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Dentistry is PAINLESS & EFFECTIVE at Dynamic Dental Wellness We find and treat underlying causes of dental pain and disease. Erbium Yag/Nd Yag Laser provides precision, accuracy and targeted treatments with no bleeding and shorter recovery time.

Ancient & Modern Solutions for Health Acupuncture • Chinese Herbal Medicine • Ayurvedic Healthcare Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine Treats acute and chronic pain including but not limited to—back pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, sports injuries, and fibromyalgia Women’s and men’s health issues including low libido, impotence, menstrual disorders, and infertility Chronic fatigue syndrome; mental depression, anxiety; general overall health optimization, dry needling, and much more Ayurvedic Medicine Ancient healing system of India, involves determining one’s individual constitution to optimize and maintain health. It treats health imbalances through lifestyle, dietary herbal therapies, and cleansing therapies; individual instruction in meditation is available. Consultations include Ayurvedic pulse and tongue diagnosis. Often Insurance Reimbursable a central role include: beliefs about the meaning of symptoms; the patient’s ability to control the pain and its impact on his/her life; and worry about the future. If you are an individual living with persistent pain, it’s important to understand your beliefs and ensure they are re - alistic. Without personal confidence in your ability to engage in behav - iors that could lead to desired outcomes — such as improving health, managing pain, or adapting to disability — these behaviors might not be pursued, and your sense of self could suffer as a result. Part of living with pain is learning how to be in neutral, if not pos- itive, moods so as to not affect your biochemistry — and learning how to balance and maintain yourself, appreciating that you are like a com- plex ecological system. Recommended Reading — For people living with or experiencing pain to help understand how to work with their bodies: • A Pain Psychologist’s Handbook for Living and Thriving with Chronic Pain , by Philip Appel, PhD, FASCH • Anatomy of an Illness: As Perceived by the Patient , by Norman Cousins • The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain , by John E. Sarno, MD • Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon , by Dr. Joe Dispenza Philip R. Appel, PhD, served as Director of the Psychology Service at the Med - Star National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, D.C. where he worked with medical and surgical patients suffering persistent pain.. Widely published in his field and with over 30 years teaching clinical hypnosis in physical medicine and rehabilitation, Dr. Appel is a Life-time Fellow and former President of the Amer - ican Society of Clinical Hypnosis.

Laser Dentistry is Better Dentistry No Anesthesia • No Injections No Pain • No Drills Faster Healing

Why Laser Dentistry is Better:

• Reduce snoring and sleep apnea by re-firming sagging mouth tissue • Bone regeneration, activates new growth • Lip/Tongue tie release • Stimulates natural collagen production

• Gum Disease and reshaping • Treats canker and cold sores • Prevention of root canal by 90% • Reduces tissue inflammation • Eradicates bacteria and virus • Biopsies • Wisdom Teeth Exposure • Regenerating damaged nerves • Removing benign oral tumors

Other Specialized Services:

• Ultra Low Dose CT Imagery detects hidden jaw infections • Jaw expansion for kids and adults with Gentle Appliance/ALF • PRF: your own natural stem cell for grafting • TMJ therapy for facial pain and jaw discomfort • Sleep Apnea treatment without C pap or surgery • Structural Airway and Breathing improvement • Biomimetic and Biologic Restorative Dentistry • Dental Material Immune Reactivity Testing • Ceramic Implantology • Ozone therapy • Orthodontics • Mercury Safe Removal (SMARTCertified/ IAOMT Fellowship Award)

Biologic, Biomimetic & Airway Focused Dentistry

Dr. Sheri Salartash DDS, MAGD, NMD IBDM, FIAOMT, FIAO, FAAO, FICOI, FAAIP Board of Dental Sleep Medicine Diplomate

Center for Health and Wellness 8218 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 304 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Bethesda office: 301-654-9369 Columbia office: 301-807-5770

Don Diggs, L.Ac., Dipl. OM, AD Licensed Acupuncturist in Maryland Nationally Board Certified in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, & Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Certified at the Ayurvedic Doctor Level by the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA). (Not a Medical Doctor) Registered as an Advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner by the Assoc. of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America.

703-775-0002 www.dynamicdentalwellness.com care@dynamicdentalwelness.com 20755 Williamsport Place, #300, Ashburn, VA 20147

Visit our website for more detailed information: marylandhealthandwellness.com • dondiggs@verizon.net

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