I have been a Dental hygienist since 1994....I collapsed at work...Just want to tell you all that in school we are told(or brain washed) that amalgams are perfectly safe...and actually better than composite(white) fillings...we are told that they are stronger and last longer, and safe.....!!!!I believed it until I collaped at work!!!I am so angry......And my boss still doesn't believe that I have mercury poisoning!! He's in denial...Now since I've been sick, the other dentist that I work with got tested...and had very high amounts in her blood stream....which is crazy...because it rarely shows up in blood...but she doesn't feel deathly sick, so she is not doing anything about it....also the other girls at work want to get tested...but their doctors are giving them a hard time......A girl I work with has migraines all the time...and my boss is very moody and crazy at times(mercury???) and other staff members have different health issues........I guess until they collapse...nothing will be done...Thanks Sandra P <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />