A web site called Mercury Page presents views on mercury and amalgam which some dentists may find upsetting. It is important to know that such information exists on the Internet because your computer-savvy patients may be reading it. Although not related to dentistry, dental health professionals in Indiana should be aware of our state's excellent web site. Sponsored by Access Indiana , this site includes a wealth of information on Indiana government, community groups and organizations, meetings, press releases and business and professional information. Conclusions Many excellent resources are currently available via the Internet.
Some web sites are of lesser quality.
Excellent new web sites are continually being added, but they are totally useless if they cannot be located or if we cannot easily find and extract the information we need. The task of retrieving the appropriate web sites information will probably become easier with the development of better search tools. Professionals in many fields may want to join the efforts currently underway to organize information on the Internet and develop standards to ensure quality control and functionality without sacrificing spontaneity and freedom in the future. If you have questions, please let me know. Click here for a set of questions that can be answered through the Internet using some of the tools and sources described in this lecture.