The Evils of Dentistry

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients,  Nov, 2001  by Roy B. Kupsinel

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Tooth Truth

by Frank J. Jerome, DDS

[C]1995 and 2000. Available from Tooth Truth, 639 Washington Street, Columbus, Indiana 47201 USA; 812-376-8525

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As I glance to my right I see in the bookcase Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston Price, DDS. This classic health book is one that I read several years ago. Along with others, I have gone on record as stating that it should be read by all medical and dental students, physicians and dentists. I have just recently completed reading Tooth Truth by Frank Jerome, DDS. I wish to add this masterpiece to my recommendation as a most practical book and extend the reading invitation also to the truth-seeking lay person -- the potential patient.

In 1992 I wrote and published in Health Consciousness magazine, "Tooth Truths," the story from my teenage years of my root canal tooth and its effect on my health and life. If I only knew then what Frank is teaching now in his Tooth Truth! There would have been no root canal. My experience is only a drop in the fountain of knowledge presented in Tooth Truth. I have learned through my 72 years that people function at different levels of health consciousness. Those seeking a higher level of awareness educate themselves. The next step is often difficult for many to take. Procrastination and resistance may interfere with growth. This step is to weigh information about a specific issue, then make an intelligent choice and take positive action.

Dr. Jerome's writings are like a one-on-one personal talk with you. He writes clearly and comprehensively and tells it like it is. With his revelations and criticisms of conventional dentistry, I did not feel any hostility towards the dental profession. He is to be commended for speaking out about dentistry, including secrets that your dentist does not want you to know. He is a brave man to put his professional life on the line with the dental establishment as he speaks out against much of organized dentistry.

Dentistry is controlled by the American Dental Association, just like my profession of medicine is by the American Medical Association. When a dentist follows the rules and regulations of the ADA he is unlikely to get into any trouble. Amalgam fillings, crowns and root canals are the bread and butter for the dentist. Many dentists are driven first by economics and not by serving the best interests of the patient. Also, the level of competence varies among dentists. Some are truly incompetent! They create problems by damaging the patient's teeth and cover it up with subsequent dental work that generates more income for the dentist and more expense for the patient. Organized dentistry is unlikely to voluntarily change its ways. It is up to us, the patients, to bring pressure on the dental profession to raise their consciousness to make changes.

When I had my root canal at age sixteen, I had been taught and had ingrained in my belief system that any tooth is worth saving. Dr. Jerome questions if saving any tooth is worth damaging your immune system. Dogma is powerful Dr. Jerome has covered all the bases -- all the phases of dentistry, including the economics, insurance, toxicology, procedures and prevention.

I have been involved as a student of the alternatives in dentistry for about 20 years and incorporate my knowledge in my own health care as well as my patients. Dr. Jerome has expanded my consciousness -- awareness, understanding and knowledge -- and he will do the same for you as you read Tooth Truth.

1. It is most important for the individual to take responsibility for his health.

2. It is okay to ask the dentist "why" and if you don't get satisfactory answers or incur anger, find another dentist. Or, you may even be dismissed by the dentist.

3. Currently there are some new types of dental business models aside from the traditional fee for service ones. These control the dentist and the services you receive -- just like similar ones in medicine. The skills, judgments and clinical decisions of the dentist are being controlled and modified by these third party organizations.

4. Mercury-amalgam fillings are extremely toxic and are to be avoided. They may contribute to birth defects, Alzheimer's disease and a host of other physical, mental and emotional diseases.

5. Did you know the life of an amalgam filling is only 10-15 years? A crown, 15-20 years? My dentists have never told me that. What is one to do in the future when this time runs out?

6. Dr. Jerome writes about physicians being "dentally-blind." I agree. In medical school (over 40 years ago) we probably had one day on dentistry (like the one day on nutrition). It is time for the physician and the dentist both, to treat the entire person and not just their respective parts with the conventionally-approved practices.

7. Proper extractions involve the removal of the tooth plus the cementum, the periodontal ligaments and the periosteum. Failure to do so often results in a subsequent major problem called a cavitation. Few dentists do this complete procedure and thus create illness that may never or rarely be diagnosed and treated. For example, the wisdom teeth that are removed in most of us are related via the energy circuits called acupuncture meridians, to the heart. If cavitations form, there is a short-circuit on the meridian. Bacteria and toxins gather in the extraction area and this oral pathology may often contribute to cardiac problems. But how many dentists or physicians are thinking of this connection when their patient has a heart attack and even dies?