Scarlet, I understand your anger at dentists and drs. After all, our lives have been all but ruined by their "treatments". Although we may recover to some extent, maybe even to a great extent, we have lost a LOT! However, I disagree that all the dentists/drs. are the malevolent creatures that you make them out to be. I am a Christian, and my former dentist is a Christian who worked on my large family for free because we are not well off. However, I feel he has been duped BIG TIME by the ADA. We can't forget that, at least in the case of dentists, they suffer the effects of the mercury also, as they work in it all week long. Every time they place a filling, or grind a filling, they are inhaling the toxic dust/fumes. How many of them would put their lives/health in such jeapardy by doing this if they really believed that this stuff was bad for them?
My former dentist is suffering the effects, I believe, with personality changes, and nerve problems in his arms. His wife and daughter are sick from autoimmune diseases (imagine the mercury dust he wears home on his clothing every day!) I feel that many of them (both drs. and dentists) have just placed their trust in organizations that cannot be trusted. As Russ stated in another thread, the ADA is now trying to cast all the blame on the dentists . It is the ADA and FDA who are responsible to do proper tests on the materials used. Unfortunately, blind trust is never a quality we should seek to incorporate into our lives. Many drs. and dentists have blind trust when it comes to their respective organizatons, just like I USED TO have for the medical field. NOT ANY MORE!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />