I like Ira Kamp. Been going to him for over 25 years. Christian
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 11:07 AM, Margaret McCasland <[email protected]>wrote: > I'd like to know more about what's in the "non-toxic biocompatible > fillings." I'm hoping it's not BPA, but in this country we have a habit of > jumping from the frying pan into the fire. For example, I got BPA-free > receipt paper only to find out it had BPS in it. > > As the Mother Jones article on BPA this week has pointed out, the > "composite" white fillings used to replace mercury AMALGAM fillings > contains BPA, which then leaches into your mouth for an undetermined amount > of time. If your dentist uses a blue light to "set" the fillings, they have > BPA in them. > > Because the US does not have a "precautionary" policy re: products and > medical materials, many well-meaning dentists were trying to help people > avoid one potential hazard (mercury fillings*), by replacing them with what > turned out to be a likely hazard (plastic fillings that contain BPA). Also, > the mercury amalgam helped tie tooth parts in large fillings together, a > characteristic the white composite filling do not have. > *mercury is a known hazard. How much leaches from a given amalgam > is another question. > > My source for this info is a dentist I used to work for (as an office > assistant), but whom I don't want to name since he may not want to say all > this publicly. He also said (post the BPA news, which came out maybe 5-6 > years ago) that some metal amalgams are safer than others, but I don't know > which or what to ask your dentist. > > Margaret > > On Mar 7, 2014, at 8:46 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dr. Michael McGrath in Syracuse is the closest holistic dentist I have > found. > > http://mcgrathdental.com/ > > > > I'm not sure about his policy on xrays, but I think he uses digital > images instead of xrays whenever possible. > > He also uses non-toxic biocompatible fillings, and follows a very strict > protocol for safe and non-toxic removal of (toxic) mercury amalgam fillings. > > > > Good Luck! > > > > ---- Joey Gates <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Good morning, > >> > >> Does anyone know of a non-toxic type dentist in the area? Our very > >> kind dentist retired and we are struggling to find a new one that does > not > >> require an x-ray as part of a check-up or prior to a cleaning. The last > >> one told me that if for some reason we got an infection from a cleaning > and > >> they had not done an x-ray, they would be liable. It is a policy, not a > law. > >> > >> Smilingly yours, > >> Joey > >> > >> For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > >> If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, > Tom Shelley, at [email protected]. > > > > > > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, > Tom Shelley, at [email protected]. > > > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom > Shelley, at [email protected]. > > -- "This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, [...] re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book." Walt Whitman For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at [email protected].
