It can be frustrating, James. I know. When I first had my amalgams out, I felt like you...only in the sense that I didn't know which protocol to follow. One said that this chelator was the only one to use, and another was just as convincing that it was completely unsafe. I ended us frustrated wondering where to go. Truth is, I wouldn't recommend the dentist that I used, though he was highly recommended to me.

For what it's worth, I don't think that people are related as much as they are passionate about the dentist that they see. Some of us don't realize that what works for us may not work for someone else.

Research safe removal of mercury amalgam. Mercola, Huggins, Cutler, etc. You will find that, at least, a rubber dam should be used. My dentist used a rubber dam and put sunglasses on me and his personnel. There was a suction cup in my mouth and my face was covered with a cloth. This is a highly toxic substance that they are removing from your mouth. From what I have read, second only to plutonium. When a dentist takes it out of our mouths, he can't throw it away in the garbage, he can't touch it with his bare hands, and it must be treated as a toxic waste. That is how serious safe removal is. So, if some seem passionate about rubber dams and suction devices, it's because they care. I'm sure that the others do, too. But, please, be careful.