by Office | Aug 23, 2017 | Mercury / Dental Amalgam
Now that the Minamata Convention on Mercury has gone into force (yay!), maybe we’ll start to see change come at a faster clip. But for now, dental students – with very few exceptions – continue to be taught to place mercury amalgam fillings, just as earlier...
by Office | May 17, 2017 | Dentistry, Mercury / Dental Amalgam
When you think about dangerous jobs, dentistry probably doesn’t spring to mind. Yet according to a recent article over at Business Insider, four of the five most hazardous jobs involve dental workers. Hygienists were found to have the riskiest jobs, followed by...
by Office | Dec 21, 2016 | Dentistry, Mercury / Dental Amalgam
An early Christmas gift arrived last week: The EPA finalized its new rule for reducing mercury discharges from dental offices. That mercury, of course, comes courtesy of the amalgam used to make so-called “silver” fillings. Amalgam is about 50% mercury, a potent...
by Office | Dec 10, 2014 | Biological Dentistry
Our thanks to the office of Houston biological dentist Dr. Bill Glaros for letting us republish his essay on our blog. You’ll find the original post here, on his office’s blog. What Is a Biological Dentist? By William P. Glaros, DDS A Biological Dentist is...
