As it turns out, ever since the mid-1970′s, when fluoridation activities transferred from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to the CDC under the directorship of William Bock, dental health professionals have been the sole body of experts directing the agency’s stance on water fluoridation. Glaringly absent from this list are… well, any health expert outside the Oral Health Division. Apparently, no toxicologist has ever been directly involved in the decision process; nor any minority health professionals, or experts on internal medicine or diabetes, for example.
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“Why are civil servants at Health Canada (and the health agencies in other fluoridated countries) determined to keep this practice going at all costs, including forsaking honest science and the public’s health”?
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“Fluoride can be toxic by ingesting one part per million (ppm), and the effects are not immediate, as they can take 20 years or more to become evident,” they write. Valdez-Jimenez, et al. describe studies that show fluoride induces changes in the brain’s physical structure and biochemistry which affects the neurological and mental development of individuals including cognitive processes, such as learning and memory.
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Posted in dental, health, Oral Health on Jun 14th, 2011
I have always recommended warm salt water rinses after clients have had a particularly difficult cleaning appointment to soothe the tissues and promote healing. Recently however, a number of my clients decided to start salt water rinsing daily and the results have been phenomenal. Given that this was the only behavioral change that we could find to explain the results, I decided I had better do a little more research into salt and its healing properties.
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In previous blogs I have spoken extensively about mercury amalgam and the health risks associated with not only its use but its removal. In this blog post, we’ll talk about how “you” can make a difference.
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In researching Canadian legislation and safeguards I found the following:
* Environment Canada states that Triclosan is inherently toxic to aquatic organisms and because of its persistence does not break down and builds up in the environment.
* The Canadian Medical Association called for a ban on all antibacterial consumers’ products such as those containing Triclosan.
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Posted in dental, Dentistry, health, Oral Health on Apr 19th, 2011
Once again, a client of mine sent me a link to information from Dr. Oz relating to a topic that we had previously discussed in my office: Radiation and Dental X-Rays.
Here is a link to the TV show segment. Thyroid Guards: Do You Need One? Pt 1.
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Posted in dental, Dentistry, health, Oral Health on Apr 13th, 2011
Some of the ingredients these products do have, include Xylitol which I have written extensively about in the past due to its antibacterial/saliva stimulating properties and Neem Bark.
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Posted in dental, Dentistry, health, Oral Health on Apr 6th, 2011
Not wishing to subject his young daughter to the trauma of surgery and general anesthesia, Nagel embarked on a fact-finding mission to uncover the real cause of tooth decay and how to cure this disease with a therapeutic/non-surgical approach.
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Even better, Dr. Judd states that soap kills bacteria and viruses and removes oils like glycerin thereby allowing for greater remineralization of enamel.
Dr. Gifford –Jones in response to this information states that he is going to put it to the test and will report back in three months with the results. The good doctor suggests that “all hell” from the dental profession would descend upon him as a result of this information.
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