ARTICLES: Featured Articles
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Safe Removal of Amalgam Fillings
The mercury free dentists of the world have been acutely aware of the potential for excess exposure to mercury when removing amalgam fillings, and have devised a number of strategies for reducing the amount of mercury exposure to both patients and dental staff during amalgam removal.
See the techniques on video at YouTube.
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IAOMT Scientific Advisory Board Position Paper on Amalgam
The Scientific Advisory Board of the IAOMT is composed of world class professors of toxicology, pharmacology, biochemistry and medicine. They conclude that dental amalgam is not suitable for use in the human mouth. Read the entire statement, attached.
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IAOMT-Sponsored Petition to Reverse FDA Classification of Amalgam
The IAOMT prepared the attached petition for a group of citizens as part of an effort to use all available legal means to overturn the FDA's classification of dental amalgam as a Class II device. The thrust of the petition is found in this quote:
"We have no doubt that the FDA has the resources and expertise to properly assess the risks associated with dental amalgam. Sadly, the FDA's clear priority is to defend at all costs the continued use of mercury in dentistry - even at the expense of public
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IAOMT Responses to FDA, 2008
In response to the FDA's call for public comment in regard to its intention to finally classify pre-encapsulated dental amalgam, the IAOMT submitted two papers it its own name. One was a paper fron the Scientific Advisory Board setting out the latest research that indicts amalgam as an unacceptably risky source of mercury exposure. The second was an exhaustive compendium of scientific, legal and clinical reasons why amalgam should be banned, or at least placed in Class III. It is as close to a comple
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Protecting yourself from Dental Office Contaminants
This pdf slide presentation was originally shown before the AGD convention in June, 2008. It is a basic introduction to the many toxic hazards to be found in the dental office environment, and methods to protect the dentist, staff and patients. For literature refernces supporting the information presented, please see the accompanying References article.
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The Scientific Case Against Mercury Amalgam
A review of the scientific evidence demonstrating significant exposure to mercury and resulting physiological harm from dental amalgam.
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IAOMT Position on Fluoridation
In IAOMT's ongoing examination of the toxicological data on fluoride, the Academy has made several preliminary determinations over the last 18 years, each concluding that fluoride added to the public water supply, or prescribed as controlled-dose supplements, delivers no discernible health benefit, and causes a higher incidence of adverse health effects.
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Critiques of the Children's Amalgam Trials
In 2006, the Journal of the American Medical Association published two articles that have been widely regarded as proving that amalgam dental fillings are safe for children:
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