Hi Jason, I know I'm having very bad days too over all this, plus how I feel in general being ill. Don't need this on top of it all. I'm also finding that many dentists are rather odd or vague and it's rare to find one that actually answers your questions properly. Whether some are affected by the mercury vapor in their office or not is possible.

I am at the moment searching down a cerec dentist in my own country and trying to get one that is the lowest cost, but one that is actually caring and professional as well and answers questions clearly. The ones that tend to go funny or don't like answering things you ask, I tend to steer clear of them.

one top dentist in Australia, that advertises himself no end, was one of the worst dentists I have emailed. he culd not even answer most of my questions and continued to side step them, or simply not answer them at all. Finally he wouldn't reply to me at all. It's almost amusing, but actually rather concerning when you consider they set themselves up as top quality dentists, when you wonder what they are actually up to if they cannot even answer some very simple basic clear questions.....

anyway, i too am hoping to get a sample of cerec and the bonding material and do the cheek and gum test. It's interesting to have someone else on a similar path at the moment, so I am hoping it will go well for us and anybody else here who is on the same frustrating road.