I am experiencing some difficultly in locating a suitable dentist to replace my 9 amalgams (possibly 1 more under an old crown), do 5 new fillings and extract one Wisdom tooth. The two I have used in the past decade do not use any protocols so I will not be using them. I have recently consulted and made enquiries with several Dentists. The first a Dr Graeme Stuart McNeil does some (limited) protocols but did not want to do my revision. The second a Dr George Papadopolous does more of the protocols but only uses specific Dental Materials. Further he doesn't have a galvonometer in his office (he relies on another business to do readings before each appointment) and only does 1-2 amalgam removals at a time with at least one month inbetween. Yet another a Dr Russell Thomas West does most protocols including having his own galvonometer. He is prepared to do the removals in 2 or 4 (by quadrant order) appointments which is my preference. He does use Cerec Vita Mark II for crowns which seems reasonably biocompatible. However he doesn't offer DiamondCrown or DiamondLite for small/medium fillings but uses Filtek Z250. I'm not happy about using that or the bonds/cements he offers.

I have even made enquiries with a seemingly well regarded Biological Dentist a Dr Eric Davis located in Brisbane Queensland some 4000km away. It takes almost a year to get an appointment with him! Initially he said he could arrange Serum Compatibility testing and would supply specifics of dental material. He now says he can't arrange the serum tests and seems very reluctant to give me those material details. Instead he wants me to wait until my appoinment at the end of May 2008, travel all the way over there and then do EAV(electro dermal testing) and select materials to use immediately.I am not happy relying on EAV solely and I'm not happy that he does not provide Materials details for me to research before incurring considerable expense and time!!
He has confirmed that he usually uses a PFM crown with a noble Gold alloy. I was also most surprised to learn that he does not offer IV Sedation and as I also need a Wisdom tooth extraction I'm not happy about that.

I have already arranged my own Panoramic X-rays and I am currently trying to arrange the Serum Testing myself. I would appreciate it if any readers or members have any recommendations for Dentists in Australia (preferably in Perth WA) who follow protocol, offer IV Sedation and is flexible about choice of material to suit test results for compatibilty.