Episode 19: A functional, holistic Dental approach for your child with Dr Staci Whitman

Helping Children Thrive

This week on the podcast, we return to focusing on the mouth in our kids! My guest is Dr Staci
Doctor Staci Whitman is on a mission to create a cavity-free world. She is the founder of NoPo Kids Dentistry where she takes a whole-body, holistic, and functional approach with her patients. Her dentistry/practice is grounded by science and powered by love.

Doctor Staci attended Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and worked as a general dentist for two years and went on to earn a certificate in pediatric dentistry from Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU). She has always always passionate about children’s sleep and airway health, focusing her research in residency on how to improve airway assessments and diagnostic tools in the pediatric population.

In 2019 she founded NoPo Kids Dentistry with a mission to practice a whole-body approach to dentistry. She became a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry in 2012 and is a Board-Certified Pediatric Dentist and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. She is also involved in many organized dentistry groups including the Holistic Dental Association, the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, the International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine, the American Association of Ozonotherapy, and has her Certification in Laser Proficiency. She has taken numerous courses and trainings in children’s sleep and airway medicine, studying oromyofunctional therapy, craniosacral therapy, and is a Breathe Institute Ambassador.

Doctor Staci is an Internationally Certified Health and Wellness Coach from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and is currently attending the American College of Integrative Dentistry and Medicine and the Institute of Functional Medicine with expected certification dates in 2023 and 2022. She dreams of a world without cavities and believes in motivating families to join her as a team, keeping their children healthy and thriving with small, manageable daily changes.
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Episode Highlights

• What is a Functional, holistic dentist
• How the mouth and the rest of the body are connected
• Inflammation in the mouth: inflammation in the body
• Signs and Symptoms our mouths are telling us about imbalances
• When to start brushing
• What kind of toothpaste should parents be using and why? what should they be looking out for
• What kind of foods should parents focus on. What foods to avoid
  what are some dental issues parents can deal with at home and how
  what causes cavities
  breast-feeding and cavities
  mouth breathing
  pacifier: yay or nay?
  tongue ties
  oral microbiome and probiotics
  flossing
  sugar and teeth
  Supplements and foods parents should give to their children for oral health
  teeth grinding in children
  Seasonal allergies and their impact on our mouth

Show Notes

Dr Staci Whitmanhttps://doctorstaci.com/
https://nopokids.com/
Fluoride Action Network: https://fluoridealert.org/

Music Credit
First Light - Atch https://soundcloud.com/atch-music
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