Dentistry

Libraries Closed for Winter Break

The Isch?® and Dental Libraries are now closed for Winter Break, in accordance with the official University Holiday Schedule.
The Libraries will re-open on Wednesday, January 2nd at 8 am.

Winter Break Hours

The LSUHSC Libraries will be open regular hours (Isch?® or Dental) until Thursday, December 20th. The Winter Break hours are as follows:

Both Libraries will re-open on Wednesday, January 2nd at 8 am.

LSUHSC HOP Clinic Featured

Ahead of the Curve
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Progress Report

The LSUHSC HOP Clinic was featured as a case study in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Progress Report 2012(pgs 32-40). The Report is issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services – Health Resources and Services Administration – HIV/AIDS Programs.?á The many services offered by the Clinic and several faculty members are highlighted.

Thanksgiving Hours

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Libraries (both Dental & Isch?®) will close early on Wednesday, November 21st. Dental will close at 5 pm and?á?áIsch?® will close at 6 pm.?á The Libraries will remain closed Thursday, November 22nd throught Saturday, November 24th.?á Both will re-0pen on Sunday, November 25th at their normal times, Dental at?á11:30 am?áand?áIsch?® at 1:30 pm.

Look, Mummy, lots of cavities!

A recent article published in the International Journal of Paleopathology discusses the dental problems of a 2,100 year old mummy.?á

The mummy, named the Redpath Ptolemaic Theban Male, underwent CT scans and it was discovered he had a large amount of cavities.?á At least one of these cavities caused a sinus infection which probably led to his untimely demise.

The CT also revealed that the man received treatment for his dental woes which would have caused him extreme pain.?á There were pieces of linen, most likely soaked with cedar oil, inside one of his cavities.

You can read about this story on LiveScience or take a look at the abstract for the paper from ScienceDirect.?á Unfortunately, LSUHSC-NO doesn’t have full text access to this journal, but you can request it from a library using ILLiad, our interlibrary loan service.

Isaac Aftermath / Labor Day Hours

The Isché Library will be open limited hours (9 am – 5 pm) on Friday, August 31st and Saturday, September 1st and from 11:30 am to 8 pm on Sunday, September 2nd in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac. The Library will be closed Monday, September 3rd in observance of Labor Day.

The Dental Library remains closed until Tuesday, September 4th at 8 am.

Independence Day Hours

Patriotic Quill and Inkwell - released by USPS Feb. 2011

The Isch?® and Dental Libraries will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th in honor of Indepence Day. Additionally the Isch?® Library will close at 8 pm on Tuesday, July 3rd instead of 10 pm. The Dental Library will be open until 8 pm as usual on Tuesday.

Both Libraries will re-open on Thursday, July 5th at 8 am.

Congratulations to Julie Schiavo, dental librarian & recent iSchool grad

Our kudos and congratulations go out to our dental librarian Julie Schiavo, who recently completed ?áa?áCertificate of Advanced Study in Health Sciences Librarianship?áfrom the University of Pittsburgh.

2012 Graduates of UPitt's iSchool Health CAS

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Memorial Day – Closure

Memorial Day Card circa 1906-1911 courtesy of http://www.usmemorialday.org/

?áThe Libraries are closed today in observance of Memorial Day. Both will reopen on Tuesday, May 29th at 8 am.

Memorial Day Hours

Both the Dental & Isché Libraries will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28th. The Isché Library will be open regular hours (9:30 am to 6 pm) on Saturday, May 26th and from 12 noon to 8:30 pm on Sunday, May 27th. The Dental Library will be closed as usual on Saturday and will be open from 11:30 am to 8 pm on Sunday, May 26th.

Dental care in the ER

Americans who turn up in the emergency room to get dental care aren’t lost, they’re probably just running out of options.

According to a new report from the Pew Center on the States more than 800,000 visits to the ER in 2009 were for toothaches and other avoidable dental ailments.

What effect will this have on the future of dental care??á It really depends on who you are talking to:

This is NPR’s view.

This is the ADA’s view.

Dental Mardi Gras Hours

The dental library will have reduced hours for the week of Mardi Gras.

• Sunday, February 19:?á Closed
• Monday, February 20:?á 8:00am – 5:00pm
• Tuesday, February 21:?á Closed
• Wednesday, February 22:?á 8:00am – 5:00pm
• Thursday, February 23:?á 8:00am – 5:00pm
• Friday, February 24:?á 8:00am – 5:00pm

We will resume regular hours on Sunday, February 26.

Happy Mardi Gras!!!

MLK, Jr Day Hours

Both the Isché & Dental Libraries will be closed on Monday, January 16th in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. Both libraries will be open their regular hours on Sunday (1:30 – 10 pm for Isché and 11:30 am – 8 pm for Dental). And will reopen at 8 am on Tuesday, January 17th.

Chocolate toothpaste developed by emeritus dental faculty

The Times-Picayune recently reported on a toothpaste based on a cocoa extract that was developed by LSU School of Dentistry professor emeritus Tetsuo Nakamoto.

Tetsuo Nakamoto, Chief Scientific Officer of Theodent and a professor emeritus at the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, discovered the benefits of the cocoa extract years ago. He collaborated with researchers at Tulane University and the University of New Orleans to develop the find and create the toothpaste.

Theodent, as the toothpaste is called, costs $9.99 a tube and is available at Whole Foods. It does not contain fluoride.

Libraries are Closed until 2012

The Dental and Isché Libraries are now closed until January 3rd at 8 am.

Have a happy holiday!