Sincere and Dedicated Professionals of Goodwill Disagree About Mercury Amalgam.
 

For the 140 years since mercury amalgam fillings were first introduced into the United States there has been an ongoing debate among healthcare professionals as to their safety. Medical Science will still need to progress further before the evidence overwhelmingly vindicates one side or the other. But in the mean time and for over 20 years now, our practice has steadfastly refused to use mercury fillings. Beautiful, tooth colored, non-metal, composite fillings are not only non-toxic and more durable than amalgam fillings, but also look like natural teeth.

Going a step further to help protect the environment as well as our patients, we have equipped our offices with special devices to trap and remove mercury from wastewater produced in the office. As old fillings are removed, mercury is trapped and safely recycled so that it cannot enter the ground water. Dental office wastewater is a major source of mercury water pollution in this country. Even though no governmental agency has yet told us that we must trap mercury, we think it is the right thing to do.