011 Protecting our Public Health Podcast with Sharity Ludwig

Sharity’s dear friend and colleague Dr. Jeremy Horst joins her for his first of two episodes of the Protecting our Public Health Podcast to discuss the vast amount of work and research he has completed to fulfill the missions he has set for himself in dentistry.   Episode Highlights:   Dr. Horst’s personal history Dr. Horst’s missions and why he chose them How silver arrests cavities Dr. Horst’s interest in glass ionomer and iodine His favorite study in which he has been involved   Quotes:   “His missions are to develop techniques to treat and prevent tooth decay and to create easy relationships to dentistry for children and people with special health care needs.”   “I’m looking for a drug for cavities, here’s a drug for cavities, let’s study that.”   “It’s kind of like this landmine that when it lands it creates this scab everywhere and then it still stays there.”   “One of the most important concepts that I’ve learned in this journey is really the idea of substantivity…that things will stay and then can still be active.”   “You can’t break down fluoride without a nuclear reaction. And so it turns out silver is the same way, iodine is the same way.”   “It’s these elemental ions that can get into solution, into water, so you can put it on the tooth, but then...it has some ability to stay in the tooth.”   “Those are kind of my big three guns right now: silver fluoride, glass ionomer, and iodine.”   Links:   The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429