Choosing the right natural dentist for yourself and your family is no less important than choosing the right doctor. In fact, it might actually be more important from a prevention standpoint. This is because what is happening with and to a person’s teeth and gums is a harbinger for the health of the rest of the body down the road.
Dr. Weston A. Price discovered this during his travels to 14 isolated Traditional Societies in the early part of the last century. He wrote about his findings in the book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration. Invariably, those cultures with the best dental health enjoyed the best overall health too.
Cultures that deviated from their native diet began suffering from tooth decay with chronic and degenerative diseases and physical malformations including crooked teeth and dental malocclusions manifesting in the next generation. Finding a natural dentist that will use nontoxic treatments and methods that will facilitate oral health without any harm to the rest of the body is tricky because many natural dentists who claim to be holistic are actually not.
They may define themselves as a natural dentist on their website and in their marketing materials, but in fact they might just sell supplements in their office with every single dental practice by the book conventional.
I remember one experience I had with a so called natural dentist who was nothing of the sort. I traveled far out of town with one of my children to seek his opinion only to find that his definition of “holistic” was offering the parent a choice to opt out when it came to fluoride treatments!
That was it!
Everything else was completely conventional. Such a disappointment and a waste of time on my end. But, I am glad that I carefully asked questions during the consultation before putting my child in his care. Another dentist heavily marketing himself as natural in my area (and fooling a lot of people) requires x-rays for children on a very frequent basis.
There is no way for the parent to opt out and the receptionist even suggested to me over the phone that parents who skip x-rays are negligent. Given the study published in Cancer by Yale University’s Elizabeth Claus which found that those who have the most dental x-rays have the highest risk of brain tumors, this practice doesn’t seem so holistic does it?
The most important rule for selecting a natural dentist is not taking the dentist’s word for it!
Dr. Weston A. Price discovered this during his travels to 14 isolated Traditional Societies in the early part of the last century. He wrote about his findings in the book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration. Invariably, those cultures with the best dental health enjoyed the best overall health too.
Cultures that deviated from their native diet began suffering from tooth decay with chronic and degenerative diseases and physical malformations including crooked teeth and dental malocclusions manifesting in the next generation. Finding a natural dentist that will use nontoxic treatments and methods that will facilitate oral health without any harm to the rest of the body is tricky because many natural dentists who claim to be holistic are actually not.
They may define themselves as a natural dentist on their website and in their marketing materials, but in fact they might just sell supplements in their office with every single dental practice by the book conventional.
I remember one experience I had with a so called natural dentist who was nothing of the sort. I traveled far out of town with one of my children to seek his opinion only to find that his definition of “holistic” was offering the parent a choice to opt out when it came to fluoride treatments!
That was it!
Everything else was completely conventional. Such a disappointment and a waste of time on my end. But, I am glad that I carefully asked questions during the consultation before putting my child in his care. Another dentist heavily marketing himself as natural in my area (and fooling a lot of people) requires x-rays for children on a very frequent basis.
There is no way for the parent to opt out and the receptionist even suggested to me over the phone that parents who skip x-rays are negligent. Given the study published in Cancer by Yale University’s Elizabeth Claus which found that those who have the most dental x-rays have the highest risk of brain tumors, this practice doesn’t seem so holistic does it?
The most important rule for selecting a natural dentist is not taking the dentist’s word for it!
Prepare a list of questions beforehand and insist on a consultation one on one with the dentist or at the very least, (nicely) grilling the receptionist before agreeing to any treatment for yourself or your children. Once you’ve found a natural dentist that seems promising, here are a few things to check off the list before deciding that your natural dentist is well and truly holistic.
#1: Natural Dentists Don’t Use Amalgam Fillings
Natural dentists don’t offer amalgams as an option. Period. The reason is that they value their health as much as their patients. Hence, they don’t even want mercury or the vapors it produces anywhere near their office unless they are gowned up with a mask.
If your dentist offers amalgams as an option, find another one immediately. The mercury vapors floating around the dental office alone should be reason enough to not want to ever go there even if you don’t choose amalgams yourself.
#2: Natural Dentists Don’t Offer Fluoride Treatments
Natural dentists are well aware that fluoride reduces a child’s IQ. It can also lead to white spots on the teeth, increase the risk of fractures by weakening the bones, and harm the thyroid. No truly holistic dentist in his/her right mind would ever offer this type of damaging treatment to a child. Even if a dentist offers the parent a choice to opt out of fluoride treatments, simply having the option in the first place is a red flag that the dentist is not really holistic.
#3: Natural Dentists Avoid Crowns
Truly natural dentists are very conservative with their drilling practices. This means when a cavity requires filling, holistic dentists leave as much of the tooth intact as possible and use non-toxic filling material.
If the cavity or hole is large, an inlay should be considered. Since crowns typically involve removing up to two-thirds of the tooth, a holistic dentist would use this type of dental restoration only as a last resort. If your dentist is crown happy, find another one.
#4: Natural Dentists Don’t Offer Sealants
Sealant materials are generally made with hormone disrupting Bisphenol A (BPA). A truly natural dentist would never consider using this material with any patient let alone a child. Don’t be fooled if a dentist says that “BPA Free” sealants are safe to use either.
In that case, the cousin chemical BPS is used which is just as bad. According to Rene Vinas, a researcher at the University of Texas who conducted a study published in Environmental Health Perspectives, BPS is essentially the same as BPA.
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