“Dentists’ Disease”: A Brief History
By Ronald Carlson, DDS In 17th century England, Bills of Mortality identified the sixth leading cause of death as “teeth.” Although deaths from abscesses and other dental infirmities – and […]
Why Dental Care & Oral Health Matter More Than Ever in This Age of COVID
Earlier this month, the World Health Organization advised that, due to COVID-19, “routine,” preventive, and elective dental procedures should be postponed. This is largely because of the aerosols generated by […]
Root Canal Treatment: How Much Good Health Do You Have to Give Away?
The text below is the https://iabdm.org/wp-content/uploads/5905_n-meyer.png’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 […]
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 […]
The Oral-Systemic Connection & Our Broken Healthcare System
Say Ahh, the world’s first documentary on oral health, takes a sobering look at the state of our national healthcare system. Despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the […]
Biological Dentistry: The Tooth-Body Connection
Last week, https://iabdm.org/wp-content/uploads/5905_n-meyer.png Executive Director Dr. Dawn Ewing and Past President Dr. Michael Margolis presented on biological dentistry at the Philippine Dental Association’s Annual Convention in Pasay City. Here’s an […]
Remembering Hal Huggins
https://iabdm.org/wp-content/uploads/5905_n-meyer.png board member and Round Rock, Texas biological dentist Matt Carpenter reflects on the recent passing of Dr. Hal Huggins: Hal completely changed my life. When I was at my […]
The Gateway to Internal Health
https://iabdm.org/wp-content/uploads/5905_n-meyer.png member Dr. Felix Liao was one of two DC area dentists profiled by Asian Fortune magazine last month. Felix Liao, D.D.S, is not a dentist. He is a whole […]