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Ottawa General Dentistry - Common Dental Terms & Additional Dental Information

In addition to our own website, there are other websites on the internet that provide interesting and helpful dental information.  Because we are committed to improving the oral health care knowledge of our patients, we are providing the following selection of links about general dentistry, product information, and common dental terms. We hope you find these links interesting and informative.  We have grouped some of the links into various categories to provide quick access to the topics of greatest interest to you.

If you have a suggestion for a new link for dental terms, general dentistry information, or helpful products, please send us an email, as we are always looking for good resources to pass along to our valued patients and visitors to our website.  We hope you find these websites helpful!

  • General Dental Websites
  • The following links provide some good general information on dentistry.

  • Ottawa Dental Society
  • The Ottawa Dental Society (ODS) is a voluntary professional organization representing the dentists of the Ottawa Valley. It is dedicated to the highest ethical standards, involvement in the community, the provision of exemplary oral health care and attainment of optimal health for the people of the Ottawa Region.


  • Canadian Dental Association
  • Provides information for the general public including dental care articles, dental insurance information, and information for students interested in dentistry.
  • Canadian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
  • Oral surgery was the first specialty of dentistry. Some of the pioneers in Canadian oral surgery include: Johnson and Cox of Vancouver; Henniger of Halifax; Roger McMahon in Montreal; E.W. Paul in Toronto; George Everett in Hamilton; Roy Beer in Winnipeg and Doug Coupland in Ottawa. Coupland played a most effective role in organized dentistry and contributed many fine papers on oral surgery to the literature.
  • American Dental Association
  • Provides information for the general public including dental care articles, dental insurance information, and information for students interested in dentistry.
  • Floss.com
  • Contains a wide variety of dental health information, including articles on women's dental health issues, child dental care information, halitosis (bad breath) section, and new dental product information.
  • Glossary of Dental Terms
  • American Dental Association’s comprehensive reference provides a glossary of dental terms as they relate to the public.

  • Oral Health Care & Products
  • Links to sites providing helpful information on oral health and home care products patients can use to maintain optimum oral health.

  • Sensodyne
  • Official Sensodyne site where you can learn about the causes, triggers and treatment options for dental sensitivity.
  • Colgate
  • Trusted resource for dental health information and oral care products.
  • Crest
  • One of the world's most trusted brands in dental products.
  • Oral-B
  • Oral-B developed this learning center for dental health education to promote oral care habits that are essential to the lifelong health of teeth and gums.  The site includes information and advice for children, adults, and dental health teachers.
  • Sonicare
  • Learn how the Sonicare toothbrush creates an indescribable clean feeling, the benefits you can expect, and even take a factory tour.

  • Other Interesting Websites
  • Other sites of interest on the Web.

  • Healthy Smiles 2010
  • A program with a goal to combat America’s Oral Health Epidemic by improving the oral health of more than 50 million American children and their families by the year 2010.
  • National Museum of Dentistry
  • The museum, a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate, is a lively national center
    where visitors learn the importance of a healthy smile and are fascinated
    by the rich history of dentistry.