Welcome to ByteWise: Where Oral Health, Digital Health and Human Stories Meet
I’m so glad you’re here.
If we haven’t crossed paths properly yet, I’m Colette — a dental clinician turned medical writer who’s spent more than twenty years watching how the mouth quietly reflects what’s happening elsewhere in the body. Sometimes long before anyone thinks to connect the dots.
When I’m not in clinic or writing, I’m juggling three kids, a husband on brutal shifts, and a sprocker who’s made off with more shoes than I care to admit. Real life is beautifully chaotic… and if I’m honest, it sparks half my ideas.
Because through all of it, one thing has stayed constant: curiosity.
Curiosity about patterns, early clues, and the quiet ways oral health mirrors whole-body health.
ByteWise has been brewing for a while, and this blog — alongside my newsletter — is my way of bringing that curiosity to life. Think of it as a place where we explore how the mouth, the body and technology are far more connected than most people realise.
Why Start ByteWise Now?
Because oral health is still treated like a side mission in the bigger health conversation.
And it shouldn’t be.
Your mouth reacts to hormones.
It mirrors inflammation.
It often changes before the rest of your body sends clearer signals.
Yet despite all this, oral health is almost entirely missing from digital-health tools — even though it’s one of the most powerful early indicators we have.
ByteWise exists to help change that: gently, clearly, and with a bit of personality along the way.
If you’re curious about how oral health fits into the bigger picture — hormones, chronic disease, AI, digital tools and everything in between — you’ll feel right at home here.
What You Can Expect from ByteWise
🧠 Insightful, research-backed micro deep dives
Exploring the fascinating, often-overlooked ways the mouth connects with the rest of the body.
📘 Smart, digestible explainers
Clear, human explanations without the jargon overload.
🩺 Real clinical stories & honest reflections
Two decades in the treatment room have taught me a lot about people, patterns and the power of early detection.
💡 Digital tools worth knowing about
Wearables, apps, AI, emerging salivary tech — the tools that genuinely support health, not overwhelm it.
✨ Practical, everyday insights
Small things you can look for that make a real difference to comfort, confidence and whole-body health.
Why This Matters
The mouth is still the missing data layer in so many areas of healthcare — women’s health, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mental health.
And now, with AI, biomarkers and smart sensors evolving rapidly, we’re entering a new era of connected health.
But technology is only useful if people understand it.
That’s where clear, human communication comes in — and that’s what ByteWise is here to offer.
Who This Blog Is For
Clinicians, writers, founders, women’s-health advocates, digital-health thinkers — and anyone who simply wants to understand their body a little better.
If you’re curious, this space will feel like home.
A Quick Promise from Me
Everything you find here will be:
Clear
Warm
Evidence-based
Grounded in real clinical experience
Free from hype, gimmicks and unnecessary drama
Written with the same honesty and care I bring to my clinical work.
Coming Up Next: Inside Your Toothpaste
The next post takes you behind the scenes of toothpaste ingredients — what actually protects your teeth, what doesn’t, and why the formula matters more than the flavour.
Thank you for being here.
Let’s grow this ByteWise community together.
Colette x
