Lisa, the dentist that removed my husband's amalgams is an IAOMT guy, and he is a LOT cheaper than the Huggins dentist I got my quote from. Maybe it all depends on what these people think they can get away with charging...

The thing that scares me so much is I got an amalgam in a cracked tooth replaced with a porcelain Cerec 2 Decembers ago by a non-Huggins biological dentist (who did all the right things), and 2 months later is when my health started to slide into the toilet. My biggest fear is that more amalgam removals is going to put me past the point of no return - I don't think my body can take much more!! That's why I'm being so cautious in choosing a dentist - scared to death of what might happen next!!

As for paying for all this stuff, I've got insurance but it only pays a total of $3,000 a year for dental work. The rest comes straight out of my bank account (which isn't that big to begin with!!)

Same with the holistic physicians (I've been going to a naturopath for some of my health issues.) The insurance companies seem like they'd rather give MDs money to treat our symptoms and keep us sick forever, and won't pay a dime towards the holistic doctors who actually try to treat the CAUSE of our problems. Don't get me started on that one - I could go on for days!! Ugh!!

I hope your removals go well when you are able to have them done!!