Airborne Pathogens

Aerosols and Airborne Pathogens: A Daily Risk

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In the dental office we deal with the risk of infection individually and for our patients on a daily basis. Luckily essential oils can help us out with this risk as well!

This article from the National Academy of Dentistry talks about the risks of airborne pathogens in the dental office. This fact is not new, we are fully aware of the round the clock high aerosol environment in our dental office . There's just not too much more we can do about it. The article concludes on the point that all we can really do is minimize our risk for exposure with certain practices of caution.

"The aerosols and splatter produced during dental procedures have the potential to spread infection to dental personnel and other people in dental office. It is difficult to completely eliminate the risk posed by dental aerosols; it is possible to minimize the risk with relatively simple and inexpensive precautions like personal barrier protection, preprocedural mouth rinse with an antimicrobial mouth rinse before treatment, use of high volume suction apparatus and use of rubber dam where applicable. "

However, now, in addition to these standard measures for risk minimization, we can have further risk control with the diffusion of essential oils. Essential oils have the ability to leave your air cleaner and less contaminated by microbes! With even very diluted solutions essential oils have been proven to limit the growth of airborne microbes. Read about it here in This research article published with Pub Med/NCBI.


What a service to provide for our patients and employees! Especially those who may be immunocompromised. This could be a very appreciated service!

Antibiotics

How can doTERRA help my Dental office regarding antibiotics?

DoTERRA products can support the health of your antibiotic taking patients in 2 ways.

#1. Probiotics

       Antibiotics often have negative side effects associated with the loss of the "good bacteria" along with the "bad bacteria" in the body from antibiotic treatment. The most common of these side effects is diarrhea. One source indicates that diarrhea associated with antibiotics usage can be as common as 1 in 3 people. Taking probiotics along with your antibiotics can help prevent the loss of these good intestinal flora. One set back to this though is that about half of the organisms in the probiotic are killed in the stomach, never actually reaching the intestines.  DoTERRA carries a patented, highly effective, double capsule probiotic as one of it's unique wellness products. The difference is in the quality of the probiotic and the double capsule delivery system to ensure maximal benefit of the probiotic supplement.

For patients, these can be offered complimentary or for additional cost along with antibiotic prescriptions. A practice your patients will love! This being an obvious demonstration for your concern for their overall wellness, thus building trust in you and setting you apart.

#2. Oil of Oregano

       Some patients may want to also pair antibiotics usage with Oil of Oregano. Studies have begun exploring the pairing of Oil of Oregano with antibiotics in an effort to prevent drug resistance in bacteria.

Research

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25364204 - study involving the pairing of generally used antibiotics with oil of oregano (origanum vulgare) to combat drug resistance.
*Conclusion: This combination of drug therapy will not only prove effective in antibiotic resistance, but these natural constituents will also help in preventing body from harmful radicals which lead to fatal diseases.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21030907- study of a variety of essential oils and their chemical components and their antibacterial and antimicrobial characteristics.

* Conclusion: The highest and broadest activity for antibacterial action in the tested oils was shown by O. vulgare oil. Carvacrol had the highest antibacterial activity among the tested components. 

How to Enroll in doTERRA

Step by Step: How to Enroll in doTERRA

Follow these step-by-step instructions. It will walk you through how to become a wholesale member with doTERRA.

Step 1: Follow the link – Here and select your country and language

Step 2: Select the option “Wholesale Prices”. It should be the option already selected, but double check. This membership is the #1 most popular choice for ordering doTERRA products (25% off all products) and will NOT obligate you in any way to sell or buy. Buy as you please or don't please!

Step 3: Fill out the top of the application with your personal information…address, birthday, SS#. They use this information for tax purposes and to ensure that people don’t open more than one account.

Step 4: Enter your password for your Virtual Office. This is where you will be able to place future orders and track past orders.

Step 5: Read Terms and Conditions and Check Box

Step 6: Read Virtual Office Usage Agreement and Check Box

Step 7: Select how you want to enroll. Most people choose an enrollment kit because it is the best way to allow yourself to become familiar with the products, they are priced lower than wholesale for this original purchase, and the enrollment fee is included. Click Here to view the enrollment kits

You can also just pay the enrollment fee of $35 and then pick and choose what products you want to start out with. If you go this route don't forget the Fractionated Coconut Oil. It makes for easiest dilution and drops from the container in similar sized drops as the therapeutic oils. For this route, follow these two steps.

• Select the Introductory Packet from the enrollment kit list.
• Select the items you want from the drop-down menu and enter a quantity.

Step 8: Loyalty Rewards Option –  This is doTERRA’s monthly Loyalty Rewards Program. If you’d like to take advantage of free product offers and reward money to be used to purchase free products this is where you do it! This is the most advantageous   way to order doTERRA products regularly. You can view the benefits of the program here: Loyalty Rewards Program. You can stop at anytime, but may forfeit earnings through the  program if left unused before ending the program. (So if you decide to stop, just use your product points first!)

Step 9: Select continue and on the next page you will see an overview of your order and enter your payment information. If you are trying to qualify for a specific promotion please make sure to double check your PV amount. Most promotions are contingent upon a qualifying pv amount. If you want to hear about monthly promotions please contact me or browse Here

Step 10: Welcome to the Oil RDH doTERRA team! After successful submission of your application doTERRA will send you an email with your distributor ID and instructions on how to enter your Virtual Office. Please don't hesitate to contact doTERRA or us for questions!

Oil Pulling What?? 3 points to Remember

Not everyone knows what oil pulling is or has tried it, nonetheless it's a proven practice for decreasing plaque in oral health and lets talk about it!  As an oral health care provider we need to keep up with as much as we can in the world of oral health.

Remember #1- The best at home bacteria biofilm disruption is physical: The best method to physically remove plaque and disrupt biofilm at home is to… no secret here… BrUsH andFLoSS!! Although there is some physical disruption to biofilm oil pulling is NOT as significant as brushing and flossing and shouldn't be used alone as a complete oral home care routine.

Remember #2- You do need more than oil to kill bacteria: As in the study noted here(1) about oil pulling we see that oil pulling itself does not have a statistically significant antibacterial effect. It does decrease bacteria, cell debris and plaque and provide other therapeutic benefits for oral health (moisturizing, nourishing). But for antibacterial effects you would need an additional substance. I recommend an essential oil.
However I will keep an eye on this study to see where this goes. The article is lacking on what enzymes they used to alter the coconut oil to make it an effective in inhibiting streptococcus growth.

Remember #3- Not for acute inflammation: As in the study noted here (2) we see that oil pulling, although effective in reducing salivary and plaque levels of Streptococcus Mutans (a disease causing oral bacteria) it is not the best method for acute management of oral bacteria. For example if you currently have gingivitis it would be better to use other methods to get it resolved and then, once resolved, continue oil pulling with brushing and flossing to prevent the gingivitis from returning.




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If you have ever enjoyed the scent of a rose, you’ve experienced the aromatic qualities of essential oils. These naturally occurring, volatile aromatic compounds are found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flowers, and other parts of plants. They can be both beautifully and powerfully fragrant. In addition to giving plants their distinctive smells, essential oils protect plants. But along with their intrinsic benefits to plants and pleasing fragrance to people, essential oils have long been used to benefit our daily health and living. 

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