Ep1 (full episode) -- HOCL Dentist Origin Story: Janice R. Goodman -- Dental Revolution: Biohacking the Mouth/Body Connection SEASON1
In this video, a successful Toronto dentist shares her incredible 30-year health journey—from receiving a mysterious autoimmune diagnosis to discovering a groundbreaking, accessible oral health solution that completely transformed her microbiome and vitality.
After traditional treatments and complex neurodegenerative protocols failed to move the needle on her inflammatory markers, she took matters into her own hands.
By shifting her focus to her airway and leveraging the power of Hypochlorous Acid (HOCl) as an oral swish, she achieved a stunning 57% reduction in oral pathogens and eradicated some of the most dangerous bacteria in her mouth. Now, she is on a mission to spark a global oral health revolution.
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K E Y T A K E A W A Y S & P R O T O C O L
THE HIDDEN IMPACT OF ORTHODONTICS
Traditional childhood headgear and braces can accidentally retract the midface, forcing the mandible and tongue backward. This can severely narrow the airway (in this case, down to a dangerous 2.75 mm versus the healthy 10 mm minimum), potentially acting as an underlying trigger for autoimmune conditions.
THE LIMITATIONS OF BROAD PROTOCOLS
Even comprehensive, 6-month wellness protocols involving diet, detox, brain games, and exercise don't always resolve deep-seated inflammatory issues if the oral microbiome remains compromised.
THE DANGER OF HARSH ANTIBIOTICS
When salivary microbiome tests reveal high levels of pathogens, conventional recommendations often lean toward strong antibiotics. However, these carry a heavy risk of wiping out beneficial gut bacteria and worsening long-term health.
THE POWER OF HOCL (HYPOCHLOROUS ACID)
Originally used as a highly effective, safe sanitizer to kill COVID-19 in dental offices, HOCl acts as a selective antimicrobial. When used as an oral rinse, it targets and destroys harmful pathogens and biofilms without disrupting the "good" commensal bacteria.
MEASURABLE, PROVEN RESULTS
Just three months of rinsing with diluted HOCl twice daily resulted in a 57% overall pathogen reduction, the complete eradication of two highly dangerous bacteria (PI and PM), and a massive boost in physical energy and well-being.
C H A P T E R S U M M A R I E S
A SUDDEN DIAGNOSIS & THE AIRWAY CONNECTION
In 1995, at 40 years old, the speaker had a thriving dental practice and a happy family, but low energy. A top Canadian hematologist revealed she had an unnamed autoimmune illness with no known cure or treatment.
Decades later, she discovered a structural culprit: her airway was only 2.75 mm. Childhood braces had pulled her jaw back, restricting her breathing. Through myofunctional therapy, functional appliances, and a tongue-tie release at age 60, she finally unlocked her airway, instantly relieving chronic neck pain and improving her sleep.
THE APOLLO HEALTH PROTOCOL & MICROBIOME ROADBLOCK
In 2025, she became a certified Apollo Health dental practitioner under Dr. Dale Bredesen, studying how oral health impacts neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. She underwent a rigorous 6-month lifestyle protocol herself. Unfortunately, her inflammatory markers barely budged.
A subsequent salivary microbiome test brought bad news: a mouth full of dangerous pathogens. The testing company recommended aggressive antibiotics, but knowing how heavily they would damage her gut, she looked for an alternative.
THE HOCL BREAKTHROUGH: A SIMPLE ORAL SWISH
Having utilized a commercial Hypochlorous Acid (HOCl) unit since 2020 to safely sanitize her clinic during the pandemic, she realized she had the ultimate weapon right in her office. Because HOCl is a selective killer—wiping out pathogens while leaving beneficial bacteria intact—she decided to dilute her supply and swish with it twice a day for 15 to 30 seconds.
STUNNING BEFORE-AND-AFTER RESULTS
The chemical intervention succeeded where mechanical cleaning (brushing and flossing) failed. A follow-up microbiome test three months later revealed mind-blowing improvements. Not only were her pathogen levels slashed by more than half, but the bacteria that typically team up to form dangerous, toxic biofilms were completely dismantled. Today, her energy is restored, and she has launched HOCl Dentist to provide this game-changing protocol to her own patients and the world.
