Dentists use homeopathic medicines in everyday practice as an adjunct to conventional treatment. The inclusion of homeopathic medicine in a dentist’s therapeutic armoury is particularly useful for a range of treatments, from relatively mild acute conditions through to complex chronic pathologies. Some of these conditions have historically been shown to be difficult to treat or manage: for example, dental anxiety, atypical facial pain, burning mouth syndrome and post-extraction osteitis. Success has also been achieved in the treatment of chronic conditions where conventional treatments have failed or are contra-indicated and which include the management of lichen planus and recurrent infection.

Ethical treatment of any patient is paramount for all homeopathic clinicians, be they medical or dental. Healthcare professionals trained in the use of homeopathy know it works and prescribe appropriately, just as with any other prescription.