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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Oral Health / Which is Best? Natural, Holistic or Biological Dentistry?

Which is Best? Natural, Holistic or Biological Dentistry?

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

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  • What Holistic Dentists All Have in Common
  • Alternative Dental Philosophies
  • Need a Second Opinion?

Natural, Holistic or Biological Dentistry? 1

Finding a dentist whose treatment philosophy matches your own is quite a challenge today! The fact is that there is a lot of gray areas when it comes to the definition of a biological dentist versus one who espouses a natural or holistic approach.

For example, it has become trendy for dentists to market themselves as “natural”. What this actually means from one practitioner to another, however, can be drastically different.

Thus, it is imperative and necessary that YOU, the potential patient, thoroughly vet a dentist. This is ideally accomplished before sitting down in that dental chair and consenting to treatment.

Relying on glossy marketing brochures or a slick website is NOT sufficient!

A few minutes of investigation can potentially save you years of health woes down the road.

Toxic dental therapies can make sense in the short term. Over a period of years, however, these same treatments could trigger life-altering autoimmune issues.

What Holistic Dentists All Have in Common

There is literally only a single thing that all dentists who call themselves “natural”, “holistic”, “biological”, “mercury-free”, “restorative” or any other catchy term have in common.

Each must have graduated from a Doctoral Program for Dentistry and are certified with one of the following credentials:

  • DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) or
  • DMD (Doctor of Dental Medicine)

Beyond that, it gets very complicated!

Alternative Dental Philosophies

It is important for patients to understand that there is no “School of Holistic Dentistry”.

Hence, any dental practitioner that calls themselves “holistic” simply concluded at some point in their career that dental therapies have the potential to impact the health of other parts of the body.

This observation led them to modify their treatment protocols in one or more areas.

YOUR GOAL should be to find a practitioner who is alternatively minded in whatever area you need treatment for.

For example, if you need to get mercury fillings out and replace them with composites, do you need to find a dentist who doesn’t use fluoride during teeth cleanings?

No, you don’t (although this would be a more ideal scenario for sure).

All you need is a dentist who has received advanced training and certification in the proper handling of mercury (aka “silver”) fillings.

Checking for this additional certification ensures that removing your silver fillings will be a safe process and won’t be a worse health hazard than just leaving them in your mouth!

Membership and/or certifications from professional organizations to check for should include one or (ideally) more of the following:

  • International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT)
  • Holistic Dental Association
  • International Academy of Ceramic Implantology (IAOC)
  • American Academy of Craniofacial Pain (AACP)
  • International Association of Mercury Safe Dentists (IAMSD)
  • International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine (IABDM)

In short, just because a dentist allows the option to skip fluoride during a child’s teeth cleanings does not make him/her a good fit to fill cavities, remove root canals or otherwise treat your entire family’s oral health needs.

Usually, a quick scan of a dentist’s bio will give you an easy way to assess their dental philosophy. This is usually listed on his/her office website.

Need a Second Opinion?

I was talking on the phone with my biological dentist, Dr. Carlo Litano DMD, the other day about this very subject.

He told me that he regularly does phone consultations with people who need a second opinion or dental coaching on their particular oral health situation.

You’ve probably noticed that true biological dentists who are holistically minded in all areas are few and far between! As a result, this service might prove to be of benefit to you or someone you love now or in the future.

If you have a dental diagnosis and/or treatment plan that you aren’t sure is of benefit to your health or just need some advice, Dr. Litano’s office is available for a phone consultation to help you assess the situation.

You can either set-up an appointment on his website or call the office at 727-300-0044 to schedule a call with the receptionist.

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Category: Oral Health
Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: the bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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Comments (5)

  1. Melissa

    Mar 17, 2021 at 6:47 am

    What is proper protocol for the removal of amalgams?

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  2. Geri Quintero

    Sep 6, 2019 at 5:37 am

    Thank you Sarah for this info. I regularly am having people seek out second opinions for their dentistry woes. Good to have this reference. I went to a Biological Dentist in Tijuana, Mexico with wonderful results. Geri the acupuncturist

    Reply
    • Gay

      Sep 7, 2019 at 10:35 pm

      Geri, who do you see in Tijuana?

  3. Sharla

    Aug 27, 2019 at 11:03 pm

    So, will Dr. Litano give second opinion or advice to someone who does not live in Florida? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Sarah Pope MGA

      Aug 28, 2019 at 10:34 am

      Yes, he mostly does phone consults with people who live outside of Florida actually as those in the state typically will drive over for an appointment.

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