Back in the “good ole days”. We made choices that we would not make today. In dentistry, more people lost their teeth because that is just what you did. You didn’t do what you would choose to do today. The dentist, the methods, the materials, the expectancy did not exist to everyone. The consequences, social economic and health were just not as apparent then as today. We are still learning. You know the more I learn, the more I need to learn.

I just came home from an international conference of doctors, scientists, researchers and others. Our discussions involved the human microbiome, which is another name that means the ecological community of microorganisms good, bad, and other, that literally share our body.

The face and nature of disease-all diseases is evolving and being understood faster and faster than ever before. It is no wonder we have difference of opinions. Some people stop learning and stick to what there were told. Others embrace new science and all the ramifications of that. Again it is all choice and the responsibility that choice commands. Ultimately each of us must take responsibility for our choices which come from what we avail to ourselves. If you are my patient today – Do not necessarily expect the same suggestion or therapy 2 years from now for the same problem. I will have learned new science, applying new therapy for old health issues.

Some of the exciting therapies I have embraced are: ozone, safe mercury removal, balancing the microbiome to homeostasis, new treatment for the gums, and new material applications to restore or create beautiful functional smiles, consideration to detoxification from heavy metal and fluoride. These are significant diversions from current, older dental modalities. Some depending on state laws must be done by partnering with other health care providers who are licensed to do so. The laws vary depending on the state, but the need and value of those services cannot be denied by anyone who take the time and expense to learn, make choices and be responsible. It has been my experience that the loudest to protest to change come from the uninformed.

Healthy Body Dental  25877 US Highway 19 N  Clearwater, Fl 33763