All anyone can really do is say what their own experience has been with any particular dentist, I also was torn and having thought I was mercury free for the last 5 years and not really feeling any better, I decided to go to Hesham El- Essawy just because I liked everything I read about him and when I spoke to his nurse I felt I was dealing with people who actually cared about the patient and not the money. Yes it is expensive but the way I see it, I wont have to have it done again, unlike a number of other people I know who have ended up with Hesham because other dentists left mercury behind, sadly this does happen far too often. I was happy to be sedated and have it done all at once and felt no ill effects whatsoever, neither did my partner. I could not say this was true with other amalgam removal in the past. The other thing with Hesham is that he is an excellent oral surgeon,not just a dentist and I think that is very important if you have any other dental issues . As for Hesham's detox, I'm not sure but only because I don't think there is a one size fits all detox and I think that whole area is VERY complex and individual. My most important choice was the dentist and I never really expected one person to cover everything but nonetheless, I have no complaints about his detox, I just think there is a lot of stuff I needed to do for myself, like diet and sweating for the first time since I was about 9 yrs old(first mercury onslaught).Probably there are a number of dentists who do a good job but I am happy with my choice and my case was not entirely straightforward, I too was very frightened of being made worse or no better but this did not happen. Best of luck to all of you trying to make this decision