Our psycho-physiology is in dynamic balance - homeo-dynamics rather than homeostasis. This dynamic balance is positive health, keeping us in harmony with our internal and external environments. With the immense knowledge we have today, it is becoming apparent that we are almost in total control of our health status.

As dental health practitioners we have an important role to play in assisting our patients achieve their health goals. The section that follows, which I wrote for a dental text book, covers my vision of the holistic practice.

The reader is encouraged to obtain the complete book, "Complementary Therapies in Dental Practice", edited by Peter Varley BDS, FDSRCS, DDFHom, Chairman of the British Homoeopathic Dental Association, and published by Butterworth-Heinemann ISNB 0-7236-1033-9. All the chapters give the reader useful information on complementary therapies useful to the practicing dental health practitioner.