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Supplements For Children With Gross Caries | What is Holistic
What is holistic?
Holism (derived from the greek word ‘holes’ for whole) is a philosophy in which the person, their body and their mind are considered as an individual entity. So, your Holistic Dentist should, when treating you, take into consideration not only your physical and biological components; but your emotional and spiritual components as well. These four components make up the vital functioning person.
Health care is much more about health promotion than the alienation of the symptoms of disease.
Dentistry is an orthodox profession. Yet unwittingly, dentists have the one holistic mechanism that escapes most health professionals – the six monthly checkup. This unique opportunity to view people on a regular basis when healthy would be the Holistic practitioners dream. Most Dentists waste the opportunity by only looking for disease. When we adopt a Holistic Philosophy we have the means to remove disease before the symptoms manifest themselves and to fine tune the body so their health is maintained.
What to expect from a Holistic Dentist
Apart form the Dentist’s desire to be more than a ‘molar mechanic’ and to try to treat the whole person, there are some basic requirements on a more practical level.
- Exclusive use of Bio-Compatible materials.
- Safe amalgam removal and mercury detoxification.
- Proper extraction techniques including; sectioning the teeth to minimise dislocating or damaging the jaw bone and curettage or cleaning the socket to prevent the occurrence of Osteitis (chronic infection of the jaw bone).
- Dental water free of bacteria
From this platform of basic requirements your holistic Dentist might offer further complimentary therapies over and above nutritional supplements and advices;
for example:
- Homeopathy
- Hypnotics
- Acupuncture
- Herbs
- Applied Kinesiology
- Psychological Counselling
- EAV (Electro – Acupuncture) testing
- Soft Lasers
The Dentist may not use these therapies himself but may be knowledgeable enough to know when to refer his patients on for complimentary treatments. For example, some people are so fearful they cannot be treated successfully and require counselling. Others have in-built sabotage mechanisms which prevent them from successfully eliminating Dental and other diseases.
Your Holistic Dentist needs a network of good complimentary and orthodox practitioners for referral purposes essential to meet the needs of a comprehensive Holistic approach. The more esoterically involved Dentists might consider such things as;
The surgery colour co-ordination - eg, yellow, green and violet are associated with general healing and warmth.
Aromatherapy - used for emotional well being and healing.
Crystals - rose quartz is soothing and calming which compliments the healing qualities of amethyst.
Music - which can enhance relaxation.
Understanding and sympathetic staff.
Reiki etc.
Your Dentist may even practice meditation and visiting retreats to have their Chakra’s cleansed and balanced, all with the knowledge that the healthier, more in tune and balanced they are, the more they can help their patients regain their health and prevent disease.
What to ask
Your Holistic Dentist may be fully specialising in mercury detox and surgically treating diseased jaw bone – in which case you would be seeing this person for health problems. However, if your dentist is not specialising, then if you want to know more of the connection between teeth and jaws with your health, you may have to ask for a Holistic consultation. If you are just after a different approach to Dentistry and use of Bio-Compatible materials, this would be automatically done.
In Summary, I feel the most important qualities of a Holistic Dentist are;
- Good communication and listening skills
- Be humble
- Have their heart in their work
- Be flexible and willing to provide the services their patients desire and request even if it means doing research on behalf of the patient.
The most Holistic thing a Dentist can do is Prevention - to help prevent you getting any Dental diseases Start Young. |
