California Dental Association

Antibiotic Prophylaxis

• JADA, Prevention of Infective Endocarditis: Guidelines from the American Heart Association, June 2007
• AHA Infective Endocarditis Wallet Card
• American Dental Association, Infective Endocartitis
• Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Bacteremia in Patients with Joint Replacements, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, February 2009

Cancer Patients

These sites provide information targeted separately for patients and healthcare providers. Both sites also provide information in Spanish.

• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
• National Cancer Institute

Community Dental Clinics

A master list of community clinics located in California is not available. Each of these sites below have assembled its list based on a different criteria.

• CDA – List of Clinics Providing Low-Cost Dental Services
• University of the Pacific – Community Capacity Study
• California Primary Care Association – Find a Clinic
• US Dept. of Health and Human Services – Find a Health Center

Dental

• ADA's Center for Evidenced Based Dentistry
• CDA Guidelines for the Assessment of Clinical Quality & Professional Performance (member log-in required)
• ADA Dental Practice Parameters
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
• National Guideline Clearinghouse
• Cochrane Collaboration Reviews

Dental Amalgam

The FDA site includes information on benefits and risks, alternatives, and a link to the 2009 "White Paper: FDA Update/Review of potential Adverse Health Risk Associated with Exposure to Mercury in Dental Amalgam."

• Food & Drug Administration

Drugs & Supplements, Clinical Information

• MedLine Plus - provided by the United States Pharmacopeia
• National Library of Medicine
• PDR Health - from the publishers of Physicians' Desk Reference

Endodontic Treatment

• Case Assessment and Referral
• American Association of Endodontics Guidelines and Position Statements
  

Fluoride and Fluoridation

• ADA - Fluoride Supplements
• ADA - Fluoride Facts
• ADA - Clinical Recommendations
• CDA Issues and Policies
• California Department of Public Health
• Centers for Disease Control