Health Centered Dentistry represents a different approach to dental and oral health than the conventional office.

Traditional dentistry views concerns of the teeth and mouth in isolation. Treatment is often more reactive than proactive. If there is a cavity, it gets filled and that’s the end of it until the next exam.

At Health Centered Dentistry of Anchorage we take a more holistic approach to your oral and dental health. Traditional dentistry views the mouth as almost a separate environment from the body around it. But at Health Centered Dentistry we believe your mouth and teeth are not isolated elements to simply be patched when broken.

A person is more than a constellation of symptoms, diseases and diagnostic indicators. The body is a collection of various complex systems that are all interrelated and interdependent. The best medical care today addresses the whole person and not just isolated symptoms. We take this a holistic approach to dental care.

Our concern is for your overall oral health and the immediate issue that brings you to our office. Health Centered Dentistry addresses mind, body, and spirit of the patient, not just his or her teeth.

Some of the specific ways that this approach affects our care include:

• Early prevention/detection of bite problems
• Early detection and treatment for oral cancer
• Avoidance and elimination of toxins from your mouth
• Establishing and/or maintaining proper TMJ function
• Education in proper dental/oral hygiene techniques
• Proper nutrition for the prevention and reversal of degenerative dental disease
• Solutions to snoring and sleep apnea problems
• Alleviating TMD pain

Our holistic approach to your health begins at the initial exam and continues throughout your association with Health Centered Dentistry of Anchorage.