The Center for Natural Dentistry is featured in Ranch and Coast!

The latest issue of Ranch and Coast magazine is on the news stands. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, there is a feature on local Green businesses and how they are taking the extra steps to protect our environment.

Here at The Center for Natural Dentistry we are proud to be one of their featured green businesses.

Building a green dental practice hasn’t been easy, but anytime we can take steps to help protect our planet and our patients, it’s well worth the effort!

Check out our “Green Business” feature below. (And to find out more about how The Center for Natural Dentistry is become San Diego’s Green Dentist, check out our “Go Green” page: San Diego Green Dentist)

Courtesy of Ranch and Coast Magazine

Grand Opening Video

Our grand opening was a success. Did you attend? If not, check out this video. It is as if you were there and I gave you my personal guided tour of our office. Not only will you find valuable information about natural dentistry and holistic dentistry in San Diego, but you will see how we are a new wave of green dentistry.

Listerine: Not Worth The Trouble

If you’re like me, we used whatever was given to us growing up. If it was soap, shampoo, toilet paper, or mouthwash, we pretty much had no choice. And for many years, your choices in mouthwash were either Scope or Listerine.

But as awareness of mouthwash has increased, so have your options; however, Listerine still seems to be the brand most people think about when they hear the word “mouthwash.”

The bad news is, the burning, bad taste is still the thought that comes to most people’s mind when they think of Listerine. The worse news? The taste may just be the tip of the iceburg.

For the purist in natural living, the question that must be asked is, “Is Listerine still my mouthwash of choice?”.

The short answer is a resounding NO. Listerine has been around for decades, but while the company has tried to improve its image by coming out with different flavors, the main ingredients remain the same… with the most noxious and unsafe ingredients being the alcohols.

The alcohols in Listerine (and in Scope and other store-branded bottles) cause a drying effect in the mouth. That’s the burning sensation you feel that ultimately makes you want to spit sooner than later. It is also that  drying power that naturally causes more cells to die, resulting in an increased probability of having oral cancer.

So combining the horrid taste with the increased risks of cancer, we give Listerine or any mouthwash containing alcohol a big thumbs down. Stay far away from these.

We recommend alcohol-free mouthwashes, preferably ones containing the active ingredient stabilized chlorine dioxide.

For more information about the highly recommended rinse we use in the office, please use the contact form to send us an email. Breath Doctor mouthwash is a stable, natural mouth rinse that is incredibly effective in killing bacteria safely.

If you’re still not convinced, read through some of the comments below and discover some real life stories from other readers who have had experiences with Listerine.