PubMed is a free resource that is developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the U.S. National Library of Medicine located at the National Institutes of Health.

The PubMed database comprises over 22 million citations for biomedical literature from Medline life science journals, and online books. These citations and abstracts include the fields of biomedicine and health, covering portions of the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering.

PubMed also provides access to additional relevant web sites and links to the other NCBI molecular biology resources.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

The Cochrane Collaboration is an international network designed to assist healthcare providers, policy-makers, patients, their advocates and carers, make well-informed decisions about health care.

Members of the Collaboration prepare, update, and promote the accessibility of Cochrane Reviews (systematic reviews of primary research in human health care and health policy).

http://www.cochrane.org/

Plain Language Summaries of these reviews are designed to assist consumers make informed health choices.

http://summaries.cochrane.org/

This is a daily blog providing critical summaries of evidence-based publications related to oral health care.

Subscribers will get regular emails with new postings from the website.

http://www.thedentalelf.net/

JCDA is the flagship peer-reviewed publication of the Canadian Dental Association (CDA).

JCDA employs a complementary print and electronic publishing strategy to provide essential knowledge to Canadian dentists and their colleagues worldwide.

JCDA the print magazine contains a lively mix of clinical articles, information about issues facing the dental profession, summaries of research papers and news about matters pertinent to dentists. It is mailed to all dentists and dental students in Canada as well as subscribers outside the country.

The new JCDA.ca, an open access publication, houses scientific and clinical articles that contribute to the literature, as well as user-friendly presentations of clinical material and news pertinent to the profession.

JCDA.ca has moved to a continuous publication model. This means that clinical articles and other material will appear online before (or in place of) being published in print. JCDA.ca will be updated on a regular basis with original research material and clinically related news items.

http://www.jcda.ca/

This site is sponsored by the American Dental Association. It provides links to several resources to assist in clinical decision making related to oral health care.

Included on this site is a link to systematic reviews and critical summaries of selected reviews. Some of these summaries also have Plain Language Summaries, designed for the patient/consumer.

http://ebd.ada.org/