🦷 Mondays with Mark: Plaque & Fluoride Risks

Welcome to this week’s edition of Mondays with Mark. Here’s what’s new this week…

1. Why Do Some of Us Get More Plaque than Others? [Episode #5] 🎙

Have you ever been in a situation where your partner or friend—who is not as careful with their oral health as you are—comes back with a clean report, while you’re struggling despite doing everything right?

Why is it that some people get more plaque than others? It’s a question that confuses even dentists.

In this episode, I address those who are “doing everything right,” yet still aren’t getting good results at dental check-ups. I hope this episode helps you get to the root cause.

2. The Dangers of Fluoride on the Brain 🧠

Water fluoridation is not the great public health breakthrough that we’ve been taught to believe it is. I encourage patients and practitioners alike to listen to this episode—especially if you are pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant, or have young kids. I hope that people on the pro-fluoride side of the debate will give this episode a listen as well because the research is compelling and has certainly changed my mind.

3. April 26: 5 pm PT Clubhouse with Dr. Staci and Tyler Jean 🦠

Mark your calendars. Dr. Staci @doctor_staci, Tyler @functional.foods, and I are going live on Clubhouse on April 26 for a discussion about all things oral microbiome.

Thanks for reading and have a great week.

P.S. Speaking of dental development in utero…most prenatal vitamins don’t have everything that’s required for both dental health for mom and proper oral development for baby in utero. This one by Ritual is the only one I’ve found that has everything a dentist could want for their patients a single multi: vitamins K2, D3, and E, omega-3s, methylated folate (to prevent tongue tie), iodine, iron, and magnesium.