“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 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 […]
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, IABDM 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
IABDM 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
IABDM 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 […]