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The effect of occupational exposure to mercury vapour on the fertility of female dental assistants Exposure to mercury vapour or inorganic mercury compounds can impair fertility in laboratory animals. To study the effects of mercury vapour on fertility in women, eligibility questionnaires were sent to 7000 registered dental assistants. Detailed information was collected on mercury handling practices and the number of menstrual cycles without contraception it had taken them to become pregnant.
Karen Palmer, Mercury Poisoned Dental Assistant- 2006 FDA Testimony As a dental assistant I handled mercury every day for years until 2004 when I was diagnosed with heavy metal mercury poisoning. I am disabled and can no longer work due to the neurological damage from occupational exposure to mercury.
Karen Burns, Mercury Poisoned Dental Assistant - 2010 FDA Testimony Today I want to speak to the panel and urge them to help the FDA do their job. I testified at the FDA hearing in 2006, I watched the FDA panel vote 13-7, based on the fact that they could not prove amalgam was safe. I don't know what happened after that. It seems like they didn't do anything except make claims of safety without proof.  
Dr. Graeme Munro-Hall B.D.S mercury related heart problems and UNEP work Dr. Graeme Munro-Hall BDS discusses his mercury related heart problems and his work towards banning dental mercury amalgam by participating in the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).

Dr. Janet Stopka D.D.S. shares her mercury toxicity story with FDA My name is Dr. Janet Stopka D.D.S.  I am a practicing dentist from Chicago.  I have not used mercury as a restorative material in 14 years and my patients are given informed consent.  No one has ever asked me to place mercury in their mouth and they understand immediately its toxic. But many of them don’t know they have it in their mouth!
Dental Amalgam Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Overview The purpose of the MSDS is to protect workers by supplying them with the most crucial facts about the hazardous material at their jobsite, such as the physical properties of the material, proper storage and handling techniques, known health risks and essential emergency procedures.
IAOMT - Safe Removal of Mercury Amalgam Fillings - Video Dentists remove amalgam fillings every day, with no regard for the possible mercury exposure that can result from grinding them out.  The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology has established a mercury safe protocol that protects both staff and patients during amalgam removal.
Diane Meyer DDS Recovers from her debilitating health problems due to mercury toxicity In search of answers about her debilitating health problems, Diane Meyer, D.D.S., B.S., went from doctor to doctor and was told “It’s your hormones honey,”. Until she attended a seminar and learned of her constant exposure to mercury.
OSHA requires employers to provide a workplace free of serious recognized hazards and in compliance with OSHA Standards You have the right to a safe workplace. OSHA requires employers to provide a workplace that is free of serious recognized hazards and in compliance with OSHA Standards. David Kennedy shares stories of occupational exposure to mercury in the dental workplace. 
NIOSH - Criteria for a Recommended Standard Occupational Exposure to Inorganic Mercury The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 created The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). NIOSH is an agency established to help assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by providing research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health.
The Difference Between Mercury-Free and Mercury-Safe Dentistry Mercury free dentists have been known to polish and remove  "silver" amalgam fillings thereby exposing their patients and staff members to thousands of micrograms of mercury vapor and particulate matter. "Mercury Safe" dentists take every precaution to protect the patient, staff and environment from harmful mercury vapors and mercury contaminated particulate matter.
Mercury leaking from Kerr amalgam capsules during trituration Multiple federal service dental clinics have reported that mercury is released from Kerr amalgam capsules during trituration. Users have reported mercury in the mixing chambers of their triturators and have witnessed mercury ejection during trituration. The USAF Dental Investigation Service contacted The Kerr Corporation, who confirmed mercury is released from its capsules.
Mercury toxicity in the dental office: a neglected problem No longer can the dental profession ignore the problem of mercury contamination in the dental office. It is the moral responsibility that the dentist protect himself and his employees from any source that may be injurious to either his own physical well being or that of auxiliary personnel. It is also a legal responsibility under the enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
Affordable Dental Office Mercury Screening by Mercury Instruments USA With public concerns related to mercury becoming more common, it is essential to have a partner that you can trust with your mercury compliance needs. Mercury Instruments USA has made it affordable for you to easily prove and defend that your dental practice is compliant with the OSHA & NIOSH (REL) recommended exposure limits for mercury vapor in the workplace.
OSHA rebukes the American Dental Trade Association and reiterates encapsulated amalgam is a hazard that requires an MSDS OSHA has noted the American Dental Trade Association's (ADTA) position that Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) fall within FDA's definition of labeling. As we have discussed in earlier meetings, this is unfounded.
Chronic neurobehavioural effects of elemental mercury in dentists A significant increase in aggressive mood measured by the profile of mood states was found between exposed and control groups. This increase in aggressive mood seemed to be related to dose, suggesting possible effects of exposure to mercury vapour on personality. 
Symptoms of Intoxication in Dentists Associated with Exposure to Low Levels of Mercury The present study examined the effects of occupational exposure of a group of dentists to low levels of mercury. Analysis of the data revealed that neuropsychological, muscular, respiratory, cardiovascular and dermal symptoms were more prevalent in dentists. Our findings indicate that occupational exposure of dentists to mercury, even at low levels, is associated with a significant increase in the prevalence of symptoms of intoxication.
Systemic mercury levels caused by inhaling mist during high-speed amalgam grinding This experiment has shown the following facts about the exposure of rats to an amalgam dust created by a high speed handpiece: 1.) The dust is almost immediately absorbed into the blood stream as shown by immediate increases detected by measuring the blood mercury content. 2. The heart receives extremely high levels of mercury within minutes after exposure. Eighty one times higher than the control level.
IAOMT Info-graphic - Occupational exposure to dental mercury The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology has released an info-graphic, Occupational Exposure to Dental Mercury,  that outlines the many ways in which occupational exposure to dental mercury occurs.
A Review of the ADA Mercury Hygiene Recommendations This article reviews and elaborates on the ADA’s 15-point mercury safety guidelines. Common workplace violations are highlighted, and steps for correction are cited. Practitioners can utilize this information to assist in development of an office protocol.

