Hi Diane,

I'm sorry to hear that! Mainstream dentists really do not understand or "want" to understand the dangers of amalgam mercury. I went to a dentist recently who is "metal free", thinking he was a biologic dentist and he said the only reason he won't use amalgam mercury is because it's very toxic to the environment and then he paused and said "but it's safe inside the mouth" and I was stunned. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT???? He admits it's super toxic to the environment and everything else, but safe in the mouth. Um yeah, it's safe in the oral environment where it's moist and warm and lots of chewing and lots of hot drinks. How can they honestly think we are that stupid as to believe that?

He then added "no proof it's toxic in the mouth anyway" and I said "um, it poisoned me for most of my life" and he didn't want to listen and told me it was sensitivity and I told him it took me years to detoxify from it, so it can't be just sensitivity. He went quiet and changed the topic.

I was just glad that I was in a dental clinic that used no amalgam, plus it's unlikey he'd do that many removals either, since he thinks it's "safe". So I figured his office would be probably the least toxic. But I can still feel the effects, so obviously he does "some" removals. However, it's much worse in other dental offices where they drill everyday or drill it out. Even biologic ones effect me, so yeah, not sure which is worse to be honest.

I would opt for biologic over mainstream, simply because of the awareness and probability of more caution in regards to the stuff and protection in the office (extraction systems etc), but beyond that, it's unavoidable. I would just not work in either of them. But I'm not in your situation, so easy to say that, but health is very important, including mental health.

I'm sorry to hear about the woman dentist, but not overly surprised. My father was chatting to a lady dentist (young too) and she privately admitted she is now having mental problems and having to seek help, yet there is no apparent cause of it. She's perfectly sane, lovely and in a sense happy....yet she's having mental symptoms that are distressing her. Dad mentioned mercury and she went quiet and looked very thoughtful, but didn't say much. Just looked very sad. All her training for this job, it was pretty much years of it. Mainstream dentist too.

It's lethal stuff, but obviously some handle it better than others.

Yes, I too have to pay attention to diet and not deviate from it! It's a big part of how I can even function actually. I do well on butter too, so I think Hal Huggins is right. He recommends it for people mercury poisoned. I think selenium is another important element to make sure you get enough of, particularly if you are exposed to higher levels of mercury, as you would be working in a dental office. Plenty of antioxidants.

Maybe you will find an opening elsewhere, though personally I hope that you find a way out of that profession full stop. But you've been trained in that job, so it's easier said than done I know. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> I hope and pray that something, somewhere will pop up for you, some safer opportunity!