LIES YOUR DENTIST IS FORCED TO
TELL YOU
Elissa Meininger
NewsWithViews.com
In a federal courtroom in
The use of mercury as part of the
allopathic medical armament in healing the sick is no doubt, the longest and
most heated debate in the history of western medicine. It was Paracelsus, 16th
Century Swiss doctor, who first recommended the use of minute doses of mercury
to treat syphilis. However, it was also Paracelsus who railed against using too
much mercury in the treatment as he was also the first to diagnose mercury poisoning
of miners and metal workers. Miners’ sickness he explained,
was a disease of the lungs due to the air miners breathed and from minerals
taken in through the lungs or the skin. As for exposure to mercury, He knew the
difference between acute and chronic poisoning and he developed a special detox therapy for mercury poisoning based on principles
still used today by health practitioners who treat this malady.
Mercury was known to be so toxic, that the
first laws regarding the hours of work in mercury mines were passed in
Despite concerns over exposure to mercury
in the workplace, a variety of mercury compounds were looked upon as
all-purpose elixirs for all manner of diseases in the allopathic medical
community. German chemist and medical doctor, Samuel Hahnemann,
was so disgusted with the illness mercury treatments caused, he broke ranks
with his pro-mercury colleagues to establish what he referred to as “the new
school” of medicine, which he named “homeopathy”.
In 1844, two years after Hahnemann died, the American
Homeopathic Institute was founded by his American followers, forming the oldest
professional medical society in the
In response to such public condemnation,
and presumably due to a loss of business because of it, the allopathic medical
community organized the American Medical Association in 1847 to protect their
interests.
A similar professional fight over mercury
raged in the dental community. The first mercury fillings were used in 1818. In
1840, the American Society of Dental Surgeons (ASDS) organized and required its
members to sign pledges that they would not use mercury in their practice. That
same year, 11
The dirty little secret in the dental
community these days is that the
Dr. Mark Breiner
represents a rare breed of dentists whose consciences will not let them abide
by this gag rule.
At the same time, under “right to know”
laws, MDs have a duty to disclose to the patient the contents of a prescription
as well as any potential side effects – whether they do that is fodder for a
future column. At any rate, a doctor could be sued for failure to disclose key
information that would allow a patient to make an informed decision. In
addition, manufacturers of these products are required to provide significant
information as dictated by law. These consumer protections were put into place
so that a person considering using these products is provided with the
information necessary to make an informed decision as it is presumed that given
a choice, the average person would want to consider all options.
No such “right to know” exists regarding
dental materials. Since the dental patient never sees the packaging and the ADA
has a decades’ old gag rule banning dentist from providing such information,
patients are literally left with their mouths hanging open with no options.
Ironically, while removal of mercury fillings for health reasons is considered
malpractice, and subject to loss of license, removal of these same fillings and
replacing them with the same materials an anti-mercury dentist might recommend,
done for cosmetic purposes is considered state-of-the-art dental practice.
So-called “silver” dental fillings are an
amalgamation of 50% pure elemental mercury, 35% silver, 13% tin, 2% copper, and
a trace of zinc - thus the name amalgam fillings. While mercury fillings are
classified as a hazardous material in the work place by the federal
government’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and dentists can
get shutdown if they get caught throwing old mercury fillings down the sink by
the Environmental Protection Agency and other government agencies, somehow,
magically, these same fillings are perfectly safe in our teeth.
I briefly touched on the various aspects
of mercury in dentistry and medicine, in my book, Death by Modern
Medicine, and have a manuscript underway to broaden the discussion, but
the real expert on mercury poisoning is my writing partner for my News With Views columns, Elissa Meininger, who almost died of dental mercury poisoning two
decades ago.
Elissa’s bout with the problem spanned over 30 years of her
life and by the time she was properly diagnosed and put on the road back to
health, she had become virtually bedridden and unable to carry on a coherent
conversation.
In an effort to do something about this
horrible situation, in 1990, after learning there was to be an FDA hearing
about the safety of dental amalgams the following year, Elissa
contacted the Defense Against Mercury Syndrome (DAMS), a 20,000 member victims’
support group. She asked for their help in conducting a nationwide survey among
mercury filling victims so that witnesses at the upcoming hearing could spell
out, in human terms, the real cost for not acknowledging the problem.
There were seven areas of questions each
participant was to answer in essay style so survey respondents could provide as
much unique information as possible. Unlike most surveys that are designed to
narrow the questions to simple check offs for statistical purposes, and in many
cases, limited for political reasons, to safe areas of discussion, Elissa’s survey was designed to give victims a real chance
to talk about how this devastating malady actually affected their lives.
