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All About Oil Pulling
The following article was written by Andrea Pham in completion of requirements to become an IABDM Certified Biological Hygienist. Congratulations, Andrea! Learn more about our certification programs. The Practice of Oil Pulling By Andrea Pham, RDH Standing in the oral...
IABDM Statement on Biological Dentistry & COVID-19
The need to limit the spread of COVID-19 has led many dental offices to close to all but urgent and emergency cases, such as those involving pain, swelling, or the breakage or loss of teeth. While oral health’s role as a driver of overall health makes dentistry a...
Make Sure You’re PROTECTed When Choosing a Dentist to Remove Your Mercury Amalgam “Silver” Fillings
When people learn the truth about the so-called “silver” fillings in their mouths – that they’re actually 50% mercury, the most toxic non-radioactive metal on Earth; that mercury is a potent neurotoxin; that mercury vapor is released from these fillings with every...
Root Canal Treatment: How Much Good Health Do You Have to Give Away?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlnhyGwSEEc The text below is the IABDM's current position paper on root canal treatment by Dr. Dawn Ewing. You can access other position papers, as well as our standards of practice here. Dr. Ralph Steinman of Loma Linda University...
Remembering a Great Biological Dentist
We were saddened to hear of the recent death of long-time IABDM member, biological dentist Dr. Russ Borneman. In the post below, Dr. Louisa Williams reflects on our loss of a wonderful man and excellent clinician: I first met Russ Borneman in 1985 when I moved to...
The Alkaline Oral Cleanse
5-day Program to Naturally Prevent Tooth Decay & Acidic Erosion By Lewis Gross, DDS One of the biggest myths I’ve heard in my 40 years as a dentist is that cavities are caused by soft teeth, and that the only deterrence is either fluoride or invasive, restorative...
Root Canaled Teeth & Gangrene: What Do They Have in Common?
By Carol Wells, RDH This paper originally appeared in the January 2019 issue of the Scientific Archives of Dental Sciences (Volume 2, Issue 1). When I first heard the word "gangrene," I would not have thought that it would be referring to a root canaled tooth. What...
Too Much Fluoride!: The Limits of Fluoridation
Fluoride is everywhere, from oral hygiene products to the water and other beverages you drink. Many of us are ingesting far too much. More, swallowing fluoride lacks significant benefit yet carries significant risks. In this presentation for the International Academy...
Mercury-Free Dentistry Week Is Almost Here!
A message to our members from Charlie Brown of Consumers for Dental Choice… Here comes the best week of the year for you to promote your dental, dental hygiene, medical or other health professional practice: August 12 – 19, 2018! That’s because, each August, our...
Septic Tank Teeth (abridged)
Root canals are dead bodies (and, as such, should be buried six feet below Earth’s surface)! By R.S. Carlson, DDS Let us get clear about the issue, really. Some will argue that the “gangrene of the tooth” is limited to the soft tissue within the tooth’s pulp chamber,...
Why the Tooth Fairy Gave Up Grains & Sugars
Our thanks to Dr. Alvin Danenberg for letting us crosspost this piece from his blog. View the original here. You may think you know all about tooth fairies. You know that they discreetly appear at night to sneak away your child’s baby tooth, which is hidden under his...
Biological Dental Hygiene: A Whole Body Approach to Oral Health
By Carol Wells, RDH Think of a visit with your usual dental hygienist, and you probably think: Yeah, I’ll get my teeth cleaned and a little lecture about flossing, and that’s it. Every appointment is just like another – though each patient’s dental needs are not....