{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Protrusive Dental Podcast","title":"Biological Dentistry vs Holistic - Trend or Future? Implementing Nutrition and Testing - PDP281","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/752762b6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3454,"description":"Holistic, biological, functional — is there actually a difference, or is it all just marketing?\nAre root canals really dangerous — or is that just what the algorithm keeps showing your patients?\nWhen a patient wants their sound fillings out, do you test, reassure, or drill?\nAnd how do you bring sleep, diet and blood tests into a dental appointment without it stopping being dentistry?\nThis episode sits down with Dr James Goolnik (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/james-goolnik)— clinical dentist, founder of the London holistic practice Optimal Dental Health, past President of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and one of Jaz’s earliest mentors. James openly calls himself a holistic and biological dentist, which makes him the ideal person to separate the thoughtful, evidence-aware end of this world from the online extremism that gives it a bad name. Expect a balanced, honest conversation: some of it you’ll adopt tomorrow, some of it you’ll want to pressure-test — which is exactly the point.\n\nProtrusive Dental Pearl: Dentistry Isn’t Just About Fixing Teeth\n\nThis one isn’t a clinical tip — it’s a sentiment that frames the whole episode. Dentistry isn’t just about fixing teeth; it’s about improving health. You don’t have to agree with every claim made in biological dentistry — but you will struggle to disagree that a patient’s diet, sleep, breathing, stress and inflammation all influence oral health.\nSo the pearl is simple: stay curious, stay open-minded — but stay critical, and never stop asking better questions.\n\nWhat You’ll Take From This Episode\nThe holistic–biological spectrum — what each word actually means, and where thoughtful practice tips into online extremism.\nTest or reassure? — the three-question filter for deciding whether any test earns its place before you order it.\nSafe amalgam removal — the SMART protocol, and when a worried patient’s sound filling should be left well alone.\nThe mouth-body connection — how sleep, glucose control and systemic...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/hLSIeRiYSp0oTfIk0BzEukFutShD18hH3f6fq4QHsWw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lZmM0/ZTNjYzdiZDJhNGFj/MzBiYmU2NTUwNmM2/NzQ2My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}