There’s a current trend of several big dental retail brand names that are suggesting easy and quick implant procedures as an alternative to having issues with a couple teeth or multiple teeth. Why bother saving your natural teeth anymore? Just go with easy to maintain dentures after a somewhat easy and convenient implants procedure. Dr. Shoup is not happy about this nationwide messaging and the in office sales pitches for a procedure that many times is not even needed. What are these dental chains not telling the truth about? Why are they pushing implants so much? Why aren’t they doing more to save natural teeth when there’s several ways they could? We have your insider answers.

Dr. Shoup has a detailed list that he always addresses with his patients for a very thorough whole mouth and whole body health approach. Why are most dentists not addressing the majority of this checklist? And why are they going the opposite direction for important treatment strategies? We also address a research study that connects children’s fluoride intake in drinking water to a decrease in I.Q. Is the data true or false? And was the research conducted properly?

Did you know your tongue is capable of growing fungus that looks like thick hair? It can also turn your tongue black while causing some other concerning issues. Dr. Shoup has the details of why this happens and how you have to treat it. Plus, we run down a detailed 2024 year in review of the most important whole mouth and whole body health tips that you need to focus on in 2025 if you want to be free from decay, gum disease, free from pills, sickness and chronic health issues.

Dr. Shoup details the various threats and types of oral cancer he is seeing these days. The good news in this very scary topic is there’s a new early detection tool that could dramatically help the fight against these diseases. The doctor also came across some research articles that disturbed him. Someone has taken a lot of research done by others, then formed their own opinions about how to properly do sealants. Well, if you followed this researcher’s advice, those applied sealants would never last as long as Dr. Shoup’s applied sealants. Where did this researcher go wrong?

A nationwide administrative movement started in January 2022 to help prevent physicians and health care providers from over-prescribing or illegally prescribing opioid pain killers. And the results thus far? Well, the new administrative system is one of the most difficult to use and non-user friendly mobile phone based software systems known to man. Dr. Shoup has the details on why this admin transition started, what happened when he gave the new process a try, and what he’s now suggesting to his patients as an alternative to opioids when pain management is actually needed.

You may not have known there’s an abrasive toothpaste rating? The ADA and FDA have guidelines and Dr. Shoup has your insider research revealing what retail toothpastes are the worst offenders when it comes to damaging the surfaces of your teeth. Plus, the doctor discusses the current probiotic trends. What do you avoid and what do you embrace? And why is there a serious issue in America with everybody’s gut and digestion health? We have your answers and solutions.

Dr. Shoup’s blood is boiling yet again. He is seeing patients every month who are seeking out his second opinion since their first visit to a corporate dental chain resulted in them being told they needed to have their original teeth pulled and replaced by implants or dentures. There are no other options so please sign on the dotted line. Guess what? These patients never needed that. Dr. Shoup can restore the natural teeth and avoid the extractions. The pushing patients toward unnecessary procedures national trend is rising at a fever pitch and who’s behind this? Venture capitalists.

A mother lost her baby. This tragedy led to a team of physicians and researchers digging deeper into why this infant became overwhelmed by a deadly bacteria prior to birth. What they found was eye opening and stunning. This bacteria started in the mother’s mouth then it became a systemic problem that could not be stopped. Dr. Shoup has all the details and how mothers and other adults can avoid this serious issue moving forward.

The doctor is on his way to Florida to challenge the belief system of a couple hundred lecture attendees. These interactions align with the consistent questions he hears from new patients at Microscope Dentistry by Shoup. Why aren’t there more dentists like you out there? Part of his answer is they are too comfortable with 100+ year old tactics and they are unwilling to change. Even if these changes would be immensely beneficial to their patients. Hear the insider info on how he approaches his teaching sessions across the world as he tries to convert as many as he can to biomimetic dentistry best practices.

Featured in this episode : Dr. Shoup welcomes a special guest Peter Eisenhuth, co-founder of Dr. Jen’s Oral Health Care Products. He spends two full segments with us, discussing why most toothpastes you see out there today do not have your full oral health and full body health in mind and they include toxins. Plus we discuss the ongoing debate over whether you should embrace fluoride or avoid it. Learn more about the game changing Dr. Jen’s toothpaste and much more at DrJenNatural.com