“Do you know who is behind dental amalgam – the 50% mercury product that is leaching a neurotoxin and polluting our planet?” wrote Charlie Brown of Consumers for Dental Choice in a recent email. One of the chief mercury polluters is Dentsply, a major amalgam manufacturer based in picturesque York, Pennsylvania. So you never […]
Consumers for Dental Choice
It’s Mercury-Free Dentistry Week
As we noted last week, much progress in the fight for mercury-free dentistry has been made from environmental concerns. After all, nearly 30 tons of mercury makes its way from dental offices into wastewater supplies every year. Of course, the most sensible – and cost-effective – way to prevent that is to not use mercury […]
Interview with Dr. David Simone
Sept 7: Why are we using a toxic, antiquated material in dentistry? This is a great question. However, it is not as important as paying attention to the private, personal decisions you make to not have mercury placed or the decision for safe protective removal of mercury. Follow this great interview: By Dr. Mercola and […]
Campaign to End Use of Mercury Fillings
Sept. 6: Beyond and more important than the position defending and name-calling is the fact that mercury-fillings have had their day, and it is not today. We stopped using mercury in our practice in 1984 and others even earlier. Too bad the USA has had their head somewhere else; lets follow the lead of the […]
Would You Use a Substance that is Banned in Animals?
So what’s the message in today’s article by Dr. Maercola and Consumers for Dental Choice? You are special. You are in the minority, again. You know what the largest dental trade organization , ADA has to do. Stop promoting placement of mercury fillings. The FDA has the power and the knowledge, but apparently not the […]
Do You Want a Potent Neurotoxin Next to Your Brain?
This first article by Dr. Joe Mercola during his week-long celebration of Mercury-Free Awareness Week is a great start for a week of information designed to increase your education about, “Why no mercury in dentistry?” even for seasoned mercury-filling disparagers. Too much detail in some sections? Scoot that cursor forward to the next topic. Here […]
NEWSLETTER: Mercury-Free Dentistry Week
Dear Patient, Client, Friend, I hope this letter finds you well. I wanted to share some exciting news with you in the field of Biological Dentistry. Two great minds and courageous spirits have declared September 4-9 as “Mercury-free Dentistry Week.” The intent is to educate the public and increase awareness of the burden of mercury […]