professionals who serve them.
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/HealthInformation/SpecialCareResources/default.htm
National Library of Medicine
A guide to one of the world's largest medical libraries.
www.nlm.nih.gov
New Mexico Health Care Takes on Diabetes
www.nmtod.com/
New Mexico Dental Foundation
www.nmdentalfoundation.org
Patient Peer Review
The NMDA's Peer Review Committee services are available to patients (insured or uninsured), NMDA member dentists as a public service at no charge. Our purpose is to reconcile questions or complaints, which may arise as the result of dental care provided by New Mexico dentists.
Perio Reports
Perio Reports is an eight page newsletter published six times each year. It contains summaries of periodontal research of particular interest to clinicians.
www.PerioReports.com
Rural Health Care Practitioner Tax Credit Program
Rural Health Care Practitioner Tax Credit Program where dentists who provide care in rural, underserved areas may be eligible for an income tax credit of as much as $5,000 for their service.
nmhealth.org/rural_health.shtml
Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
Information on Sjögren's syndrome.
www.sjogrens.com
Special Care Dentistry
(formerly Federation of Special Care Organizations in Dentistry)
Information about hospital dentistry, geriatric dentistry, and dentistry for people with disabilities.
http://www.scdonline.org/
Support for People With Oral and Head and Neck Cancer, Inc.
Patient support group.
www.spohnc.org
TMJ Association
Information on temporomandibular disorders.
www.tmj.org
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