About the IABDM
We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
The International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine (IABDM) is a network of dentists, physicians and allied health professionals committed to integrating body, mind, spirit and mouth in caring for the whole person.
We are dedicated to advancing excellence in the art and science of biological dentistry.
The Academy was founded in 1985 by Ed Arana, DDS, and Gary Verigin, DDS, to teach and promote a more informed dentistry – one that fully accounts for the systemic nature of health and illness, and the body’s self-regulating ability.
We encourage the highest standards of ethical conduct and responsible patient care.
Our accreditation programs facilitate patient trust through recognition of Certified Biological Dentists, Hygienists, and other dental workers.
Our Mission
- Mercury-safe dentistry.
- Individualized testing for biocompatibility of dental materials.
- Cranio-sacral, osteopathic & other body work for effective treatment of TMD and malocclusion.
- Cavitation surgery of dental focal infections.
- Diagnosis & treatment of dental & intra-oral conditions & associated structures based on scientific knowledge of energy, muscle testing, electromagnetics, sound, light, acupuncture, homeopathy and nutrition.
- Chelation & other detoxifying modalities as appropriate for the removal of toxic heavy metals.
- An integrated approach to body, mind & spirit with treatment of the whole person in the context of family & other care-givers.
- Respect for the dignity & individuality of our patients & the right to informed consent.
Founding Statement
Purpose
Acknowledgments
Future
Objectives
We propose to accomplish this purpose by actively importing the technology and knowledge that our foreign and American colleagues now possess. Seminars on biological diagnosis and therapy with medical-dental therapy literature and instruments will be presented.
We will also promote the transfer of worldwide biophysical knowledge to the field of clinical dentistry. We intend to bring the theory and practice of traditional Chinese acupuncture into better focus so as to act as a unifying concept to allow the biologically-oriented dentist to participate with the biologically-, ecologically- and environmentally-oriented physician in the resolution of common patient disease states.
A network of physicians and dentists working conjointly to provide unified diagnosis and treatment procedures for their common patients will be established. Dentists will play a greater role in the treatment of the environmentally ill patient and those whose disease etiology is still identified as idiopathic or unknown.
We intend to promote biocompatible corrections and restorative dental procedures based on our scientific knowledge of energy, electromagnetics, sound, light, acupuncture, homeopathy and nutrition, in addition to the myriad of traditional scientific disciplines that constitute clinical dentistry.
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