Updated from the April 23, 2016 original post Surprisingly, there hasn’t been a ton of research on dental workers’ exposure to mercury – perhaps because the party line is that mercury amalgam is “safe.” Of course, the American Dental Association’s “Dental Mercury Hygiene Recommendations” belie this, urging caution at all points in the process of […]
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Getting Rid of Dental Mercury: A Lot of Progress, a Long Way Yet to Go
It’s not a headline to be proud of, but it is a headline that should motivate more of us into action: Just how far behind are we? The 28-member European Union (EU), with an estimated population of over 510 million people, recently announced its decision to ban amalgam use in children under age 15, pregnant […]
Amalgam Separators: No Longer Optional
We ended 2016 with some great news from the EU – their partial ban of mercury amalgam. So how about we start 2017 with some great news from right here in the US? In December, the EPA finalized its amalgam separator rule. It goes into effect 30 days after it gets published in the Federal […]
A Christmas Present for the Children of Europe: No More Mercury
The children of Europe got an early Christmas this year: a ban on mercury amalgam fillings in youth under 16, as well as in pregnant and breastfeeding women. This landmark agreement was reached at a summit of the three E.U. institutions (Parliament, Commission, and Council) on December 6 and 7. Its other provisions include a […]
Dental Amalgam? No One Needs Mercury!
Here’s more evidence that mercury-free dentistry is winning: Just last week, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted overwhelmingly to completely phase out amalgam by the end of 2022! While this isn’t yet a totally done deal – according to Charlie Brown of Consumers for Dental Choice, there are still “at least two more stages to […]
Demand Better. Demand Safe. Demand Mercury-Free Dentistry!
Mercury has no business in the human mouth. So it has no business in dentistry, either. Still, there are dentists who persist in using this known neurotoxin to restore teeth. Still, the ADA and FDA insist against science that mercury amalgam fillings are “safe.” Still, insurance companies largely refuse to pay for biocompatible composite (white) […]