Medical Resources

American Medical Association (AMA)
http://www.ama-assn.org/
Visitors might want to bookmark this site for an easy reference to issues facing the medical profession.  "News updates" and links to other medical Internet sites are available.  The site contains a large volume of information related to health issues intended for dissemination to physicians and patients alike.  In many cases, information contained here is applicable to dentistry, especially with increased treatment of medically compromised patients by dentists and hygienists.

Another section of interest, "Doctor Finder" gives the user the ability to access the AMA database for their members.  The list is rather current and represents a fairly substantial number of physicians.  Doctor Finder uses an interactive query to find physician names, addresses, and phone numbers.  Patient referrals and medical consultations could be facilitated by use of this tool.

ADAM.com
http://www.adam.com
This is a commercial site providing health information online.  Content is licensed to multiple Internet information providers.  Of special note is access to high quality medical illustrations.  ADAM has become a gold standard for "commercially available" anatomical science products.

Healthgate
http://www.healthgate.com/
One of the useful items at this web site is the information posted concerning multiple medical diagnostic tests, which can serve to augment the clinician's knowledge of the tests when it is needed.  The site also has links to online electronic journals as well as the standard links to other resources such as MEDLINE and PSYCH Info.

Practical ENT for Primary Care Physicians
http://icarus.med.utoronto.ca/carr/manual/outline.html
Due to the fact that dental patients may be confronted with some ear, nose and throat (ENT) problems, dental clinicians might find this site useful.  It provides concise information related to common ENT problems as well as proper clinical management.  A standard format is followed for a dozen common ENT problems, with an overview of common conditions and appropriate therapies.  The site also includes a section for oral cancer with a link to a sample grand round's case.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist (AACA)
http://www.aace.com/
AACA endorsed clinical guidelines for patient management with common endocrine disorders can be found at this site.  Dentists routinely treat patients with a multitude of endocrine diseases including thyroid, diabetes, and osteoporosis.  Therefore, oral healthcare professionals may find this supplemental source of information in managing their patients beneficial.

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