And so we see the passing of perhaps the biggest heavyweight fighter in dentistry the world has known for many decades. Dr. Hal Huggins died on November 29, 2014. In honor of ‘the Doc’ we would like to recount some of the many ways Dr. Huggins contributed to us having a safer, healthier world. Despite…Read More
What every busy mom ought to know about dental cleanings
Who says we can’t have a healthy mouth while being a busy mom caring for lots of kids? Meet our customer Leigh Anne. Can you imagine the guilt or shame that many moms of young kids inflict upon themselves for doing the ‘mom thing’ of putting the needs of others before their own? Surely you…Read More
Tribute to a Champion
Amidst a mix of both joy and sadness, today we pay tribute to the loss of a friend of ours. While you may not have known Jeff Green as a personal friend, let it be known that Jeff was a friend of all of ours. Jeff was the national director for Citizens for Safe Drinking…Read More
19 Pearls for Overall Health
The following is a guest blog post from a professional friend of ours, Dr. Al Danenberg. Dr. Al is a wonderful resource because he is a dentist who specializes in the treatment of gum disease AND he has awakened to the foundational impact that diet has on our oral health. You can learn more from…Read More
Tracking your saliva pH – part 2 of ‘How to Know that You are Heading in the Right Direction’
In part 1 of this two-part article series, we explored the importance of feedback mechanisms / feedback loops. In other words, we need a way to evaluate whether or not the actions we’re taking are helping us create positive changes in our oral health. This seems pretty straightforward. However, we do things all the…Read More
What Foods Undermine Our Oral Health and Why
It’s an unfortunate reality that most people in western culture still consider oatmeal a healthy way to start the day. In part 1 of this 3-part article series, we discussed the role that diet plays in tooth decay. In part 2, we explored foods that we should eat to help support greater oral health. In…Read More
What TO eat to support greater oral health
This article is part 2 of a 3-part series exploring the fundamental role that diet and nutrition play in our ability to create optimal oral health. In the first article in the series, “What Causes Tooth Decay? (AND How Can We Stop it?)“, we explored how our diets have a big impact on our dentinal…Read More
Can we maybe say goodbye to conventional drill and fill dentistry?
We recently came across two separate new advancements in the field of dentistry. Each of them shows quite a bit of promise to us. As many of you who have been following us for a while know, we tend to be pretty conservative when it comes to many of the ‘bells and whistles’ in modern…Read More
What Causes Tooth Decay? (AND How Can We Stop it?)
To us, it’s critically important to help heal the misunderstandings that our culture has around how to navigate the path to greater oral health. After all, tooth decay has deep implications about the level of whole-body health that each of us experiences on a daily basis. In this 3-part series diving into the role of…Read More
How to KNOW if you are heading in the right direction with your oral health – part 1
In this article, we’re going to share a simple strategy to help you navigate to greater oral and whole-body health. It’s important to begin our journey with this relatively easy step. Otherwise, any blind efforts to create positive change in our oral health might not produce any results, or they might even wind up leading…Read More