Category Archives: Dental Issues

Video: Dental Preparedness, Pt. 1

In this companion video to a recent article, Dr. Joe Alton discusses the importance of[Read More]

Dental Preparedness Off The Grid, Pt. 1

  You might be surprised to find out that an effective survival medic requires a[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Mass Casualties, Dental Fractures, Tonsillitis, More

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy[Read More]

Survival Dental Issues: Trauma

A survival group needs someone with medical knowledge and supplies to treat orthopedic injuries and[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Dental Issues, Arthritis, Yellow Fever, More

Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton discuss dental issues, gouty arthritis, yellow fever, more in[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Dental Trauma, Herbal Remedies, Malaria, More

It’s true that a survival group needs someone with medical knowledge and supplies to treat[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Bleeding, Ticks and Lyme, Herbal Meds, Dental, More

In this extended episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Joe Alton, MD, FACS, FACOG, and[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Osteoarthritis, Tooth Extraction, Medicinal Gardens

  In a survival scenario, the family medic will be called on to care not[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Chemical Emergencies, Thyme, Medical Supplies, More…

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Dog Flu, Winter Car Survival, Dental Extraction, Chestnuts

Winter storms like “bomb cyclones” can be life-threatening, so it’s important to know how to[Read More]

Dental Extraction Off The Grid

In a survival scenario, the family medic will be called on to care not only[Read More]

Dental Trauma

Many believe that they can handle any emergency if the grid goes down. For those[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Austere Medics

You know, the world isn’t getting any safer these days, and that means that, more[Read More]

Dental Kits Off The Grid

DENTAL KITS Some folks that consider themselves well-prepared express surprise that we write about dental[Read More]

#352 Survival Medicine Hour: Lancing Boils, GI home remedies, Camping Safety

#352 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST The school year has ended, and families are planning this[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Dental Issues, ThePrepared Editors, More

THE SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST When a storm knocks out the power for a week,[Read More]

Dental Abscesses In Off-Grid Settings

DENTAL ABSCESSES When a storm knocks out the power for a week, there may be[Read More]

Headaches, Part 1

  Medical issues that confront the medic on or off the grid can be obviously[Read More]

8 Health Benefits of Cloves

Health Benefits of Clove Our readers often ask us to comment on various natural remedies.[Read More]

How to Handle Dental Emergencies In Survival Situations

How to Handle Dental Emergencies In Survival Situations (This article by Joe Alton MD was[Read More]

Video: Dental Abscesses

In this companion video to a recent article, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, discusses[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Dental Abscess, Local Anesthetic, Pathogens

Survival Medicine Hour #243 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy[Read More]

Tooth Abscesses in Austere Settings

Tooth Abscess in Austere Settings Many readers of our Survival Medicine Handbook are surprised to[Read More]

The Preparedness Dental Kit

(This article first appeared in Gaye Levy’s Back Door Survival website) Many of our readers[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Dental Exams, Bleeding, Tourniquets

The Survival Medicine Hour, on March 11, 2017, is hosted by Joseph Alton, MD aka[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Dental Supplies, Tornadoes

The Survival Medicine Hour is hosted by Joe Alton, MD aka Dr. Bones, and Amy[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Kratom Ban, Dental Trauma, Medical Uses for Rosemary

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy (Joe[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Jack Spirko 2, Zika Triples, Dental Issues

Jack Spirko of The Survival Podcast returns to complete his interview with Dr. Bones on[Read More]

How To “Lance” A Boil

A “boil” is an abscess that involves the skin. Although boils (also called “furuncles“) refer[Read More]

The Survival Dental Kit

Dental Preparedness Over the years, we have written hundreds of articles on medical preparedness for[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: The Survival Dental Kit

Being medically prepared means being dentally prepared as well. Joe Alton, MD and Amy Alton,[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Tornadoes, Lice, Dental Issues

More deaths from late season tornadoes in Texas makes us ask this question: Do you[Read More]

Sterilizing Instruments In Austere Settings

A significant factor in the quality of medical care given in a survival situation is[Read More]

Death by Tooth Abscess: Post-SHTF Reality

(Dr. Bones says: From time to time, we post guest articles by promising writers in[Read More]

Coconut Oil For Dental Health

In our search for natural alternatives to deal with medical issues, we also look for[Read More]

How Teeth Decay

Many people in the preparedness community are ready for injuries and illness, but few people[Read More]

How to Extract a Tooth

Many of our readers are often surprised that a medical doctor and nurse devote a[Read More]

Dental Trauma, Part 2: Tooth Knocked Out

We have discussed the issue of trauma evaluation and treatment in various articles over the[Read More]

Dental Trauma, Part 1: Fractures

We have discussed the issue of trauma evaluation and treatment in various articles over the[Read More]

Collapse Dental Care

Your medical supplies should vary depending on how long you anticipate being the sole medical[Read More]