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Help Seize This Opportunity to Abolish Mercury Fillings

New Opportunities to Phase Out Amalgam This spring, an unexpected — but highly welcome — development compels Consumers for Dental Choice to search for additional revenue. Several African nations submitted a proposal to amend the Minamata Convention to add a 2030 phase-out date for dental amalgam. The proposal also adds common-sense measures to facilitate this… Read More »

Study of ‘No Drill’ Dentistry Shows Fillings Aren’t Needed in Many Cases – ScienceAlert

Many of us fear going to the dentist, and that fear is made worse by the dreadful prospect that on any given visit, you could be subjected to a whirring drill boring its way through your poor, hurty teeth. But the findings of a seven-year study by Australian researchers suggest that many of us have… Read More »