Recently I decided to start a virtual journal club for dental hygienists, it has been a lot of fun. I chose the review article I plan to...

Periodontal disease is quite possibly the most common chronic inflammatory disease found in humans. Scientific evidence has well...

Over the past several years many studies have focused on the oral microbiome and the relationship between either homeostasis or dysbiosis...

Records of soothing devices used by moms go back to the 1500’s. The first patented pacifier was invented in 1901 by Christian W....

On August 19, 2019 I was cooking dinner when I received an alert on my phone. It was from a news outlet; the story was titled "New study...

If you have ever had the unpleasant experience of a real bona fide toothache, you know that it is worse at night. As a matter of fact,...

Dear CVS, As a dental professional, I am writing with serious concerns associated with your recent partnership with a do-it-yourself...

Let’s start with defining traditional dentistry and holistic dentistry. Traditional dentistry is the profession concerned with the...

#Addiction #MTHFRmutation #Stopaddiction Addiction, it has touched most lives in some way either directly or indirectly. We start...

I’m entering shark infested waters without a lifeboat writing this. Yet, I still feel it is an important subject to discuss. I am willing...

When I was in hygiene school and we started clinic, my most dreaded moment was not when my instructor would check my work, it was when I...

February is Children’s Dental Health Month, and though we are nearing the end, I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to discuss the most...

Ozone therapy has been used in medicine since the 1800’s. Though ozone therapy has been used for years, it is considered relatively new...

After my last blog post I received some great encouraging responses as well as some vicious ones. I was referred to as Hitler and a...

If you haven’t heard, let me be the first to introduce you to a documentary on Netflix called “Root Cause”. The documentary follows an...

“My gums always bleed, don’t worry about it. It is normal for me.” If I had a dollar for every-time I’ve heard that, I would be writing...

The idea of curing tooth decay naturally is a fast-growing fad. It has become such a craze there are Facebook pages and groups...

To Whom it May Concern, Your recent article published on your website on November 19,2018 titled “Sucking Baby’s Pacifier Clean May...

Special Guest post from Taos Footwear Swollen feet and ankles are among the most common symptoms that women experience during pregnancy,...

#FindACure #T1D #DiabetesAwareness Last week on the blog I posted about Alzheimer’s disease, because November is National Alzheimer’s...