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The DALE Foundation
The Dental Auxiliary Learning and Education Foundation (the DALE Foundation), an independent affiliate of the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc., benefits the public by providing quality education and conducting sound research to promote oral health. The DALE Foundation is a nonprofit organization and was founded by DANB in 2010.
Dentistry IQ
This page is dedicated to the 200,000 licensed dental hygienists who provide preventive and periodontal dental care to patients in dental offices, schools, and numerous other settings.
This section of the DentistryIQ website addresses a wide range of career issues influencing dental hygienists.
DentalCare.com
NOTE: This is a sponsored site
Use this tool to find research on Crest + Oral-B products, ingredients, technologies, and other related topics. You can search by a single term or multiple terms - such as author, topic, and year- to narrow your search.

The Cochrane Review
For 20 years, Cochrane has produced systematic reviews of primary research in human health care and health policy, and these are internationally recognized as the highest standard in evidence-based health care resources.
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PLOS ONE
PLOS ONE is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science (PLOS). The journal covers primary research from any discipline within science and medicine.
PubMed

Dental Hygiene Education
Created by Margaret J. Fehrenbach, RDH, MS, to "enrich the careers of dental hygiene professionals while serving the patient community."
The Forsyth Institute
Affiliated with the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, the Forsyth Institute seeks to improve "health through innovative research, community care and education in oral and related biomedical science."
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Use this site to find information on oral care, research grants and clinical trials.
One Health Initiative
The One Health concept is a worldwide strategy for expanding interdisciplinary collaborations and communications in all aspects of health care for humans, animals and the environment. The synergism achieved will advance health care for the 21st century and beyond by accelerating biomedical research discoveries, enhancing public health efficacy, expeditiously expanding the scientific knowledge base, and improving medical education and clinical care.

CDC - Division of Oral Health
Their mission: "To prevent and control oral diseases and conditions and reduce disparities by building the knowledge, tools, and networks that promote healthy behaviors and effective public health practices and programs."
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
A wide ranging site for health care professionals that includes information on grants, research, population data, clinical information and research findings.