James Goolnik shares his journey to setting up a holistic dental practice – and why viewing the mouth as a gateway to the body is essential in dentistry.
My journey into holistic dentistry started not in the surgery, but as a frustrated father. As a parent of three, I couldn’t ignore the flood of sugary ‘rewards’ my children were receiving at school. It felt completely at odds with everything I believed about health.
Then I read a paper by Bartolotto (2015) that changed my thinking. It explored how sugar alters our taste buds and condition us to crave more. I realised this wasn’t just about teeth it was about long-term health and addiction. In 2020, it spurred me to write a cookbook called Kick Sugar, aimed at helping families reduce sugar intake without sacrificing flavour or taste. The project sparked a deeper exploration into the relationship between diet, oral health and systemic disease.
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