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Useful information for patient education and hygiene supplies
information sites:

American Academy of Periodontology
http://www.perio.org/

Familydoctor
http://www.familydoctor.org/

Search by symptom. Works through decision tree for possible diagnosis.
Self diagnosis. Assumes there is very little medical knowledge but need to understand decision tree process.


Healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Largest collection of personal decision making tools. Broader source for people. Drug interaction checker that is very good. Healthfinder.gov is more open minded than medlineplus, and is better for people who want to make up their own minds.

Healthfinder.gov has an amazing search tool, usually search website only when actually in it, but this allows you to search outside the website for about 900 good sources. To get to this search tool you
click on the search tool with nothing entered and it will take you to this search tool.


Kidshealth
http://www.kidshealth.org/
Kidshealth.org
Nemours foundation, separate answers for parents, kids and teenagers.An alternative source is kids.gov

Medhelp
http://www.medhelp.org/
Medhelp.org/Gettingstarted.htm
Answers questions- this is good site for asking
questions. Good site for second opinion.


Medem
http://www.medem.com/
Medem.com: medem.com/MedLB/medlib_entry.cfm
Good patient information

Medlineplus
http://www.medlineplus.gov/
www.medlineplus.gov
Good for person with new diagnosis or for basic information about a medical diagnosis or disease. Medical encyclopedia helpful.


Merck Manual of Medical Information
http://www.merck.com/
Merck Manual of Medical Information- Home Edition:
merck.commmhe/index.html


National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD)
http://www.rarediseases.org/
National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD) www.rarediseases.org
Helps connect with others who have rare disorders, who often have information.

Netwellness
http://www.netwellness.org/
Netwellness: netwellness.org/
Get answers from actual MD's, likely residents. Set up for residents of Ohio, so when ask use Ohio zip code, 45252 (Cleveland)
Data base of questions ask, can read others questions see what they were told.

Sciencedaily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/
Sciencedaily.com:
ScienceDaily: Health a good source for researching something you might have heard on the news, allow you or MD to verify source of new information.

Also Googlenews: indexes news sources.


American Dental Association
www.ada.org

California Dental Association
www.cda.org



Vendors:

Oral B Products
http://www.oralb.com/products/

OraPharma, Inc. - Arestin
http://www.arestin.com

Patterson

Phillips Sonicare
http://www.homeandbody.philips.com/sonicare/gb_en/



Smoking Cessation Links:

Nicotrol