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Let's Get OralThe Movement Toward Health Centered Dentistry with Dr. Witt Wilkerson!Welcome back, listeners!In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Witt Wilkerson, the founder and CEO of the Integrative Dental Medicine Scholar Society (IDM). Dr. Wilkerson lectures worldwide on the subjects of restorative dentistry, dental occlusion, temporomandibular disorders, airway/dental sleep medicine, and integrative dental medicine.This episode is part of a series of conversations we had at the 2024 Totality of Care Symposium in Knoxville, Tennessee. Stay tuned to learn from researchers and clinicians who are implementing a complete health model of patient care by bridging oral health with the whole...2024-05-2222 min
The Business Of Happiness#272 - Is There A Better Way? with Dr. DeWitt WilkersonIn this episode, I am delighted to be joined by none other than Dr. DeWitt Wilkerson, a true trailblazer in the field of dentistry. Inspired by the wisdom of his mother, a woman firmly rooted in the 1920s, Dr. Wilkerson's career took an unexpected turn leading to the discovery of integrative dental medicine. This revelation has since transformed his life. Join us as we explore this goldmine of knowledge about the unlimited potential of dentistry, reaffirming the importance of continual learning and vision in achieving success.Who is Dr. DeWitt WilkersonWitt grew up in St...2023-08-1657 min
Ask Why MedicineWhy should I engage in precision medicine?In this episode, the team follows the journey of Ask Why team member Dr. Witt Wilkerson as he shares what steps he’s taking to improve his health.Even though he lives a healthy lifestyle and feels healthy, when Witt saw the results of his exhaustive blood panel, he was shocked at his results. However, under the care of Dr. Gina he’s been able to implement a “precision strategy” so he can move forward in his health journey. Witt shares the lifestyle changes that he’s made, including exercise, improving his sleep and airway, boosting his nitric oxi...2022-10-0527 minAsk Why MedicineWhy should I test myself?In this episode of the Ask Why podcast, Lora Hooper, RDH, Dr. Gina Pritchard, and Dr. Witt Wilkerson discuss the importance of practitioners testing not only their patients but themselves.Witt Wilkerson describes his own experience with having chronically high cholesterol, and how implementing an anti-inflammatory lifestyle helped keep him healthy. The team discusses the different changes that everyone has experienced since the COVID pandemic started, including a more stagnant lifestyle and poorer mental health, which have potentially had negative effects on their overall health.The team details the tests that they recommend asking for...2022-09-2126 min
Dentists IN the KnowDINKS with Dr. DeWitt Wilkerson of Integrative Dental MedicineSend us a textJoin Chad, Jeff and JB for a very informative conversation with Dr. DeWitt Wilkerson regarding the complex understanding and treatment of the orosystemic connection.Dr. Wilkerson has worked over 35 years seeing thousands of patients suffering with joint problems, bite problems, bruxism, headaches and sleep apnea.The majority of dentists have similar clinical concerns when diagnosing and treating masticatory problems: What is causing the problem? Is it going to break? Should I even get involved? Will I make it worse? How can I make it better? Dr. Wilkerson’s presentations he...2022-06-2843 minAsk Why MedicineWhy is it important for practices to integrate dentistry and medicine?In this episode, the hosts discusses the importance of practicing integrative healthcare. They speak on the Integrative Dental Medicine Scholar Society, an organization started by our own Witt Wilkerson, DMD, whose mission is to bring together and educate practitioners of all types through workshops, seminars, and conferences.The hosts discuss the difference between “sick care” and “health care,” and the importance of practicing preventative care. They go into past frustrations of learning about the mouth’s impact on the rest of the body, but not receiving any guidance on how to incorporate that information into their daily practice...2022-02-0929 minAsk Why Medicine“Why should I get a sleep test?”In this episode, Witt Wilkerson, DMD goes into physical and emotional/mental signs in children, young adults, and middle-aged adults of sleep apnea. He also addresses the reasons to get a sleep test, such as the test being affordable, accurate, quick, and comfortable. Dr. Wilkerson discusses the variety of technologies we have today to test for and manage sleep apnea, as well as procedures that can cure it entirely.“Once a diagnosis is made, then decisions can be made about the best way to address this.”Keep asking "why?"!Social MediaInstagram: @askw...2021-11-0327 minAsk Why Medicine“Why should I be concerned about my child mouth breathing?”In this episode, Dr. Witt Wilkerson discusses the importance of breathing through the nose, as opposed to dysfunctionally breathing through the mouth. He details the timeline of how respiratory issues can affect an individual during infancy with respiratory complications and tongue tie, to significant long term health problems such as issues with growth, cognitive development, or even ADHD type symptoms.