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Midwest Integrative Dental Medicine

Midwest Integrative Dental Medicine puts great emphasis on providing a more natural, healing dental experience for all of our patients. We combine the most advanced, alternative wellness treatments and holistic practices with conventional dental procedures to ensure our care is both beneficial to your overall health and appropriate for your unique dental and physical makeup.

To help accomplish this, Midwest Integrative Dental Medicine remains a safe, mercury-free office that seeks permanent solutions for our patients, as well as long-lasting relationships! We work hard to educate you concerning the link between oral and overall health, and to help you see your mouth and body as one complete entity.

More than just education and remedy for oral issues, we always strive to help you go beyond just the surface, find and eliminate the root causes of your affliction, and achieve true health and wellness. We care about you and want to showcase our compassion when treating you. We will work with all of your integrated specialists to coordinate your overall care, and provide you with an experience that promotes growth and improvement for your complete mind and body.

Midwest Integrative Dental Medicine meets and surpasses all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Center for Disease Control (CDC) standards, and we make your – and your family’s – well-being our top priority. Midwest Integrative Dental Medicine also proudly serves and supports the Crunchy Indy community!

MEET DR. HARRIS

ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION

Dr. Harris is a member in good standing of IAOMT and IABDM. Bringing over a decade of expertise to our office including Biocompatible/Holistic Dental Care, Cosmetic Dentistry, Invisalign Certified, Oral Surgery, Placement/Restoration of Ceramic Dental Implants to name a few. He grew up on northwest side of Indianapolis and graduated from North Central High School prior to graduating from Indiana University and Indiana University School of Dentistry.

SMART CERTIFICATION BY IAOMT

Dr. Harris is S.M.A.R.T accredited by the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. By furthering his education with IAOMT’s accreditation process, he has the necessary foundation to become a leader in biological dentistry, as he helps patients with the most up-to-date and scientifically-based practices.

Accreditation by the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology certifies to the professional community and the general public that he has been trained and tested in the comprehensive application of biological dentistry, including current methods for safe removal of dental amalgam. IAOMT accreditation establishes that Dr. Harris is at the forefront of biological dentistry and demonstrates his commitment to furthering his knowledge of dentistry’s undeniable role in systemic health.

What this means is that there is a growing demand for “qualified” or “specially trained” biological dentists because patients and other medical professionals are purposefully seeking out dentists who have expertise in this pertinent issue.

By furthering his education with IAOMT’s accreditation process, he has the necessary foundation to become a leader in biological dentistry, as he helps his patients with the most up-to-date and scientifically-based practices.

DENTAL PHILOSOPHY

Dr. Harris is passionate about helping patients achieve a beautiful and healthy smile while utilizing the safest materials and techniques. To full function and aesthetics, doing so in a way that promotes health by recognizing how the oral cavity can affect the entire body.

PERSONAL LIFE

In his free time, Dr. Harris likes to focus on family and fitness. He is a huge soccer fan and is currently teaching his son Ben how to play.

Ben’s skill level already exceeds his fathers— even though he is still a youngster! Dr. Harris enjoys travel and each fall he and his family enjoy an occasional trip to Bloomington to watch IU football and tailgate.