Dental Tourism – A Philosophical Trip South of the Border

View PDF I was prompted to write this after I read an article indicating the increasing number of U.S. citizens who are crossing the border into Mexico and flying to other countries outside the U.S. to have dental treatment, known as “Dental Tourism.” Also by questions I am sometimes asked about my take on the …

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Metabolic Syndrome

View PDF Learn more about what metabolic syndrome entails…

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Gifts

View PDF One of the most profound gifts that I have received is that of the knowledge and wisdom gained from both medical and dental practitioners who preceded me in their quest for the truth that have become mentors.

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Welcome to the Dental Wellness Center

View PDF The first Dental Wellness Center website was developed in 1989 as a repository for Dr. McBride’s articles and information having to do with the essence of the Center, how it was developed, its offerings and the reasoning behind all that is done within it.

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Mercury in Dental Fillings

View PDF It wasn’t long after dental school that I learned while mercury may look different when it is mixed and hardened with other metals, while being placed in a patient’s tooth its vapor is emitted in large quantities – as well as when they are being removed from teeth – “details” that were missing …

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Mercury Amalgam Facts

View PDF One of the world’s leading authorities on dental materials, Dr. Russell Giordano said: “Amalgam is my least favorite tooth restoration, not because of mercury but because it does nothing to reinforce the tooth and actually, in my opinion, greatly weakens the tooth.” Let’s look at his points more closely, so you, the reader, …

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Information about “Silver Amalgam” Fillings, Our Protocol for Removing Them, and Basics Regarding Their Replacement

View PDF The only mercury in our office today resides within the fillings of patients who may have them. The following is some information about the metal element mercury, fillings that have mercury amalgamated within them, how we handle their removal and the rationale for their replacement.

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What About Insurance? How Much Will It Cost?

View PDF As two of the most frequently asked questions we hear from people calling our office are,“Do You Take Insurance? How Much Does it Cost?” I thought it would be appropriate for me to explain why the answers to these questions are often not simple.

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Wellness and Dental Insurance

View PDF Years ago, after several years of experiencing the frustrations attendant to being a dental insurance provider, our practice severed ties to insurance contracts, gutted the entire facility and turned it into a Dental Wellness Center. Our premium approach to client wellness starts with the premise that we are not operating a production line, …

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The Dental Insurance Industry And The Dentist

View PDF Throughout my dental career I have pursued the highest level of preventive and treatment excellence to offer you, my patient. The following will spell out how a third party like dental insurance can muddle a relationship and stand in the way of the excellence that I want to provide for you.

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