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Ep 43: How Tongue Mapping Opens the Door for Comprehensive Patient Care
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Have you ever wondered what the tongue tells us about our overall health? In this episode of Straight Up With Steph, I am joined by Lani McBeth, an expert in tongue mapping and holistic dental hygiene, to unpack a unique corner of the dental world: how we can use tongue mapping to open the door for comprehensive patient care.
Not only does Lani unpack what tongue mapping is and what the different areas of the tongue can show us about our overall health, she also shares real patient stories where her expertise and referrals shed light on imbalances in different organ systems. She also leaves us with advice on how to talk to patients and their primary care doctors about what we’re seeing on their tongue.
The oral systemic link is something my podcast guests and I have been talking a lot about lately, and that’s because it is so important. We, as dental clinicians, want to be seen as healthcare providers, not just tooth scrapers. And really, it's conversations like these that are going to elevate us in the eyes of our patients that we are healthcare clinicians.
About Lani McBeth:
Lani McBeth is a renowned Prevention Strategist, Clinician, Speaker, Author, and CEO of OWL: The Oral Wellness Link. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene from the University of Northern Arizona and continued her education there, becoming a licensed Expanded Functions Hygienist. With a commitment to lifelong learning, Lani has completed over 900 advanced courses spanning business development, medical and dental coding, holistic and biologic dentistry, and nutrition. Lani takes a unique, integrative approach to dental care, bridging Western and Eastern medicine to uncover the vital connections between oral health and overall wellness. She is dedicated to improving clinical practices and patient outcomes nationwide.
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Links Mentioned:
Tongue Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine
Pocket Atlas of Tongue Diagnosis
The Pathology of Dental Infections: and Its Relation to General Diseases
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Chapters
1. How Tongue Mapping Opens the Door for Comprehensive Patient Care (00:00:00)
2. Lani’s Path to Becoming a Holistic Hygienist (00:01:47)
3. What is Tongue Mapping? (00:05:40)
4. How to Analyze the Tongue in Practice (00:07:06)
5. What it Means to Have Geographic Tongue (00:14:13)
6. What it Means to Have a Fissured Tongue (00:19:01)
7. What Does a Healthy Tongue Look Like? (00:24:50)
8. Red Flags on the Tongue (00:26:51)
9. How to Learn More About Tongue Mapping (00:29:59)
10. Integrating Dental with Medical Support (00:36:51)
11. Tips for Getting Started with Tongue Mapping (00:41:47)
12. Connect with Lani McBeth (00:48:08)
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