From Pain to Purpose: Dr. Sanda Moldovan’s Journey in Integrative & Biological Dentistry

Integrative Periodontist and Nutritionist

Dr. Sanda Moldovan, an integrative periodontist, nutritionist, and bestselling author, joins “Bye Ol’ Dentistry” to share her groundbreaking approach to oral-systemic health. Known for blending biological dentistry with personalized nutrition and innovative therapies, she brings both clinical expertise and lived experience to a documentary dedicated to reshaping the future of dentistry.

Produced by Lolli Brands Entertainment, “Bye Ol’ Dentistry” shines a spotlight on the hidden risks of outdated dental practices while showcasing biological dentistry as the path toward systemic wellness. By combining patient stories, cutting-edge science, and insights from global leaders, the film delivers a clear message: oral health is the gateway to whole-body health.

Turning Pain Into Purpose in Biological Dentistry

When Dr. Sanda Moldovan entered her residency in Periodontics at UCLA, she was fascinated by the beauty of smiles—but she was struck by how much black metal and mercury still filled the mouths of patients. She wanted smiles to not only look healthy but to be healthy. In pursuit of her own beautiful smile, she had all sixteen of her mercury fillings removed in a short period of time. What she didn’t know then was that this decision would trigger a health crisis that would change the course of her life.

Shortly after, she began experiencing troubling neurological symptoms: blurry vision, headaches, and overwhelming fatigue. Eventually, a naturopath ran tests and revealed that her mercury levels were off the charts. She was devastated—why had no one in dental school ever mentioned that mercury fillings could make both dentists and their patients toxic? That moment became the turning point in her career. Dr. Moldovan made it her mission to uncover the truth about dentistry’s impact on the body and to teach others about the hidden dangers of conventional treatments.

Learning to Heal Beyond Dentistry

Her quest for answers took her around the world. She studied with leaders in biological dentistry and integrative health, and immersed herself in approaches that looked at the body as a whole, not just the teeth. After completing her specialty in periodontics, she pursued certification as a nutritionist.

Why nutrition? Because she saw firsthand that she could perform the exact same procedure on two different patients, yet one would heal beautifully while the other struggled. She needed to understand what made the difference. Nutrition was the missing piece. Healing, she realized, had to be personalized, and dentistry could no longer exist in a silo, separate from the rest of the body.

Today, in her practice, she integrates personalized nutrition programs and therapeutic supplements—including her own Orasana line—designed to support full-mouth detoxification and long-term wellness. She and her team test vitamin D levels, inflammatory markers, pathogenic microbes via salivary diagnostics, and genetic predispositions. They also evaluate gut health, immune function, and systemic factors that influence oral healing. Dentistry, in this integrative model, becomes a doorway to overall health.

A Multi-Specialty, Whole-Body Approach

Dr. Moldovan has built a multi-specialty practice that brings together biological dentists, periodontists, prosthodontists, anesthesiologists, and even chiropractors. Beyond dentistry, she collaborates with a network of integrative physicians and functional medicine experts to ensure patients are supported at every level of their healing journey.

This team-based model allows them to do more than fix teeth—they identify root causes, reduce systemic inflammation, and support the body in regenerating itself. The practice helps patients heal from mercury toxicity, cavitations, gum disease, and beyond, while strengthening their immune system and microbiome.

The Oral Microbiome Reset

One of Dr. Moldovan’s most exciting innovations is the Oral Microbiome Reset technique. Too often, patients suffer silently from brain fog, joint pain, chronic fatigue, or autoimmune triggers without realizing that a single bacteria in the mouth may be fueling their systemic illness. By restoring balance to the oral microbiome, she and her team are not just cleaning teeth—they are resetting the foundation of health.

This method has helped countless patients reclaim energy, clarity, and vitality, and it stands as a testament to the power of integrative biological dentistry.

Her Mission

Dr. Moldovan wrote her book “Heal Up” to share the modalities and protocols she has gathered over the years, not only with patients but also with practitioners ready to expand their approach. Her mission is to empower people to understand that the mouth is not separate from the body—it is the gateway to whole-body health.

What makes her different from a general dentist in biological dentistry is not just her training in periodontics or her certification in nutrition—it is her lived experience, her pain, and her relentless pursuit of answers. She knows what it feels like to suffer from the very treatments dentistry once considered “standard.” And she knows what it feels like to heal.

Every patient who walks into her office is not just another case. They are a partner on a healing journey—one that blends science, nutrition, dentistry, and integrative medicine into a single, personalized path toward optimum health.

Redefining Dentistry Through Science & Experience

“Bye Ol’ Dentistry,” the upcoming documentary from Lolli Brands Entertainment, confronts the hidden dangers of conventional dental practices while presenting biological dentistry as a safer, more holistic standard of care. Dr. Moldovan’s participation brings a unique depth to the film, rooted in her personal health journey with mercury toxicity and her groundbreaking work in integrative periodontics and nutrition. By sharing both scientific insight and lived experience, she helps the documentary highlight a powerful truth: oral health is inseparable from whole-body wellness, and dentistry must evolve to protect both patients and practitioners.

To Dr. Moldovan, biological dentistry is no longer the fringe—it is the future. By honoring the connection between the mouth and the body, she believes we unlock the body’s natural ability to heal. Her hope is that by sharing her story, more people will realize that true healing is possible, and more practitioners will embrace the power of integrative, whole-body dentistry.

Her goal is not only to empower patients but also to educate her peers—to inspire other dentists to practice a healthier level of dentistry that protects and supports their patients’ well-being while safeguarding their own health as practitioners. Together, she believes, the profession can create a new standard of care where dentistry is not only about restoring smiles but also about restoring lives.

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