Kathleen Bernardi's Blog
Posted in dental, health, Lifestyle, Oral Health on Jan 5th, 2012
As 2012 begins to gather momentum and with it the opportunity for new beginnings, I would like to reflect on the difference between healing and curing and why we need to make a distinction between the two when dealing with improving our health.
Posted in dental, Dentistry, health, Oral Health on Dec 22nd, 2010
Two days of hearings in Gaithersburg, Md. ended last week with a recommendation from the advisory panel that the FDA examine all relevant scientific studies and evidence presented. pertaining to Mercury fillings.
Posted in health, Oral Health on Oct 28th, 2010
Michael Douglas’ recent diagnosis and treatment for throat cancer has brought oral cancer into the spotlight.
While other cancers like breast and skin have received a great deal of attention, this may be changing. In the past, throat cancer made up to 18% of head and neck cancers but these days that number has climbed to 33%.
Posted in dental, health, Oral Health on Oct 20th, 2010
On October 1, 2010 the government of Ontario announced the launch of “Healthy Smiles Ontario”, a new no-cost dental program for children 17 and under who don’t have access to dental coverage and who meet the program’s eligibility requirements.
Posted in dental, health, Oral Health on Oct 14th, 2010
Many people may decide to have their mercury amalgams removed for preventive reasons but there are a good many who may be experiencing chronic health issues that appear to be related to heavy metal toxicity.
Posted in dental, Dentistry, health, Oral Health on Sep 22nd, 2010
Last week I left you with the question: Why did dentists who vehemently opposed mercury/amalgam fillings switch to their use? From my viewpoint, it is pretty obvious that there were financial reasons. Losing money and patients to barber-dentists was the impetus to turn a blind-eye to the serious and known health hazards related to mercury fillings.
Posted in dental, health, Oral Health on Sep 14th, 2010
More and more dentists left the society in order to be able to place the highly-profitable amalgam fillings and as a result the ASDS disbanded. Then, in 1859, in what to me is a tragic and ironic twist to this story the American Dental Association (ADA) was formed to support these amalgam-placing dentists without fear of losing their licenses.
Posted in dental, environment, health, Oral Health on Aug 18th, 2010
I was diagnosed with Cancer in December of 2008 and while it’s usually not a life-threatening form of the disease, Squamous Cell Carcinoma was enough of a wake-up call for me.
I began to take a good, long, look, at all areas of my life and what I needed to change as I endeavored to get my health back on track. First on my list was to leave the practice I was currently working in. This was not an easy decision as I had been there for many years and it was comfortable and safe. However, I had changed personally and spiritually a great deal over the previous few years and sadly I knew that it was time for me to leave.
Posted in dental, environment, health, Oral Health on Aug 11th, 2010
I have received a number of comments over the last few weeks as to what my intentions are in writing my weekly blog that often addresses some very controversial topics in the field of oral health. I have decided for the benefit of all who might wonder, that I would begin this week, writing about my personal journey into the field of Whole Body Dentistry.
Posted in dental, health, Oral Health on Aug 5th, 2010
In a recent study by Dr. Anjum Memon and his team from Brighton, Cambridge and Kuwait, published in the medical journal Acta Oncologica, have demonstrated that thyroid cancer increases as the number of dental x-rays grows. The researchers report that the incidence rates of thyroid cancer have doubled from 1.4 per 100,000 in 1975 to 2.9 per 100,000 in 2006 in the UK.