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thedoctors-picThe link between dental mercury fillings and Multiple Sclerosis is examined in a nationally televised Interview on the hit TV Show THE DOCTORS. Featured in the show are Acclaimed biochemist Boyd Haley and Nashville News reporter, Stacy Case, who started experiencing symptoms of MS shortly after having 4 amalgams unsafely taken out and 4 new amalgams put in.

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c-shade-rChris Shade of QuickSilver Scientific discusses the various aspects of synergistic toxicity.

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boyd-rBoyd Haley P.h.D. discusses the findings of his published studies (and others), which showed that mercury and only mercury can cause the major biochemical hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease and how the NIH stopped his funding after he published those findings.

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ada_noseThis article presents excerpts from a letter Boyd Haley PhD wrote to congressman Dan Burton as a rebuttal to a May 11th, 2001 letter by Robert M. Anderton, D.D.S., and President of the American Dental Association (ADA), challenging Boyd's statements to the Committee on Government Reform. Additionally, Boyd gives a complete dissection of the many flaws, including misleading data manipulation in the Saxe Alzheimer's study.

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In the past 20 years I have concentrated my research on the effects of mercury toxicity on human health. Specifically, I have researched and evaluated the contributions of dental amalgam, biologics and vaccines on the human body burden of mercury and organic-mercury compounds and the potential effects of these compounds on specific enzymes and cells.

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Emeritus Professor of Chemistry,  Boyd Haley, Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky outlines the flaws in two studies that were conducted in Portugal and New England that compared youngsters with dental mercury fillings with those who were amalgam free.  In designing their studies, the authors of these two papers evidently ignored recent research findings about mercury toxicity, particularly the results strongly suggesting that the level of mercury in blood, urine or feces may be influenced more by the child’s ability to excrete mercury than by his or her total mercury exposure.

adaWhen reporting on how much mercury is released from dental mercury amalgam fillings most journalists and government organizations cite The American Dental Association's spokesman Rodney Mackert's "estimates" without understanding any of the inherant flaws in his methodology. Mark Richardson PhD has charted out a compilation of exposure studies which shows the ADA's "estimates" are out of step with the vast majority of published data.  

 

adaWhen reporting on how much mercury is released from dental mercury amalgam fillings most journalists cite The American Dental Association's spokesman Rodney Mackert's "estimates" without understanding any of the inherant flaws in his methodology.  Read on to find out more about the debunking of this dubious claim.

 

boyd-03-RThe Food and Drug Administration FDA has aggressively removed dietary supplement Oxidative Stress Relief (OSR) from the market. Among other things, OSR helped to raise Glutathione levels, which is the body's natural detoxification system.

 

boyd3-rIn 2008 a group of widely published mercury researchers took two dozen new studies indicating harm from mercury vapor emitted from dental amalgam fillings to FDA's associate commissioner of science, Norris Alderson. While Alderson told them he agreed with them, he stated he couldn't do anything about it unless they (the researchers) got the American Dental Association to agree with them.

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Dr. Stephen C. L'Hommedieu critiques the flawed Chicago Tribune article OSR#1: Industrial Chemical or Autism Treatment?  In the article, Medical and Science reporter Trine Tsouderos provides outright misinformation. Trine is an excellent example of today's biased 'journalism.' It is junk food journalism guaranteed to tantalize the nerve buds within the minds of the uninformed and those who lack analytical thinking.

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