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PRESS RELEASE

JANUARY 26, 2004

 

" Finally, after more than 160 years, consumers may have the right to know

that 'silver' fillings, also known as dental amalgams, contain approximately

50% mercury, " so stated Anne Ferreira, Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome

(DAMS) spokesperson, when commenting about proposed Virginia General

Assembly Bill SB 187.

 

Introduced by Senator Yvonne B. Miller, D-Norfolk, SB-187 would provide very

important informed consent legislation that would require dentists to

disclose to their patients that they have a choice of durable and safe white

composites rather than " silver " fillings that contain mercury, a known

neurotoxin. Dentists will also not be able to implant a " silver " mercury

filling without providing the patient with information on the health risks

of this filling material and would require consent in writing before it is

implanted in the tooth.

 

While the American Dental Association (ADA) claims that the amount of

mercury emitted from mercury amalgam dental fillings is too small to cause

health harm, the ADA has conflicts of interest according to Ferreira. The

ADA was granted patents on two formulations of amalgam in the 1970's (now

expired) and they receive fees from amalgam manufacturers for granting the

ADA's Seal of Acceptance.

 

The EPA considers the " silver " amalgam filling material hazardous waste

before it is placed in a patient's teeth and hazardous waste after it has

been removed. The FDA has not approved the mercury in the dental amalgam or

" silver " fillings. Passage of this bill would give the right to all the

people in Virginia to have an informed consent on mercury-based dental

fillings. The Senate Health and Education Committee will hold a hearing on

this bill on Thursday, January 29th at 9 AM in Senate Room B of the General

Assembly Building.

 

The bill can be viewed at:

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+SB187

 

Other sites about mercury in dental fillings and the environment are:

www.testfoundation.org

www.amalgam.org

www.iaomt.org

www.mercurypolicy.org

www.altcorp.com

 

Contact Anne Ferreira at 757-581-3636, 757-220-6747 or

mercury.