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General Dental Websites

The following links provide some good general information on dentistry.

WebMD

The world's leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information.  Providing credible health information, supportive community, and educational services by blending award-winning expertise in content, community services, expert commentary, and medical review.

Academy of General Dentistry

The AGD’s consumer information site "Know Your Teeth" provides information on more than 50 oral dental health topics.

American Dental Association

Provides information for the general public including dental care articles, dental insurance information, and information for students interested in dentistry.

Floss.com

Contains a wide variety of dental health information, including articles on women's dental health issues, child dental care information, halitosis (bad breath) section, and new dental product information.


Children

Here are some fun and entertaining dental related sites for children (and parents).

Kids Healthworks

Free parenting resources, child safety tips, child health questions, and more.  This is the parenting resource site for the broadcast television series Kids Healthworks developed in conjunction with the American Academy of Pediatrics and currently airing on Discovery Health Channel.

Kids Health

The largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.  Sections for parents, teens, and kids.

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Provides excellent information pediatric dentistry for parents with young children.

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Working to expose Big Tobacco's lies, the Campaign reveals the truth about
the deadly effects of smoking, tobacco's corporate public relations campaigns to convince the public that it is a reformed industry, and the advertising and marketing tactics tobacco companies use to entice youth as their new customers.


Oral Health Care & Products

Links to sites providing helpful information on oral health and home care products patients can use to maintain optimum oral health.

Colgate

Trusted resource for dental health information and oral care products.

Crest

One of the world's most trusted brands in dental products.

Sonicare

Learn how the Sonicare toothbrush creates an indescribable clean feeling, the benefits you can expect, and even take a factory tour.


Periodontal (Gum) Disease & Implants

American Academy of Periodontology

Frequently asked questions about periodontal (gum) disease and implants compiled by the American Academy of Periodontology.


Tobacco Information (Quit smoking!)

Several resources and information to help those who smoke to quit.  Smoking is terribly harmful to your teeth and a healthy smile.

QuitAssist

Site providing expert information on quitting smoking.

Tobacco and Cancer

Resource for those who want to stop smoking, as well as other information on cancer.  Smoking greatly increases a person's chances of oral cancers.


Other Interesting Websites

Other sites of interest on the Web.

National Museum of Dentistry

The museum, a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate, is a lively national center

where visitors learn the importance of a healthy smile and are fascinated

by the rich history of dentistry.

Healthy Smiles 2010

A program with a goal to combat America’s Oral Health Epidemic by improving the oral health of more than 50 million American children and their families by the year 2010.


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