Blog on Dental Health
Dr. O’s articles on holistic dentistry and nutrition
All PostsBlog (130)Holistic Dentistry (37)Environmental (29)Nutrition (28)Root Canals (26)A-Z Holistic Dentistry (26)Gum Disease (25)Dental Implants (21)Laser Dentistry (15)ABCs of Sustainable Health (10)Sugar (7)Healthy Living (7)Natural Health (6)Coronavirus (5)Cosmetic Dentistry (1)

July 19, 2018
Inflammation May Cause Failure in Extractions, Root Canals and Implants: A Case Study
Have you put off doing the dental work you need because you are afraid it might fail? You may have had the right idea! Have you heard that all root ca...
Read more →

July 5, 2018
Root Canal vs Extraction: Are Root Canals Toxic to My Body? A Review of Weston Price’s Research 100 years later
Did Dr. Price have it right when he put out his research on infected root canals and the focal infection theory nearly 100 years ago? Over the next fe...
Read more →

May 23, 2018
How to Resolve a Root Canal Infection – A Pardigm Shift
A lot of patients come to me seeking help in trying to resolve root canal infections. The problem is that the basic protocol for treating root canals ...
Read more →

April 9, 2018
How I Became a Holistic and Biological Dentist
Sitting in a hospital for an hour squirming while waiting for a doctor to see you can be a humbling experience. What began to sink in was the realizat...
Read more →

April 2, 2018
How to Avoid Root Canal Infections
Do all teeth that need crowns automatically need root canals? Absolutely not. Truth be told, in my experience very few teeth that need crowns (or caps...
Read more →

February 6, 2018
What is Holistic Dentistry and What Makes It Different?
Holistic dentistry and biological dentistry refer to two different aspects of integrative dental care. Generally speaking the term ‘holistic’ refers t...
Read more →

January 20, 2018
Work Life Balance – Even a Holistic Dentist Needs a Vacation
After a very busy and productive 2017, we were ready to apply more balance to our working life. For those who wanted to see some pictures of our vacat...
Read more →

January 15, 2018
First Do No Harm – Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment in Dentistry
As a holistic dentist in practice for more than 30 years, I still find myself referring back to the first thing I learned at USC Dental School, first ...
Read more →

December 27, 2017
Seasonal Stress, Dental Health and Jaw Pain – Part 2
In our last blog we discussed the importance of pH and how stress, especially at this time of year, can impact a healthy mouth. Another area where str...
Read more →

December 22, 2017
What You Need to Know About Ceramic vs Titanium Dental Implants
When I lecture on holistic dentistry, I’m often asked, ‘What are ceramic dental implants?’ As you can see in the picture to the right, ceramic implant...
Read more →

December 1, 2017
Seasonal Stress and Dental Health-Part 1
Each year, starting around Daylight Savings Time, everyone’s schedule becomes even fuller and more stressful, and in the dental office we often experi...
Read more →

November 13, 2017
Know the Cause TV: Interview with Dr. O’Rielly and Doug Kaufmann
I had the pleasure of being interviewed on the TV show and podcast Know the Cause hosted by Doug Kaufmann. It was a lot of fun. Here is the clip that ...
Read more →
