My lecture circuit for 2024 simply couldn’t have gotten off to a better start: I was in Santa Barbara, California, for the Seattle Study Club Symposium and I have one word for the entire experience – A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

While mainstream dentistry focuses primarily on mechanical issues, a biological dentist will focus primarily on the immune system and the neuropathic system. Immune dentistry helps reconnect the missing link between healthy teeth and a healthy gut.

The dental community has known for decades about the correlation between oral health and cardiac health or better yet, between oral inflammation and heart disease. It’s not just about healthy teeth and gums anymore, it is also about the quality of your dental treatments.

I’ve been connecting the dots between oral health and general health for over 25 years now and that connection is not only undeniable, but has become increasingly significant as we clearly understand that if something is wrong in the body, the diagnosis process may very well need to begin with the mouth.

I am very passionate about surgery, and my days are typically taken up with treating complex cases, including those involving 3D bone and soft-tissue reconstruction around dental implants and comprehensive oral rehabilitation, with my long-time team at the White Clinic, in Lisbon, Portugal. And I am very passionate about connecting systemic health to dental health.

Yuvan Noah Hariri wrote in his book, Homo Deus, that “the train of civilisation” is leaving the station for the last time and those who do not understand technology will miss a seat on that train into the future.

Every year, around ten million wisdom teeth make their exit, sparking questions regarding the necessity of such an abundance of procedures.

I recently sat down in the Netherlands with Karma Dental Philosophy for a great webinar where we discussed so many insightful questions that are at the core of the current state of dentistry, where it’s headed and how it differs across the globe.

Dentology – The Business of Dentistry with Andy Acton and Chris Strevens is a great podcast that discusses all things non-clinical in the dental world.

When it comes to biological dentistry, there’s only one thing I’m more passionate about than practicing it – and that’s talking about it.