“Without oxygen properly delivered to every cell in our body, there’s going to be compromise.”Keep asking "why?"!Social MediaInstagram: @askwhymedicineFacebook: @askwhymedicineThank you to OralDNA Labs f...2021-10-2024 minAsk Why MedicineWhy is my gut connected to heart health?In this episode Dr. Witt Wilkerson is joined by Dr. Steven Masley, a leading physician, nutritionist, trained chef, author, and the creator of the #1 health program for Public Television, 30 Days to a Younger Heart.Dr. Masley explains how inflammation, specifically gut inflammation, is connected to chronic inflammatory diseases. He discusses sugar, diet products, toxins, gluten intolerance, and how they are connected to chronic inflammation. By reducing chronic inflammation through lifestyle, we can significantly reduce heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, and a host of other chronic inflammatory diseases.Dr. Masley explains how the mediterranean diet is one...2021-09-2228 minAsk Why MedicineWhy is the mediterranean diet so healthy and delicious?In this episode Dr. Witt Wilkerson is joined by Dr. Steven Masley, a leading physician, nutritionist, trained chef, author, and the creator of the #1 health program for Public Television, 30 Days to a Younger Heart.Dr. Masley explains how the mediterranean diet is one of the healthiest and easiest to follow. He breaks down the Mediterranean diet through his simple method, through a discussion on nutrient intake, blood sugar control, periodontal health, lifestyle, supplements, and toxins. Dr. Masley explains how to use diet to reduce inflammation and prevent chronic disease."We should all live in good...2021-09-0828 minAsk Why MedicineWhy is it important that our health model take an integrative approach?Hosts are the heart of every podcast, and to honor this fact, we’re bringing you special story episodes featuring each host individually. Today’s episode features Dr. DeWitt Wilkerson’s personal story about how he became a leader in the field of integrative health care, and focuses on the question: Why is it important that our health model takes an integrative approach?Growing up, Dr. Wilkerson was introduced to holistic practices through his mother, who is currently 98 years old. She studied nutrition, starting as a young adult, as a means of keeping herself and her family health...2021-04-2125 minAsk Why MedicineWhy is the new era of medicine life changing and life saving?In thinking about how we can take responsibility for our own health and not be dependent on others, Dr. Witt Wilkerson discusses the three eras of medicine. The first and second era of medicine is primarily focused on lifesaving medicines and procedures. This kind of care is necessary when you are sick; however, if there were guardrails in place throughout our healthcare system, we wouldn’t need some of these life saving medicines and procedures. These guardrails are an illustration for the practice of preventative healthcare, this new era of medicine. Why should we wait for you to get si...2021-03-2424 minAsk Why MedicineIt all starts with asking, “why?”Welcome to the Ask Why Medicine Podcast! In this introductory episode, you’ll meet the hosts Gina Pritchard, MSN, RN, CNS, ACNP, DNPc; Patti DeMatteis ASDH, RDH; Lora Hooper, BSDH, RDH, EFDA; and DeWitt Wilkerson, DMD. They discuss their “why,” the goals of the podcast, and empower you to ask “why?” in your own life.Gina Pritchard, MSN, RN, CNS, ACNP, DNPcDr. Pritchard discusses her journey working in a cardiac care clinic and her transition into preventative health care. By asking “why did this individual have a heart attack or stroke in the first place...2021-03-1914 min
Dental SoundbytesWitt Wilkerson, DMD: Health Centered DentistryWitt Wilkerson, DMD, shares about his focus on Health Centered Dentistry, dentistry's role in the overall health of patients.2019-12-1719 min
Soteriology 101 w/ Dr. Leighton FlowersRecommendations for Non-Calvinistic ResourcesDr. Leighton Flowers, Director of Evangelism and Apologetics for Texas Baptists, recommends some leading non-Calvinistic scholars, Study Bibles, Commentaries and Systematic Theologies. For more on this topic please visit https://soteriology101.com/about-2/statement-of-faith/ Other non-Calvinistic scholars/pastors: AW Tozer Howard Marshall Doug Stuart NT Wright Gordon Fee Scott McKnight David Baker William W. Klein Grant Osborne Robert Shank David A. DeSilva Bill T. Arnold John Oswalt Brian Abasciano (he helped with this list) Ben Witherington III Thomas Oden2019-10-0906 min
Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran875 Integrative Dental Medicine with DeWitt “Witt” Wilkerson, DMD : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard FarranDr. DeWitt “Witt” Wilkerson graduated from the University of Florida, College of Dentistry in 1982, the same year he joined the Dawson private practice group in St. Petersburg, Florida. He serves as a Senior Faculty/Lecturer and Director of Dental Medicine, the Dawson Academy, where he has taught over 600 days of lectures/hands on courses President, American Academy for Oral-Systemic Health(AAOSH) Adjunct Professor, Graduate Studies, University of Florida, College of Dentistry. Past President, AES, (American Equilibration Society, Leaders in Occlusion, TMD, Comprehensive Oral Care) Past Associate Faculty and Special Lecturer, L.D. Pankey Institute. Witt lect...2017-11-0154 min