Amy M. Dayries, DMD, FAIHM, AIAOMT |
Welcome to Whole Healing Dental
Dentistry is the melding of: art, science, form and function. While upholding teachings of her traditional western dental training, Amy M. Dayries, DMD, FAIHM respects a patient’s desire to practice alternative and homeopathic solutions to their oral and systemic health challenges. This requires a working knowledge of methods and practices used in medicine and dentistry in other parts of the world including: traditional herbals, Ayurvedics, Galenic and Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques.
Amy M. Dayries, D.M.D., F.A.I.H.M., owner of Whole Healing Dental, is a trailblazer as the first dentist to complete a two year Fellowship in Integrative Medicine with the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM) and now takes an Integrative approach to Dentistry. She created Whole Healing Dental to share her knowledge and those of other experts in this area with fellow dentists and public. |
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If patients are not taught good life skills – such as healthy eating and life choices – how long can we expect our work to last?
Connecting Oral Systemic Health to
Over-The-Counter Remedies and Dietary Approaches
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Over-the-counter and traditional herbal remedies, natural supplements and homeopathic remedies can significantly impact oral-systemic health, but they are not necessarily free of risks or side effects. Dentists need to be able to give patients the space to disclose this information, help them make informed choices and educate them regarding oral systemic connections. Most systemic disease has signs visible in the mouth. The mouth is part of the gut, which contains the majority of the body’s immune system cells.
Connections between the mouth and whole-body inflammation, the latest on nutrition and dietary trends and the effectiveness of vitamin and mineral supplements will be explored in this session. |
This course features an overview of the most commonly used herbal remedies patients may already be taking, their most common effects, interactions and side effects, as well as lesser-known supplements that may be discussed with patients who have visible signs of oral-systemic disease.
The focus of this session will be on a wide range of supplements the dental team should consider when speaking with patients about their health history, the specific impact herbs and supplements may have on patients’ oral and systemic health and what important contraindications exist for the most commonly available OTC supplements, herbs, and alternative treatments. |
Nearly 70 percent of Americans take nutraceuticals and dietary supplements, usually without any form of guidance from health care practitioners. |
Dentists do not receive formal education
to advise patients on these choices.
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