Bulletproof Hygiene Podcast Episode 137   HOST: Charissa Wood, RDH  GUEST: Dr. Dave Vigerust     TAKEAWAYS

• Focusing on determining the treatment plan based on the damage that has already occurred, rather than the initial causes of that damage.
• Simply Perio provides comprehensive insights beyond bacterial pathogens, allowing us to understand the broader context and optimize patient care strategies.
• An anomaly recently linked to colorectal cancer has been identified as one of the factors contributing to disease.
• Charles Mayo, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic, once highlighted that the future of medicine lay in the hands of dentists.
• Specificity and sensitivity in clinical terms refer to accurately detecting a disease-causing organism when it's present and correctly avoiding detection when the organism is not associated with the disease.
• We continue to evolve, aiming to create the best possible product for clinicians. The better our product, the better treatments we can provide to our patients.

  CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction topic 03:38 Introducing Dr. Dave Vigerust 07:26 Quick rundown of what Simply Perio looks for - 9 bacterial pathogen 08:32 Digging and understanding the specificity aspects of knowing this information helps us  29:25 Discussing PCR Test in detecting levels of specificity and sensitivity 36:23 Understanding the carries risk assessment and what to look for 47:07 Closing remarks/Conclusion   QUOTABLES “No matter how healthy you are, no matter what your approach to life is, we are all universally infected with these viruses” “If ever you were worried about cancer, if ever you were worried about losing your cognition, if you were worried about your liver, you have to be worried about your mouth” “I used to tell my students that when they look in the mirror what we see is 10% human and 90% microbio”   REFERENCES Science Education Center - SimplyTest™ Hygiene Mastermind