About Dr. David Kennedy
David C. Kennedy, DDS
1068 Alexandria Drive,
San Diego, CA 92107
(619) 222-8177
davidkennedy-dds@cox.net
Dr. David Kennedy practiced dentistry for 30 plus years and retired from clinical practice in 2000. He has served on numerous committees, hosted four annual meetings and is the Past President of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, which was formed to review, support, and disseminate research on the suitability of materials and methodologies used in the dental practice. Dr. Kennedy is recognized around the world as an advocate for safe drinking water and biological dentistry. He is a recognized leader in the field of preventive dentistry.
He is the author of the book
How To Save Your Teeth. Since retirement he has become a prolific film maker with over
25 programs.
He has lectured to dentists and other health professionals all over the world on the subjects of preventive dental health, mercury toxicity, and fluoride.
Dr. Kennedy filmed his first documentary in Shenyang, China titled
China’s Battle With Crippling Waters about the 43 million Chinese children with dental fluorosis, 1.6 million with severe skeletal fluorosis and an at-risk population in the endemic areas of 100 million, roughly 9% of the entire country. His most watched program on YouTube is
Smoking Teeth with over 950,000 viewers. Since then he has produced more than 27 documentaries. His most recent feature length documentary titled
Fluoridegate surpassed that benchmark in just three months after release in early 2013.
In 2016 he was invited to join the board of directors of EmeraMed a small start-up drug company that holds the patent on the new mercury chelator Irminix. His next documentary will be about the devastation of mercury and how Irminix alleviates the harm.
Curriculum Vitae
Education and military service
1971-73 Lieutenant U. S. Navy Dental Core
1971 University of Missouri at Kansas City Dental School D.D.S.
1967 University of Kansas B.A. in Biochemistry and Physiology
Professional activities
1973-00 Private Practice of Dentistry in San Diego, California
1984 Founded nonprofit Preventive Dental Health Association
Director Preventive Dental Health Association
1992-94 International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
President and Fellow of the IAOMT
1992-1997 Visiting Scholar UCSD Department of Chemistry
1997-pres Information Officer for fluoride, International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
Community involvement
2003-pres Member City of San Diego Toxic Landfill Committee
1996 Founded Citizens for Safe Drinking Water
1986-94 Board of Directors San Diego Better Business Bureau
1985-87 Volunteer teacher SDSU Senior Ed program
1984 Founded The Preventive Dental Health Association
1974-5 Founder and Director Chicano Children Dental Health Center
Book/ Articles/ Videos and
Scientific Presentations
11/07 American Academy of Environmental Medicine Palm Springs
Are the Dentists Making Your Patients More Ill?
9/07 International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology Las Vegas NV
Prevention of SBE resulting from dental treatment
3/07 International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology Tucson AZ
Cardiovascular disease prevention and periodontal infections
2/07 Orthomolecular Health Medicine in San Francisco
The biological and systemic impact of ingested fluoride on health
11/06 American College for the Advancement of Medicine Palm Springs, CA
Mercury released from dental amalgam and evidence of neurological harm
10/06 American Academy of Environmental Medicine Hilton Head, SC
Ingested Fluoride and Evidence of Neurotoxicology
9/06 Premier of “Is Your Water Safe” in Naples, FL Volume One of an 8 part documentary produced by
David Kennedy and Michael Connett
9/06 International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology Naples, FL Fall Meeting
Fundamentals of Fluoride Toxicology and Non-Surgical Periodontal Treatment
9/06 Submitted documentation and participated in the FDA joint dental and neurological panel
Gaithersburg, MD on the safety and effectiveness of Dental Amalgam
7/06 2nd Citizens Conference on Fluoridation Canton, New York Fluoride and Evidence of Harm
6/05 Fluoride’s Neurological Impact Save Harbor Glendale, California
3/05 International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology Kansas City Spring Meeting
Fluoride Toxicology and Non-Surgical Periodontal Treatment
10/04 American Academy of Environmental Medicine Hilton Head, SC.
Fluoridation and the Systemic Effects of Ingested Fluoride
10/04 International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology Washington, DC.
Fluoride Toxicology and Non-Surgical Periodontal Treatment.
4/03 IAOMT Fall Scientific Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Fluoride in dentistry, and systemic diseases linked to oral infections
9/02 IAOMT Fall Scientific Conference, Calgary Canada.
Why the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology is officially opposed to the use of
fluoride in dentistry.
2/01 IAOMT Mid-Winter Las Vegas Conference;
Defluoridation in China and Thailand, a video presentation of the crippling effects of fluoride in drinking water
11/00 Defluoridation Conference hosted by the Intercountry Centre for Oral Health in ChiangMai, Thailand.
Premier of the new documentary
China’s Battle with Crippling Waters
2000 Retired from Clinical Practice to devote full time to documentary filming
6/00 International Society for Fluoride Research, Szczecin, Poland;
Draft of documentary on China’s Battle with Crippling Waters: endemic skeletal fluorosis China Medical University,
Chinese Department of Endemic Disease Control; Inner Mongolia’s crippling skeletal fluorosis from drinking water;
Field Research
8/99 Pan-Asian Conference on Fluoride and Arsenic Research, Shenyang, PR China, Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride
5/99 5th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Dental Mercury‘s Contribution to Human Poisonings
3/99 International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology Las Vegas, NV
Microorganisms associated with periodontal disease and risk assessment.
1998 International Society for Fluoride Research, Bellingham WA
Risk Assessment for Ingested Fluoride
1996 Author Second edition Health Action Press David C. Kennedy, DDS
How To Save Your Teeth with Toxic Free Preventive Dentistry
1996 International Society for Fluoride Research Budapest, Hungary
Review of the Effects of Fluoride
1995 International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology Houston, TX
Indirect Composite Inlays for Replacement of Amalgam
1994 IAOMT World Congress Amalgam Status Quo Otzenhausen, Germany;
The Safety of Amalgam Restorations
1994 International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, San Diego, CA
Mercury’s Documented Effects
1992 Eco*Odonto 92 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fluoride / Mercury Facts vs. Fiction
1991 IAOMT World Congress Düsseldorf, Germany
Toxics in the Dental Office and Dental Personnel Injury
1990 Scripps Research Institute Dental Division San Diego, CA
Health Effects of Dental Personnel Exposure to Toxics
1990 American Dental Society of Europe St. Andrews, Scotland
Review of Toxicity in the Dental Office
1990 International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
Dental Office Personnel and Mercury Exposure
1990 International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
Non-Toxic Restorative Dentistry with Indirect Composite Inlays
1989 International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
Toxics in the Dental Office and OSHA Compliance
1988 Greater New York Dental Meeting
OSHA Right to Know Law
1987 American Dental Society of Europe Interlaken, Switzerland
Mercury Toxicity Facts vs. Fiction/Patient Exposure
1987 Ecole IV Dental School Dental Staff Paris, France
Mercury Toxicity Facts vs. Fiction
