I've known this girl for a while. We went to high school and some college together. Then we went our separate ways but I've caught up with her at the party the other day. I overheard her talking about going to school to become a dentinst. Given that I am now somewhat of an A.A. meetings attendant for post mercury ill patients, I chimed in the converstation with much enthusiasm. I approched her by asking if she was aware that the dentists are known to be the most suicidal of any profession. She told me that she was aware of that, but her reasons for that were cheesy. She said something like that the dentists are stressed due to patients pains inflicted on them and from dentists sitting awkwardly during the drilling or something. Anyway really goofy reasons. I asked if she was aware about mercury exposure. She answered that was really tiny so there is no need to worry about it. Then a deeper discussion followed where I was arguing for mercury being bad, and her doing the opposite, namely that mercury could not be bad, for they've used it for so long, it's more durable, and that there are no studies that were done to prove otherwise. Well you know the usual responses. Anyways, my point is that these students who later become dentists do indeed believe in safety of amalgams. Not all of course, but most I believe do. This just shows that the problem of amalgam illness is not going to be exposed any time soon. They train these students on actually promoting mercury fillings over the rest. If you can't even make a student see the other side of the coin, just think how unlikely it will be to do the same for a denstist. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />