"Found this website, when I was looking for tooth whitening dentists (albeit a cheap one). But my question is really do the tooth whitening thing works. Can get that hollywood smile."

This is a very common question these days, one that concerns a lot of folk. Now, since we're librarians and not dentists, I am going to talk mostly about how one could search for this topic of interest, just highlighting a few interesting tools and techniques.

Most folks would start with Google. The question is what would you search for? Whiter teeth? Hollywood smile? Teeth whiteners? Tooth whitening? One of the hardest parts of any question is the time spent finding the right lingo to get at the answer you really want. In this case, it turns out that the phrase used by most of the professional sites in "tooth whitening" or "teeth whitening". Using either of those two in Google will take you to this page by the American Dental Association.

Oral Health Topics: Tooth Whitening Treatments:
http://www.ada.org/public/topics/whitening_faq.asp

This is good stuff. A nice tight overview that touches on the most important issues. What if it isn't quite what you wanted to know? If you wanted to know a little more, or a different level of information?

One nifty search engine for getting deeper into the medical internet is MedStory.

MedStory: Tooth Whitening: http://www.medstory.com/app?service=external&page=Search
&tc=r1&q=tooth+whitening&s=Web&af=true&c
=false&i=

In MedStory you can zip right in to good info by doing your search, clicking on the research tab, and then click on research articles. Good stuff, right off the bat, really easily.

Now, if you REALLY want the BEST information, you are going to look for systematic reviews on a topic. There are a few good ways to do this. One is to go to Cochrane, the gods of systematic reviews. Another way is to go to PubMed, and search your topic with systematic review.

If you go to Cochrane.org, navigate to the Oral Health group and look for toothe whitening, you will find this.

Cochrane: Oral Health Group: http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/topics/84_reviews.html

Hasson H, Ismail AI, Neiva G. Home-based chemically-induced whitening of teeth in adults. http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab006202.html

If you go to Pubmed, to find systematic reviews, go to the bluebar on the left side, click on Clinical Queries, scroll down the screen to Systematic Reviews, and then add you search your topic. If you do that, you'll find this.

Hasson H, Ismail AI, Neiva G. Home-based chemically-induced whitening of teeth in adults. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=D
etailsSearch&Term=17054282%5Buid%5D

Assuming this is the best article on the topic (which it is, in my personal humble opinion), you can read the abstract and find that the evidence is not yet clear on this topic. It seems to work most of the time, but often causes pain to the teeth and gums. But don't trust me, go read the article. :)

b00kn3rd: Teeth: http://bookn3rd.com/?p=18

Morbid Anatomy: University of Michigan Dental Library's Flickr Collection: http://morbidanatomy.blogspot.com/2008/03/university-of-michigan-dental-librarys.html

Want more? Check here:

Flickr: RosefireRising: Collections: Dentistry: http://flickr.com/photos/rosefirerising/collections/72157600001949538/

Chemical Blogspace: http://cb.openmolecules.net/

"Chemical blogspace collects data from tens of scientific chemistry blogs and then does useful and interesting things with it.
With Chemical blogspace, you can:
* Find, read and subscribe to new science blogs
* Find out what scientists are saying about the latest books and papers
* Read mini-reviews, conference reports or even original research
* See the buzz surrounding different websites
* Browse different subject areas - chemoinformatics, organic chemistry, ... see the 'Explore' options on the top right hand side of the page for more. "

It is the "interesting things" part of this that intrigues me. It includes molecular models, and allows you to browse the blog posts by chemical structure. Not being a chemist, I clicked on a shape that looked interesting to me. It turned out to be hydrocodone, more popularly known as Vicodan.

Chemical blogspace - Molecules: hydrocodone: http://cb.openmolecules.net/inchi.php?id=282

This pulled up two interesting posts that would normally not have been juxtaposed - one about an celebrity overdose death and the other about Chinese traditional herbal remedies. Wow! Now, tell me how else you find that there was a relationships between those dissimilar postings? Very interesting, and I could see this being a real timewaster for someone really into chemistry, biochemistry, and/or pharmacy.

- HCI
- user-centered design/rapid prototyping
- cognitive science
- computer-supported collaborative work (CSCW)
- computer-mediated communication
- biomedical informatics

Those methodological areas of expertise will support research projects in clinical informatics and/or collaborative systems and computer-supported collaborative work. In clinical informatics, key projects are the development and evaluation of a multimodal interface for electronic dental records, the exploration of 3D representations of patient data, and decision support. In CSCW, we are focused on the development and evaluation of online communities and knowledge management systems.

Guaranteed funding for two years will help you launch your career as an independent researcher. You will be able to dedicate 100% of your time to research, mentored by one or more faculty member(s). Your faculty mentor will assist you in performing research, writing publications, and applying for independent funding.

Requirements: Post-graduate degree (DMD/DDS, MD or PhD) and training in HCI, informatics, CSCW, computer science or a related discipline. Ability to independently perform research in one of the above areas with mentoring from a faculty member. Ability to write and publish journal articles.

To apply, send the following to Heiko Spallek (hspallek at pitt.edu):
- Curriculum vitae
- One-page description of your research interests
- Contact information for three references
- One writing sample-preferably a published or accepted paper

For more information on CDI faculty and their research interests, please visit http://di.dental.pitt.edu.

FROM:
Dentistry Library

TO:
Dental Information & Library Innovation

This name reflects some of the exciting transitions we will be undergoing over the next few months. I can't say it better than it was said by the Dean, so I have requested permission to share with our blog readers his message to the School community.

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To the School of Dentistry Community:

This communication reflects the announcement and discussions at the faculty
meeting today that included Paul Courant, University Librarian & Dean of
Libraries, and Jane Blumenthal, Head of the Health Sciences Libraries.

There will soon be changes occurring in many of the libraries on the
University of Michigan campus. This will affect the Dentistry Library and
how it has been operated.

As demand and interests shift from print to electronic resources, the need
for a physical presence and onsite archiving of print materials lessens.
The University Library System and the School of Dentistry have agreed that
the physical space occupied by the Dentistry Library will no longer be
needed for archiving the print collection. Ongoing costs and utilization
assessments can no longer justify maintaining the physical space in the
School of Dentistry. This issue is not unique to dentistry or to the U of M
and is manifesting itself in nearly all disciplines and in most if not all
institutions worldwide.

With this change in the library structure, the dental librarian's role and
title will change to that of informationist. The informationist will have
an office in the dentistry building and will work with faculty, staff and
students on teaching, research, grants, informatics, community outreach and
special projects.

The collection will be removed from the Dental Building. The schedule for
this has not yet been determined, but we will keep you informed. We will
maintain access to books and journals and will continue to provide a full
range of library services, including electronic document and print materials
delivery services.

A combined School of Dentistry/Health Sciences Library task force will
facilitate the transition to a digital information resource by identifying
facilities and services that must be implemented as an interface to the
digital information resource. The task force will hold open meetings to
discuss these needs and any other issues to ensure that the transition
occurs smoothly.

We appreciate the essential role Patricia Anderson has played in the Dental
School and her contributions to its teaching and research. Patricia will
now focus on emerging technologies. She has been reassigned to the Taubman
Library, and I know that she will flourish in that role.

Peter J. Polverini, Dean

Excellent NYT article on the techniques and tech of toothbrushing. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/fashion/20SKIN.html 09:12 AM December 20, 2007

Michigan News: Livingston County raises $$ for low-cost dental clinic http://www.whmi.com/news/ar... 08:51 AM December 20, 2007

William 'Refrigerator' Perry Visits Dentist for First Time in 20 Years, Now Has Full Smile http://tinyurl.com/2x9vzh 08:48 AM December 20, 2007

Prague dentist finds Nazi treasure hoard http://tinyurl.com/2bfau9 08:46 AM December 20, 2007

Canadian college student sues dental school http://tinyurl.com/yo6ysh 08:44 AM December 20, 2007

NEWS: "Air Force dental team cares for Iraqi counterparts" http://tinyurl.com/28c689

NEWS: "ALMOST half of six-year-olds have cavities in their teeth, ... worse that children from parts of Africa." http://tinyurl.com/2y56p6 12:48 PM December 18, 2007

NEWS: Georgette Watson, 46, of Skokie died after going into cardiac arrest during a root canal @ Feldman & Feldman. http://tinyurl.com/yvkafw 12:46 PM December 18, 2007

Local folks: Brown Bag today on intellectual property, Rm. G390. See you there! 10:30 AM December 12, 2007

ScienceDaily: To Keep Mouths Safe, Don't Just Wear A Mouthguard; Keep It Clean http://tinyurl.com/3yc42n 10:15 AM December 12, 2007

Eastman Dental Center Lands a $532K Grant for Teledentistry http://tinyurl.com/3xxm6e 10:15 AM December 12, 2007

Ohio dentist: sells "Holiday Sparkle Packages" that include teeth whitening procedures, facials and massages http://tinyurl.com/2pdxbq 10:13 AM December 12, 2007

News: JADA Study: Patients like their smiles better than dentists do. http://tinyurl.com/34bo3x 10:56 AM December 11, 2007

1844: Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is used as a dental anesthetic for the first time. http://tinyurl.com/yrt5fw 10:50 AM December 11, 2007

We hope to have the Twitter entries display on our home page when it is revised (process to begin later this month). In the meantime, we will occasionally list our recent Twitter entries in a blog post, for you to explore as you wish. So, you can either check out our "Twitterstream" or just keep watching our blog. Sooner or later, the information will come to you.

Here is the link to our Twitter account:
http://twitter.com/dentlib

Here are our first 20 tweets (another word for a Twitter post) in reverse chronological order:

• From Basic Science to Clinical Practice & Policy: Med-Dental Dialogue on ... Periodontal Disease & Systemic Health http://tinyurl.com/2odbhz less than 5 seconds ago from web


• New Book Shelf: Gerin / Writing the NIH Grant Proposal, a step-by-step guide http://tinyurl.com/yuje6f 2 minutes ago from web


• Personal genetic profiles meet prescribing as part of a student project at Purdue. http://tinyurl.com/25phrp 10:17 AM November 25, 2007 from web


• Solar toothbrush may make toothpaste obsolete http://tinyurl.com/ywo9v4 09:02 AM November 24, 2007 from web


• SEED's Cribsheet on the current basics of genetics for informed conversation - http://tinyurl.com/227cyd 08:58 AM November 24, 2007 from web


• New from NAP - Ending the Tobacco Problem, a Blueprint for the Nation http://tinyurl.com/26zh5l 08:47 AM November 24, 2007 from web


• NYT article on new stem cells breakthrough http://tinyurl.com/37wl9t 08:42 AM November 24, 2007 from web


• Dr. Zwetchkenbaum blogs from Kenya in November 2007 with Operation Smile. Great pics and tales! http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/drzkenya/... 11:46 PM November 13, 2007 from web


• Building back to normal, but wireless is down in the Library. 11:42 PM November 13, 2007 from web


• Bomb threat on central campus, Dentistry Library closed. http://www.flickr.com/photo... 01:37 PM November 13, 2007 from web


• Ehealth trend - personal health record. Search for more info: http://tinyurl.com/ysesoq 11:38 AM November 10, 2007 from web


• Searching for conebeam info? Web: http://tinyurl.com/2nkttz Research: http://tinyurl.com/2oko4f PubMed: http://tinyurl.com/2nvuq9 @jflucke 09:13 AM November 09, 2007 from web


• Today's News: UBuffalo dental students using Quizdom type clickers for interactive educational experience. http://tinyurl.com/yudgef 03:58 PM November 08, 2007 from web


• The Scientist: Best Places to Work in Academia, 2007: http://tinyurl.com/2ey9cj. MSU=16; OSU=25; UM not listed in top 40. 09:26 AM November 08, 2007 from web


• The Scientist: Open Access 2.0 : http://tinyurl.com/ypcssr 09:16 AM November 08, 2007 from web


• More News: Local dentist Miriam Parker of Canton Township heads for Siberia with Operation Smile. http://tinyurl.com/2qnguo 05:40 PM November 07, 2007 from web


• Today's News: Australia's Association for the Promotion of Oral Health calls for dental education model w/ interns http://tinyurl.com/2lsc37 05:33 PM November 07, 2007 from web


• New Book Shelf: Nield-Gehrig, Patient Assessment Tutorials. http://tinyurl.com/2g384o 09:33 AM November 07, 2007 from web


• Twitter as a microcosm of medical environment http://tinyurl.com/2eeyf3 09:11 AM November 07, 2007 from web


• This is the University of Michigan Dentistry Library, signing on with Twitter. We hope you enjoy the 'ride'! 09:57 AM November 05, 2007 from web

Davis County dentist holds 'candy-for-cash' Halloween buyback: http://www.abc4.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=ba15b913-1eb9-4015-9f1a-ea2f858e8460

He isn't the only dentist doing this. Across the country, countless dentists are engaging in similar programs to encourage children to reduce the consumption of Halloween candies. Closer to home, Dr. Paul W. Allen from Saginaw and Dr. Kevin Flood from Grand Rapids are doing the same thing.

Dentist's sweet deal tops half-ton of candy: http://www.mlive.com/news/saginawnews/index.ssf?/base/news-24/1194020567306600.xml&coll=9

He gives $1 a pound for Halloween candy: http://www.mlive.com/grandrapids/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1193770655172490.xml&coll=6

Dentists collect candy to ship overseas to the troups in Iraq in Chico, California; Bristol, Tennessee; and Harrison, Pensylvania.

Bristol dentist pays kids for Halloween candy to send along to soldiers in Iraq: http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/news.apx.-content-articles-TRI-2007-11-02-0011.html

Treats for the troops: Children turn in Halloween candy: http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_7348501

Dentists pay children for their Halloween candy, send it to Iraq: http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071102/NEWS02/711020348/1018/NEWS02

Other folks are also coming up with ideas for how to use up all the worrisome bounty. The ideas include:

1. buy it from the kids,


2. hide it,


3. throw it out,


4. share it with neighbors,


5. take it to work,


6. cook with it,


7. use it in art projects,


8. save it for goody bags at a party,


9. stuff a pinata for your child's next party,


10. use it to barter for good behavior, or


11. as a homework reward.

Five ways to use all that candy: http://specialchildren.about.com/b/2007/10/31/five-ways-to-use-all-that-halloween-candy.htm

Manage a candy stash for kids: http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071031/LIFE/710310340/1005

A rather creative approach is sharing candy with the Pumpkin Fairy (mysterious donations outside your door) or the Haggle Fairy (parents bartering change for candy) as mentioned in this article from San Francisco.

Halloween Candy Meltdown Time: How do parents deal with all the kids' toxic treats? Bribes, theft, fairies and total apathy: http://www.sfgate.com/flat/archive/2007/10/30/g/a/2007/10/30/candy.html

One idea that has really gotten attention this year is building a gingerbread house from Halloween candy. The famous FLYLady recommended gluing candy to a cardboard box framework with an eggwhite-based frosting, "the kind that dries into something resembling sheetrock". She included pictures of the gingerbread house made by her grandchildren, but you can find other patterns or ideas with an Internet search engine.

HouseFairy: Best Rooms: Bright Ideas: Building a Gingerbread House: http://www.housefairy.org/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=5

For my child, a big point is how to not get the candy in the first place, since he has special health requirements that mean he cannot have artificial food additives (especially dyes) or chocolate, poor thing. Some years we've gotten lucky with people giving treats that were things he could have, but this was not one of those years. He received two treats he could keep -- a container of applesauce, and a marshmallow. Rarely, we find white chocolate or organic candies, but don't really expect that. We are thrilled when people consider offering non-candy treats. Here are some ideas from good things he received in other years, and other non-candy ideas for treats. Remember to get things that are safe for children, and have a mix of items appropriate for a range of ages and genders.

1. Balloons filled with helium
2. Beads (as in small jewelry making kits and supplies for girls)
3. Bubble stuff (small bottles)
4. "Bugeye" viewing lenses
5. Bugs or dinosaurs (plastic toys)
6. Cars or trains (plastic toys)
7. Cereal bars / snacks
8. Chips or crackers (snack bags)
9. Cinnamon sticks (with a packet of instant cider?)
10. Coloring books
11. Coupons for fastfood restaurants
12. Decks of cards
13. Fake blood (small tubes)
14. Fake tattoos
15. Fruit bars
16. Fruit leather
17. Glow in the dark (glow stick) necklaces or wristbands
18. Glow sticks - chemical "flares"
19. Granola bars
20. Halloween theme toys (small ones)
21. Keychains
22. Keychains with lights!
23. Laser pet toys
24. Magic tricks
25. Magnifying glasses
26. Marbles
27. Mardi gras beads
28. Mini-books (scary stories or monsters)
29. Mini-flashlights
30. Money (real or play)
31. Monster toys / decorations
32. Noisemakers
33. Notepads (seasonal themed)
34. Nut bars or peanuts (remember, some kids are allergic to these, too!)
35. Origami paper and patterns
36. Party favors & dollar store items
37. Playdough minis
38. Ramen
39. Rubber stamps (seasonal)
40. Safety lights
41. Skeletons or skulls (plastic)
42. "Slime"
43. Snakes (rubber or plastic)
44. Spider rings
45. Straws (as in fancy, plastic ones, especially Halloween themed)
46. Superballs
47. Tops
48. Tracing paper (small pads)
49. Vampire teeth (plastic)
50. Whistles

MORE RECIPES

Leftover Halloween candy recipes: http://www.squidoo.com/leftovercandy/

Halloween candy is a magical recipe ingredient: http://www.mlive.com/food/grpress/index.ssf?/base/features-2/119383891019280.xml&coll=6

Left-over candy - a few ideas for you: http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=456&sid=1285065

Got extra Halloween candy? Make candybar cookies: http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/3443

How to ... use up Halloween candy: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/337293_stayhowto30.html

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Ask The Podcast Doctor: A Patient-Driven Web-Based UMHS Resource
Dr. David Stutz
November 1, 2008

AUTHOR: (Consumer Reports) The Savvy Patient (Book) / 40+ Guide to Fitness

What / about / e-realestate / listeners / professionals / consumer ehealth / future

askthepodcastdoctor.org
or UMHS / iTunes / rss feeds

cartoons.com - paid for cartoon right-to-use

fascinated by dr-pt relationship which should be the pt-dr-dr-pt partnership
how to communicate in pt language

background - radio talk show, live medical advice
Recommendation: To Your Good Health / Dr. Donohue
limits: 1 paragraph of print

Bruce Freedman: podcast brainchild - Nov 2005
asked Dr. Larry McMann - supported proposal

WHAT

where to send medical questions
listen to previous programs on website
not meant to provide timely and personal advice
accessibility - driving, running, etc.

GarageBand + Mixer + Digital recorder and microphone
interview takes 20 minutes, final product takes 5-7 minutes

podcast = mp3 audio recording
rss = subscribe

E-REALESTATE

ICAN for domain names
like taking a mining claim in the gold rush
$10/yr for domain name
DN registrar & hosting: godaddy.com
Michigan Marketing & Design

"Learning to use a Mac is like driving in Boston -- once you know where you're going, you're fine, but if you don't know wher eyou're going, you just keep going in circles. Actually, a lot of things are like driving in Boston."

Once the web site would go live, I needed to hit the ground running and have a fully-furnished site.

Entire development process took 16 months.

LISTENERS

Generate questions, such as "My wife says I have to eat more fish. Do I need to eat fish to have a healthy diet? Please say no!"

Two broad question types:
1) Immediate cry for help (refer to UMHS Physician Referral Service) "desperate questions"
2) general interest

As a physician is hard to be objective about what is interesting to general public.

Balance between depth of information and attention span.

Upload finished podcast to LibSyn.com - podcast service (Liberated Syndication)
Google Analytics
"Google Juice"

PROFESSIONALS

positive response
more willingness to collaborate / speak
opportunity for UM experts to educate listeners, subtleties of treatment, red flags for patients - when you need help
important that Dr. Stutz is not presenting himself as overall clinical expert
international stage

INTERNET & PT/CONSUMER HEALTH EDUCATION

InternetWorld stats 1.24 billion people use internet, ~20% of world population
questions rcd internationally

medical consumers use internet as giant encyclopedia

biggest problem is too much information
how to filter and edit information
reams of printouts, most irrelevant to their personal problem

podcast not intended to be encyclopedic, more a general interest feature and entertainment value

unique in medical podcasts in that listeners generate/shape content

FUTURE

continue w/ 1/wk

FIG grant - fostering innovation
topic index for site

biggest problem is marketing
no promotion, but have 13,000 downloads

Q&A

1) How do you get people to use the site?
- UMHS homepage
- put site logo in UMHS screensaver for one week, will repeat later
- Aaron Block and Jessica Salero
- PR/outreach - site does not generate revenue; site subsidized by UMHS

equipment and domainname purchased out of pocket, not through institution

how to promote individual clinics? tear-offs?
presenters steer patients to content for pt education.

don't promote too heavily until there is enough content - about 100 est.

2) about questions

goaskalice as a similar type of site in "print" via web format

3) about accessibility or abstracting to enable searching of answers provided

haven't done that

4) why go to experts instead of answering questions yourself, as a generalist

suggested list of questions, semi-scripted
goal 1: answer question asked
goal 2: add relevant and useful information

monologue would not be interesting; dialog is more so

marketing is part of the concept
broader promotion for UMHS professionals

5) when selecting questions to answer, do you anticipate topics of interest?

no. timeliness is serendipitous rather than intentional.

6) is included more info? followup of further reading information?

yes, refer to UMHS health topics pages

7) How is that UMHS Health Topics content selected?

Don't know. He usually uses sports medicine info which does not go out of date quickly.

As you might have guessed, when the assistant saw the photos, she did not find it at all funny, which was the beginning of the legal cases. The dentist expected that his insurance company would cover him when he was sued, however they declined. He settled out of court with the assistant, but then sued his insurance company for not covering him. He won. He not only won, but he was granted the entire sum of money he paid the assistant plus three times that for mental distress.

This looks to be a very interesting case. More details and information are included in the following two FindLaw articles.

Scales, Adam. Can This Pig Fly? How A Dentist Assaulted A Patient And Made A Million Dollars: Part One in a Two-Part Series. Findlaw Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007.
http://writ.lp.findlaw.com/commentary/20070814_scales.html

Scales, Adam. Can This Pig Fly? How A Dentist Assaulted A Patient And Made A Million Dollars: Part Two of a Two-Part Series. Findlaw Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/commentary/20070815_scales.html

Flickr: Mongin on the Teeth of Pregnant Women:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosefirerising/sets/72157601464435811/

AGD: New Dry Mouth Campaign: http://www.agd.org/public/OralHealth/drymouth/

YouTube: Science Learning Opportunities in Second Life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfsSGBraUhc

WD Miller was hired to be the second dean of our School of Dentistry, having been recruited by Neville Hoff. Dr. Miller died shortly after his arrival in this country, having met with the faculty to discuss hopes for the future of the school, but never having the opportunity to implement any of these plans. Why was Miller so aggressively recruited? Because at that time, he was the very best known scientist in all of dentistry, having discovered the relationship between oral microflora and caries.

Miller's research was largely focused on saliva, but is still cited widely today. Recent articles citing his work appear in journals on dentistry (of course), surgery, obstetrics, microbiology, medicine, cancer, pathology, military medicine, and more. Some of the cancer articles are related to recent work on salivary diagnostics. Miller is one of those astonishing researchers whose work has immediate relevance far beyond the culture and times in which he lived and worked.

The Sindecuse Museum exhibit cases will highlight the life and times of Dr. Miller, with more information forthcoming from the Museum. The Library portion of the exhibit highlights research done by Dr. Miller that is still influential today. Both exhibits will remain on display through the end of 2007. A web-based version of the exhibit is forthcoming.