LibGuides: Dental Hygiene: Research workshop

Health Sciences Research Article Databases

Search thousands of health sciences journal abstracts at once: Medline, CINAHL (Nursing), and PsycINFO databases.

Database Searching Tips
This short guide offers tips for refining your search within EBSCO databases.

* for different word endings
dental hygien* =dental hygiene, dental hygienist

"" for a specific phrase in that exact order
"dental hygiene" =dental hygiene

OR to find any of a set of terms
"mouth wash" OR mouthwash OR mouthrinse OR "mouth rinse" OR "oral rinse"

AND to limit your search to only things with both terms
children AND anxiety

VCC Library Databases

CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
Access to articles nursing and related allied health fields.
EBMR: Evidence Based Medicine Reviews This link opens in a new window
A definitive resource in evidence-based medicine (EBM). Combines four of the most trusted EBM resources into one database: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE); ACP Journal Club; and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.
Medline with Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
The premier resource for finding articles in the life sciences: nursing, dentistry, the health care system and more.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Find scholarly articles published in core health and life sciences journals.

Additional Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing, summaries and some full text articles from academic and popular journals covering a wide variety of subject areas.
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Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive Edition This link opens in a new window
Background articles on the core topics in health, dental, nursing and biology.
Terms of Use: http://support.epnet.com/ehost/terms.html
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
Articles on nursing and allied health topics from more scholarly journals. More in-depth, scientific information
Journals@Ovid This link opens in a new window
Search over 200 journals for articles in medicine, nursing and the life sciences.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR includes journal content, primary sources, and images, from the humanities, social sciences, and science fields. Jstor is perfect for English, Music, Sociology, and Psychology research.
Medline (Ovid) This link opens in a new window
The premier resource for finding articles in the life sciences: nursing, dentistry, the health care system and more.
Nursing & Allied Health Database This link opens in a new window
Articles in nursing and allied health fields including evidence-based resources and streaming videos.
** Access Expires Oct 1, 2023
PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
Full-text scholarly peer-reviewed articles from nearly 100 journals in psychology.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive resource for psychology, indexing over 2500 journals. Covers mental health topics in a wide range of fields including education, medicine, sociology, business and law. Some linked full-text.

Scholarly research cycle

Peer review publication process

The peer-review process

An author researches a topic, writes an article, and submits the article to a journal
- The article could be based on one or more of many research types:
  - a large or small study (clinical, lab, or population);
  - a clinical case write-up of one patient's unusual situation;
  - or a review of existing research on a topic
The journal editor sends the draft article to 3-5 experts (peer reviewers)
- They read the article, and check the data and analysis, methods, etc.
- Their comments go to the original author.
The paper is accepted, rejected, or revised
The journal publishes the paper; it is indexed in research databases like Medline, CINAHL, etc., for you to find!
Researchers & professionals read research articles
- Reading these articles informs and inspires professionals, and future researchers

Read more (and look at a nicer diagram!) from Evergreen State College Library.