How Does Gum Disease Affect Your Mental Health?

Part of this episode includes : New research is clearly connecting gum inflammation and disease with early onset dementia, that leads to more serious mental health deterioration. You’ll be surprised at how early on the side effects show themselves. The doctor has all the details and your prevention steps.

What Examination Techniques Are Most Dentists & Hygienists Not Doing?

We welcome our expert guest Elena to discuss her recent collaboration conference trip. Elena is Microscope Dentistry by Shoup’s senior hygienist. Why was she raising her hand much more often than other hygienists when the conference leaders were asking specific examination and treatment questions? Did it have to do with specific techniques that she is executing that the majority of the others at the conference are not familiar with? Hear all the details and much more in this episode.

Watch Your Kids Sleep to Save Their Life and Enhance Their Life

Part of this episode includes : Parents can be overwhelmed with all the raising your child advice available everywhere. Some parents do not pay attention to their child’s sleep patterns that can adversely affect physical and mental development. Do you know how your child is breathing while they sleep? What is the proper way to breathe, how do you check for it? Listen in to prevent immediate and future health problems.

New Research Reveals Even More Ways to Prevent Alzheimers

Patient Relationship Coordinator Angela Ward is our featured guest. She has the insider report from her most recent attendance of a health collaboration conference. She details why Dr. Shoup and his team are focusing just as much on sleep patterns, respiratory health and mental health. Also, what recent research reveals about how many environmental factors, diet factors, mental training factors and more elements can lead to or help prevent Alzheimer’s disease.

Your Dentist is Probably Using Bacteria Filled Water

Did you know that almost all dental offices out there do not regularly treat their equipment water lines with antibacterial methods? Did you know they’re misusing their equipment when applying restoration work, leading to bacteria being buried underneath the nooks and crannies of your teeth? Dr. Shoup’s philosophy is to constantly clean their water lines with cutting edge Ozone technology that leads to literally 0.00% bacteria exposure during cleanings and treatments for their patients. Hear the details of what other dentists are not doing and what Dr. Shoup is doing.

How is Platelet Rich Fibrin Revolutionizing Restorations?

Dr. Shoup spent several days in Phoenix recently battling 110 degrees plus heat, hiking way too early in the morning and collaborating with dental professionals from all over the world. He came back to Indianapolis energized by the latest technological advances; which included a new way to fully restore teeth using your own plasma, stem cells and platelet rich fibrin. How does the whole process work? Listen for the details and so much more.

What Was Used in Place of a Toothbrush Hundreds of Years Ago?

We take today’s electronic and classic toothbrushes for granted. What did the ancient people use to brush their teeth, what did the upper class individuals use in Medieval times? And when was the first classically designed toothbrush introduced into the world? And the doctor will walk you through how your body reacts to rem sleep and lucid dreaming.

What Modern Day Dentist Office Organizational Problems Are Arising?

A patient fled another dental office when they started experiencing some odd organizational and procedural trends. The hygienist had one treatment philosophy and approach. The main dentist would stop by and discuss a different philosophy and treatment approach. Then the dentist would start complex procedures and let their dental assistant finish the procedures on their own. Regretfully, there are more and more dental offices that simply do not have uniform professional processes that are leading to flawed restorative work and there’s no national professional watchdog for accountability. So what does Dr. Shoup think about all this?

What Does Bioactive Dentistry Mean for You Now and in the Future?

Melding non threatening metals and bonding revolutionary materials with your teeth for never before seen restorations is happening right now. If you know Dr. Shoup, he wants to use the latest technological advancements that are not just for show, but applied for practical life changing tooth by tooth and full mouth restorations. Hear the details about where Bioactive dentistry started, where it is today and where it will be in the future.

Is Botox Safe and is Dr. Shoup Using it for Treatments?

Botox may not be as new and the public’s concerns may not be as serious as when this treatment was first released, but Dr. Shoup has the details for what the latest usage trends are and if Botox can actually be used or not for several dental related treatments. And in Ask the Expert, we divulge whether or not strawberries are actually good for you.