In this brief interview, a caller expresses frustration over a four‑month wait for a dental appointment and asks Dr. Katie To how to locate an urgent, wellness‑focused biological dentist. Dr. To advises first seeking dentists certified by reputable organizations such as the International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine (IABDM). She recommends contacting offices and asking specific questions about safe mercury removal protocols, use of ozone therapy, availability of cone‑beam CT (CBCT) imaging, and biocompatibility testing. She stresses that the dentist and staff should be able to answer these questions confidently, and that the patient should feel comfortable and aligned with the provider’s philosophy, as the patient is the “hero” of their own healing journey.
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So Dr. Katie, I called your office to make an appointment and they told me that it's a four month wait to get in. So I have something that's really urgent and I want to get into a wellness dentist. When I'm calling around and trying to figure out who to see, what kinds of things should I look for.
First of all, thank you for checking us out and I know a lot of patients been talking about it take a long time to get in and we want to help them to find a dentist near them that can help them and take care of their oral health. And I would say the first thing is always looking for the reliable, trustworthy organizations. For example the International Academy of Biological dentistry and medicine ibdm.org and they have lists of certified biological dentists that been through the proper educations, the proper process, oral exam, they have to present their cases and they have trained to follow certain protocol. For example the safe mercury removal, they will do it properly to protect you, to protect themselves, to protect their team and their environment. So follow these organizations looking for dentists that been trained and how, I would say call the office and ask questions like how do you do the sick mercury removal? Do you use ozone in your practice, do you have scone beam ct, CBCT in your practice? What do you do about biocompatibility? All that questions, if the team and the doctor can answer that, then you also want to make sure that you feel comfortable with the provider that you choose. I'm always telling patients there's so many provider out there for you. And the provider that you see it have that connection is having that alignment in the way they think, in the way they can support you. Because in the end you are the hero of your healing journey and that wellness dentist will be there to help you to go on that journey and get the result that you're looking for.
