Dental Amalgams

RushPRnews.com (press release)
Dental Technology Fully Integrated in Your Dental Practice
RushPRnews.com (press release)
Are you a dentist? Do your patients understand what you're talking about when you speak to them about treatment options? Amalgams, Ceramic Inlay, Metal Free Bridge, Micro Implant, Tooth Impaction, what does it mean? Paul Vigario, CEO of DSD Global ...

AllAfrica.com
Africa: Minamata Convention, Curbing Mercury Use, Is Now Legally Binding
AllAfrica.com
Now, viable, available and cost effective alternatives exist for most all products containing mercury like thermometers, dental amalgam, thermostats, measuring devices and batteries, as well as processes using mercury (e.g. production of chlorine ...
International agreement on mercury ban comes into force Aug 16Graphic Online

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Veolia halts burning in Port after releasing mercury gas
Ozaukee Press
Ozaukee Press, founded in 1940 as Wisconsin's first offset newspaper is published weekly in Port Washington. For subscription information go to ...

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Dentistry IQ
4 ways to prevent dental practice-killing regulatory fines - DentistryIQ
Dentistry IQ
WARNING: Dental practices are at risk like never before to be hit with steep fines imposed by government agencies for failure to follow applicable dental practice ...

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US Lags Far Behind in Banning the Use of Mercury in Dentistry
Truth-Out
In Norway and Sweden, dental amalgam is no longer in use, while it is being phased out in Japan, Finland and the Netherlands. In Mauritius and EU nations, it is banned from use on children. Denmark uses dental amalgam for only 5% of restorations and ...

Reading Eagle
Dr. John Reitz: Why amalgam is used in some fillings
Reading Eagle
In the case of your father, I suspect the location of the filling is a factor in why his dentist suggested amalgam. Composite only works if the area is kept dry during placement, which is sometimes impossible on the roots of the teeth under the gums ...

Reading Eagle
Dr. John Reitz: Why amalgam is used in some fillings
Reading Eagle
Dear Dr. Reitz: My 81-year-old father's dentist is using silver amalgam to fill his cavities. I thought silver amalgam was no longer used by dentists because it poses a health risk. Should my father ask the dentist to use a different material? - Jodie ...

Stevens Point Journal
Wisconsin air monitors as far as 200 miles away report mercury pollution in Port Washington
Stevens Point Journal
DNR staff concluded the likely source was Veolia, which operates household hazardous waste programs and incinerates products that contain mercury, such as batteries, electronics, lamp ballasts and dental amalgam, and contacted the company. In a report ...

The Sheboygan Press
Wisconsin air monitors as far as 200 miles away report mercury pollution in Port Washington
The Sheboygan Press
DNR staff concluded the likely source was Veolia, which operates household hazardous waste programs and incinerates products that contain mercury, such as batteries, electronics, lamp ballasts and dental amalgam, and contacted the company. In a report ...

Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
Wisconsin air monitors as far as 200 miles away report mercury pollution in Port Washington
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
DNR staff concluded the likely source was Veolia, which operates household hazardous waste programs and incinerates products that contain mercury, such as batteries, electronics, lamp ballasts and dental amalgam, and contacted the company. In a report ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin air monitors as far as 200 miles away report mercury pollution in Port Washington
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
DNR staff concluded the likely source was Veolia, which operates household hazardous waste programs and incinerates products that contain mercury, such as batteries, electronics, lamp ballasts and dental amalgam, and contacted the company. In a report ...

The Epoch Times
Deregulation and Tax Reform Driving Small Business Optimism
The Epoch Times
In the last six months, the government repealed 16 major regulations and issued only one significant new rule, which was the dental amalgam rule. The rule requires dental practices to install separators to capture dental amalgam waste, preventing its ...

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Blaine to sell land near City Hall
ABC Newspapers
This will include rooms for specialty cases, a suite for isolate dental amalgam removal and a surgical suite. Council Member Dave Clark was the lone vote against this letter of intent. He did not make any new comments at the July 13 meeting, but has ...

New York Post
Experts question Yolanda Hadid's mercury filling claims
New York Post
“I removed all my Mercury amalgams,” wrote Hadid, referring to the mercury-based fillings known as dental amalgam. The goal is to rid the body of potential toxins, but the medical dental community says this kind of procedure can do more harm than good.

Inter Press Service
US Lags Far Behind in Banning Dental Health Hazard
Inter Press Service
In Norway and Sweden, dental amalgam is no longer in use, while it is being phased out in Japan, Finland and the Netherlands. In Mauritius and EU nations, it is banned from use on children. Denmark uses dental amalgam for only 5% of restorations and ...

thejournal.ie
There has been a big drop in people getting HSE-funded dental treatments
thejournal.ie
These new figures reflect cuts introduced in recent years to entitlements to cleaning, x-rays, root canal treatments and fillings under the Dental Treatment Services Scheme. Oral examinations are the most commonly carried out dental procedure ...

Three Questions to Ask Your Dentist Since the EPA Has Ruled Dental Mercury Amalgam Fillings are Unsafe for the ...
satPRnews (press release)
Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the toxicity of mercury in dentistry and the environment. TALKInternational.com suggests consumers ask their own dentists important questions about mercury-safe dentistry and their compliance with the recent ...

PR Newswire (press release)
Three Questions to Ask Your Dentist Since the EPA Has Ruled ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the toxicity of mercury in dentistry and the environment. TALKInternational.com suggests consumers ask their ...

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RTE.ie
16% fall in dental treatments funded by HSE - RTE
RTE.ie
The number of Health Service Executive-funded treatments under the Dental Treatment Service Scheme fell by over 16% between 2013 and 2016, according to ...

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Forbes
How Is Trump's "One-In, Two-Out" Policy On Federal Regulations Going?
Forbes
Sixteen major deregulatory actions in the first six months of this administration. There's one new one. Is anybody going to guess what it is? Does somebody know? No dentists here? You know what it is? Yes. The dental amalgam rule. Apparently we're now ...

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