Health-Centered Dentistry
It’s All Connected.
Health-centered dentistry focuses on understanding how oral health influences the rest of the body. The mouth is home to complex bacterial communities that can affect inflammation, immunity, and long-term health when imbalances are present.
Our approach emphasizes prevention, early detection, and personalized care rather than waiting for disease such as periodontal disease or tooth decay to progress. Treatment decisions are guided by clinical findings, risk factors, and overall health—not just symptoms or insurance limitations.
A health-centered approach means looking beyond isolated teeth and focusing on the factors that influence long-term oral and systemic wellness. This may include evaluating bacterial balance, inflammation risk, saliva quality, and lifestyle contributors that affect oral health.
This approach often includes services such as saliva testing, periodontal therapy, dry mouth treatment, and enamel regeneration, allowing care to be tailored to each patient’s individual needs.
How does this affect your care?
Research continues to show strong connections between oral inflammation and conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other chronic inflammatory states. While dentistry does not treat these conditions, maintaining a healthy oral environment plays an important role in supporting overall health.
Our approach focuses on reducing preventable risk by identifying and addressing oral factors that may contribute to systemic inflammation over time. Patients seeking a preventive, health-centered approach are encouraged to schedule a consultation so we can better understand individual risk factors and discuss care options that support long-term oral and overall wellness.
Some patients are satisfied doing the basics. Others are genuinely interested in optimizing their oral health as part of a healthy lifestyle.
We care for many patients who pay close attention to what they eat, how they sleep, the products they use on their skin—and what they use in their mouth. For them, brushing and flossing are just the starting point, not the finish line.
That’s why we created the Oral Wellness Studio: a curated collection of thoughtfully selected oral care products for patients who want to go beyond the standard grocery-store dental aisle and take prevention, comfort, and long-term oral health further.
