Holistic Dentistry

I consider myself as a mainstream dentist with a holistic approach. What that means for you is that I give you options; I will discuss with you all the alternatives and the benefits from each procedure. I will also never use mercury, as I believe personally that it should not be in your body, food, and teeth. There are many no metal alternatives and I know all of them. There is no need to have nickel, chrome, steel or lesser valued gold (semi- or non precious gold) in your mouth. There are tremendous amounts of possibilities and combinations possible and as your dentist, I pledge to keep myself updated and informed to the newest advancements in modern dentistry.

Holistic dentistry implies that we work with the whole body. In Holistic dentistry, it combines working with your overall health and dental knowledge. Holistic dentistry, according to the dentist’s belief, recognizes the body as a beautiful integrated system with each entity connected interdependently to the other systems. As “parts of the body”, each part is necessary and interdependent on the other parts doing their “job”. There is a biblical concept in that we are all part of the “body” and we each have our own specific “job” or mission to do in life. If we each were to do “our part”, the “body"/world would function properly.
Amazing isn’t it.

Even mainstream dentistry is more and more realizing that there is a connection between your teeth and your entire body : Periodontal disease forexample has an impact on your heart and must be treated in its early stages.

So what do we do differently than most dentists ?

1) NEVER place amalgam fillings, as they contain over 50 % mercury.
2) Most people, especially ladies might know this from their reaction towards designer jewelry, have a allergy towards nickel and many dental alloys contain nickel, so we leave them out.
3) Match each person to the proper materials.
4) Removing old fillings have been proven to be releasing more mercury than during their many years of service in your mouth. So to remove them and other toxic materials, I use a special isolating dam which seals the entire oral cavity and only leaves the tooth to be treated outside the dam to be worked at. What that means for you is that the mercury will not be swallowed and the assistant will use her two powerful suction tools to suction all saliva and dental materials. Keep in mind that European dental studies have found significant higher amounts of mercury in saliva after you eat and especially after you eat hot meals. Some studies suggest that hot food releases mercury in your mouth. In Germany , where I practiced for many years, amalgam is not allowed on pregnant women and children under 9 years old. Although nobody of my dental colleagues made a connection when I left dental school in 1996, I was always the only one who always intuitively asked myself” what is not good for a pregnant women can not be good for a grown adult as well”. And that is how I became more interested after dental school and invested time in learning about alternative ways.

5) We use a safe environment for the removal process and we refer to other doctors and practitioners who share the same philosophies.


We strive to make your experience here in our office a pleasant and positive one beginning from the 1st visit which is usually a cleaning/ prophylaxis combined with an initial consultation and examination visit, to the dental treatment itself.

During this visit you have time to ask your questions and discuss with me what is best for you. Of course you can also have a consultation by itself, where everything will discussed. The first consultation is free, we charge however for the 2nd one.
Another aspect to our “holistic” approach involves those of you who already have some immune system compromise. This would include (but not be limited to) those of you with chronic fatigue, fibromalgia, multiple sclerosis and a variety of other immune systems symptoms. There is a specific protocol from Dr. Hal Huggins that we recommend to follow for the “full mouth restoration“ that helps in not further compromising your immune system. If this protocol is not followed, more harm to the immune system can be done by removing amalgam/mercury fillings and nickel crowns.

Our modern world makes it very difficult for us to shield us from the negative factors which can contribute to the overall health. There are many factors that have an impact on our immune system : Heavy metal toxification, stress, electrical interferences all around us, your state of mind , allergies, toxic chemicals and nutritional deficiencies.


Nobody can live a perfect life, but do the best you can shield yourself from these negative factors.