RDH Membership Renewal

The IABDM is an organization that recognizes that every team member is unique and a valuable asset to the practice. As a member of the IABDM, the Dental Hygienist will learn the value of their contributions to the practice and their patient’s health by enhancing their knowledge in biological dental practices. Becoming a member will give you access to an ever-growing Learning Library (in your dashboard), recorded webinars, access to articles, videos and valuable information not found anywhere else.

The practice of biological dental hygiene includes identifying interruptions in the human regulatory systems that can present in the oral cavity, head, and neck, and during the dental hygiene assessment of general health status through regular and thorough review of the medical and dental history. A biological dental hygienist’s goal is to develop a treatment plan that restores and sustains whole body health by:

1. Promoting lifestyle, health, and preventive dental hygiene practices.
2. Considering an individual’s unique biochemistry, energetic profile, health status, needs, values, and goals. A biological dental hygienist values the patient relationship.
3. Relieving or reducing the body’s burden of infection, inflammation, and/or toxic materials.
4. Providing documentation of possible electromagnetic disturbances, malocclusion, musculoskeletal pain, myofunctional and tethered oral tissues (TOTS).
5. Educating patients on the impact of dysregulation across body systems on oral health.

Biological dental hygienists refer to and maintain an interprofessional practice with appropriate healthcare providers when necessary to determine the root of dysregulation affecting the oral cavity. Referrals may include but are not limited to biological dentists, naturopaths, integrative physicians, functional medical practitioners, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, osteopaths, and other healthcare professionals.

Becoming a member of the IABDM will empower you to be a true healthcare professional!