I cannot help but believe that many well-trained dentists are not taking all of the safety precautions necessary for safe removal, and I think this is why some (or most) of the people who get sick after removal do.

Both Laura and I had removal on the same day and had numerous protections and neither of us got worse. I believe we were very fortunate (and prudent in interviewing dentists on the phone before selecting one) and happend to have access to a great one.

It seems that, with all of the proper protection in place, the amount of exposure should be fairly small.

In fact, here is a list of precautions that were taken during my removal:

Precautions During Mercury Removal

Also, I would personally be hesitant to perform chelation with fillings still in. I understand the point of preparing for the removal, but using DMPS to do this seems pretty harsh to me. Just my opinion.