If you have the stomach for it, here are
just some of the things victims of dental mercury fillings suffer:
Extreme fatigue:
Many describe an inability to get up, stay up, function during the day, drive
cars, hold pencils, or keep jobs. They describe a frailty so severe,
they can’t walk well, can’t judge spatial relationships and have poor eye-hand
coordination. Some experience tremors, muscle weakness and spasms, and aching
muscles all from feelings of extreme exhaustion.
Memory problems:
Many describe an inability to remember things, memorize songs, carry on
coherent conversations, read or watch TV due to lack of ability to concentrate.
Many tend to get confused easily.
Eye problems:
Some describe erratic vision, temporary blindness (until fillings removed),
light sensitivity and blurred vision.
Emotional problems:
Many describe erratic behavior, inability to have good judgment or make
rational decisions, suffer hyperactivity, nervousness, crying jags, inability
to cope with problems at work or at home, experience irritability, depression
and sudden anger for no apparent reason. Many feel just plain overwhelmed by
noise, too much going on around them and having demands made upon them to make
decisions or function in the normal world.
Physical ailments:
Many describe allergies, sinus problems, sounds of roaring in their heads, chronic
infections, injuries that are slow to heal, headaches and all manner of other
maladies.
Many of the survey participants talk about
the pain and frustration of being accused by the allopathic medical community
of making up all these symptoms just to get attention. Others find themselves
victims of all manner of costly tests that find nothing wrong, unnecessary
drugging to suppress symptoms, unnecessary hospitalizations (including in
mental hospitals) and unnecessary surgical procedures that do nothing to
relieve them of their suffering.
All of the participants report suffering a
large number of the symptoms listed above over many years and many more
maladies not listed here. Almost none of them find their answers by going to
allopathic physicians practicing standard medicine. All of them have some
knowledge of natural healing arts practices and it is obvious from the reports
of success, removal of the fillings is the first step toward restoring health.
The second part of the process is to use any number of different methods to detox the body of mercury.
Since this has become a very personal
issue to me, I would like to point out that my colleague, Elissa,
now enjoys instant recall of just about everything she has ever seen or heard,
she is quick-witted and is obviously quite intelligent. It is hard to imagine
that right after she had her first mercury filling placed at age six, she came close to being diagnosed as retarded and spent
many years in school struggling to keep up with classroom work. Lack of full
mental function is just one of the many symptoms Elissa
suffered for years.
And, much to my surprise, in recent days, Elissa has informed me that two of our closest colleagues
in our work for health freedom are also victims of mercury poisoning and can
also attest to the fact that removing mercury fillings and following the advice
of natural health practitioners is the road back to health. I wonder, now, how
many other people I know who are recovered victims of mercury poisoning from
dental fillings.
And now to the brave Dr. Mark Breiner…what exactly did he win in that federal courtroom
in
Under his right to free speech, he is now
allowed to state his views in advertisements for his practice without fear of
losing his license to practice dentistry, but due to an earlier consent decree
he must add the caveat that his opinions “are not shared by traditional
dentists and physicians, the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the
Connecticut State Dental Commission or the American Dental Association, all of whom
have concluded that there is insufficient scientific evidence to establish tat
the removal of amalgam fillings cure and/or alleviates symptoms of any or
disease or condition.”
How this court decision will affect
dentists in the 49 other states remains to be seen. Maybe its
time to ask your dentist what the political climate is in your state.
Better yet, check out the following websites for more detailed information, then contact your dentist.
www.iaomt.org
www.toxicteeth.org
www.piercelaw.edu/risk/vol2/spring/royal.htm
Watch for my Ebook
on mercury with a special section on safe removal protocols. If you are having
your mercury amalgams removed you have to make sure your doctor uses the right
procedure to do so -during unsafe removal very high levels of toxic mercury can
enter your body.
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© 2005
Carolyn Dean - All Rights Reserved
Dr. Carolyn Dean is a medical doctor,
naturopathic doctor, herbalist, acupuncturist, nutritionist, as well as a
powerful health activist fighting for health freedom as president of Friends of
Freedom International. Dr. Dean is the author of over a dozen health books, the
latest of which is "Death By Modern
Medicine".
Elissa Meininger, is Vice
President of Friends of Freedom International and co-founder of the Health
Freedom Action Network, a grassroots citizens' political action group. She is
also a health freedom political analyst and can be heard on the natural health
radio show SuperHealth, broadcast weekly on station
WKY (SuperTalk AM 930) in
Website: www.deathbymodernmedicine.com
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