Westmoreland County Community College Library: Dental Health: Home

Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source
Covers all facets relating to the areas of dentistry including dental public health, endodontics, odontology, oral and maxillofacial pathology/surgery/radiology, pediatric dentistry, periodontology and prosthodontics

Evaluating Health Information

Evaluating Health Information
Millions of consumers get health information from magazines, TV or the Internet. Some of the information is reliable and up to date; some is not. How can you tell the good from the bad? From MedLine Plus.
Coalition for Truth in Health & Science
Formed to provide a “big tent” that seeks to unite organizations from across the entire health ecosystem, along with additional organizations concerned with advancing trust and factual science-based decision-making. This “big tent” concept is already bringing together organizations representing health care and health systems, public health, policy, basic and applied science, pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, health care communicators, philanthropy and foundations and others.
Videos: Be Health Informed
When can you trust health and wellness information?
Why are we vulnerable to health misinformation?
What are some characteristics of quality health information?
What are some common patterns of faulty health information?
How can we combat health misinformation?

Interlibrary Loan

Need a book or article we don't have? We can try to get it for you from another library.
It may take a week to 10 days from your request for the item to arrive.
Pick up and return the book here at the college library.

Have ideas or suggestions? We encourage recommendations for additional resources not currently listed in this guide. Members of the college community are encouraged to email suggestions to library@westmoreland.edu