You mentioned that what you discovered at the conference left you shocked about American dental practices. Can you elaborate on that?

“First of all, I want to say that I love helping people with oral health issues — it’s what drove me to specialize in this field. But as a healthcare professional, what I learned about our approach to bad breath treatment — especially compared to what’s happening in Europe — is deeply troubling. American dentistry is, at best, 20 or 30 years behind when it comes to understanding the microbiome. When it comes to bad breath, the science of microbiome balance barely exists in American dental schools.”

“After 7 years working at that specialized clinic, I thought we were following the most advanced protocols available. But what I learned in Switzerland completely shattered that illusion.“

Just look at what the clinic required me to recommend — and what most halitosis centers still prescribe today: alcohol-based mouthwashes, antibacterial rinses, stronger toothpastes, tongue scrapers, and telling patients to brush more frequently.

None of these methods treat the actual cause. They only mask the symptoms — the bad taste, the dry mouth, the odor. But inside the body, the problem continues. You rinse with Listerine, and yes, your breath feels minty fresh for a moment. But within 2-3 hours, the bad smell comes back — often worse than before.

“Bad breath is a warning sign. It’s your body telling you something is wrong — usually in your gut, stomach, or oral microbiome. By simply silencing that warning with chemicals, you allow the underlying issue to grow worse. The imbalance deepens. Sulfur compounds increase. Healthy bacteria are destroyed.”

In Europe, the practice of masking bad breath with chemical mouthwashes and antiseptic products has been largely abandoned for more than a decade. Today, these products are viewed not as treatments, but as outdated band-aids from a time when the real biological causes of halitosis were still poorly understood.

The research they showed me made it crystal clear:

“While these Big Pharma formulas can temporarily suppress odor, they do so at a tremendous cost — by disrupting the natural microbiota, drying the oral tissues, and worsening the internal imbalance that causes bad breath in the first place.”

Rather than restoring health, they create a cycle of dependency. The minty taste fades within hours, the underlying problem deepens, and the patient returns again and again for another temporary fix.

“And that’s exactly what Big Pharma wants — repeat customers, not cured patients.”