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Transcript
I did a salivary microbiome test in February 2024 and found these results. Because of these results, it was suggested by the testing company that I take strong antibiotics that are known to carry risk by disrupting the gut microbiome. Finally, THE key to health. When we find it, the year was 1995 and I was 40 with three children, 11, nine, and four.
A happy marriage and a successful Toronto dental practice of 15 years. I was feeling low in energy sometimes, but I was healthy. I thought I was lucky enough to get an appointment with one of Canada's top hematologists to go over my extensive and comprehensive blood tests and he told me this surprising news.
I had an autoimmune illness that he could not put a name on and I could succumb to it. But also, he did not suggest a treatment and he didn't think there was a known cure. This has been in the back of my mind for the past 30 years.
I felt fine, but I went on my own health journey to do whatever I could to support my immune system and learn about autoimmune conditions. I discovered my airway was only 2.75 mm when 10 mm is considered minimal for healthy breathing. I really believe that the small size of my airway could be an underlying contributor to the autoimmune diagnosis.
So, I started to work on improving my airway. I had had head gear and braces starting from when I was 14 and I felt it retracted my midface forcing my mandible and tongue backward which could have contributed to my airway being so narrow.
So I felt it had to reverse the damage done two decades previously during my orthodontic treatment. I did everything I could to tone my airway with myofunctional therapy and open my pallet and expand my dental arches to make room for my tongue with functional appliances such as ALF and also block.
When I was 16, I had my tongue tie released and I was amazed by how it immediately reduced my neck pain and improved my posture and sleep. Because I'm an oral medicine dentist, in February 2025, I was in the first group of dentists invited to join Dale Bredesen to be certified as an Apollo Health dental practitioner to treat neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis with an oral emphasis.
As part of the Apollo certification, I did the patient protocol for six months myself. This protocol included diet, exercise, oral hygiene, detoxification, supplementation, sleep, stress reduction, and brain stimulation through games. Unfortunately, I found that unlike some of my other dentist colleagues who had improvements with their blood inflammatory markers after they went through their 6 months, the protocol didn't move my needle as much as theirs.
I did a salivary microbiome test in February 2024 and found these results. Because of these results, it was suggested by the testing company that I take strong antibiotics that are known to carry risk by disrupting the gut microbiome.
Throughout my life, I've taken many courses of antibiotics and believe my stomach was messed up because of these antibiotics. I had been introduced to HOCL and heard it was selective in targeting pathogens for destruction, but it would not disrupt the good bacteria.
In 2020, I bought a commercial HOCL unit to produce HOCL for sanitizing and cleaning my dental office because it was the most effective sanitizer to kill COVID. Because I was already producing my own HOCL, I was able to dilute the cleaning HOCL to appropriate concentration for oral swishing. This was my opportunity to try and see how the HOCL would hopefully improve the oral microbiome by weeding out the pathogens and allowing the commensal bacteria to flourish.
I started to swish with HOCL twice daily for 15 to 30 seconds. I'm a dentist and my oral hygiene regimen has always been excellent. But I had learned that some of the dangerous bacteria that was present as shown in my tests was resistant to mechanical cleaning such as brushing, flossing, and scaling and needed to be removed chemically. I was hoping that the HOCL oral swish would be what was needed.
After 3 months of swishing with HOCL, I did my second microbiome test and I was blown away by the results. 57% reduction in pathogens, complete eradication of two of the most dangerous bacteria, PI and PM. FN was reduced to below the danger threshold.
These reductions were not only significant in themselves, but the three bacteria worked together to form dangerous biofilms. So the FN bacteria that remained had less potential to harm me, not being able to team up with the PI and PM anymore.
On top of all this, at my cleaning, my agendist commented, "I had a significant decrease in my calculus buildup. Best of all, I felt great. My health, well-being, and energy were much improved. I've used HOCL oral swish at least twice a day every day ever since. I upgraded to a larger commercial HOCL manufacturing unit so I could produce more HOCL and started to give it out to my patients.
The results that my patients have been getting are phenomenal. I believe that universally available HOCL will profoundly change oral health and systemic health globally. I created HOCLDentist and my team and I are dedicating ourselves to bringing HOCL to the world. I urge you all to join us in the HOCL dental revolution.