Oral Health and The Microbiome - Why Dental and Medical Care Should Not be Separate with Dr. Campbell and Danny Grannick

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of The Girlfriend Doctor, we sat down with Dr. Campbell and Danny Grannick, two pioneers who are uniting the world of dental and medical care today. Doctors are not trained to account for dental health when diagnosing patients, leaving many people vulnerable to Alzheimer's, Cancer, Infertility and a slew of other complications that are ultimately avoidable. Dr. Ellie Campbell has been working in family medicine for 30 years and is board certified by the American Academy of Integrative Medicine. Like most doctors, she was never addressing oral health with her patients until she witnessed the decline of a patient suffering from an unknown dental infection. Now, her stance is that absolutely no medical team is complete without an oral hygienist on staff. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Danny Grannick has developed an at home test kit ,using  PCR technology, to give people insight into the microbiome of their mouth. Understanding the imbalance of microbes in your mouth gives your dentist and doctor the information to address infections, prevent further decay and even prevent disease. Dentists and doctors alike are waking up to the reality that our entire body is interconnected and the two practices can no longer remain separate, because in reality they are not. </span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[6:00] No medical team is complete without a dental hygienist</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[13:00] How Bristle’s oral health testing is changing disease prevention</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[19:30] Recognizing the signs of dental diseases and how to address it</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[26:00] Why brushing and flossing are not enough to prevent oral decay</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[31:30] Identifying the cause of cavities  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[34:00] Safely removing heavy metal fillings </