How a Study Became a Regulatory Benchmark – and Why the Ground Has Shifted
In 2006, FDA staff prepared a White Paper concerning potential adverse health risks associated with mercury in dental amalgam. The agency then brought the issue before a joint advisory panel in September 2006. The panel did not simply endorse the FDA staff’s conclusion. According to the contemporaneous record, the panel voted 13–7 against accepting the FDA staff’s safety conclusion.
The Evidence That Never Made the Headlines: Revisiting the Casa Pia Mercury Trial
One of the most important documents I obtained through the Freedom of Information Act is a September 15, 1999 Report to the Data and Safety Monitoring Board for the Casa Pia Children’s Amalgam Trial. This document was written while the trial was still underway. It is not a retrospective interpretation. It is a contemporaneous report from the investigators to the body charged with monitoring the safety of the study.
How a U.S. Government Mercury Trial Became a Benchmark for Dental Amalgam – and Why Its Record Demands to Be Reopened
In 2012, I traveled from California to Portugal with the late documentary filmmaker Kelly Gallagher. Together with Portuguese investigative journalist Rita Marrafa de Carvalho of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), Portugal’s national public broadcaster, we went into one of the country’s darkest chapters.
PDHA Urges Immediate End to Medicaid Coverage of Mercury Amalgam Fillings Following Historic HHS Notification
The Preventive Dental Health Association (PDHA) calls upon all State Medicaid Directors to immediately end coverage of mercury-containing dental amalgam fillings, acting decisively on the recent historic notification from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that urges states to restrict or eliminate reimbursement for these materials in order to reduce unnecessary toxic mercury exposure for patients.
FDA Testimony: The Hidden Reality of Mercury Amalgam Fillings
For decades, the dental industry has sold the public on the “silver” filling—a quick, affordable fix for cavities. But behind the aesthetic promise of a silver smile lies a medical scandal that the American Dental Association (ADA) has spent years downplaying. While we have long been told these amalgams are “stable,” the harrowing testimony of Dr. Michael Margolis before the FDA reveals a toxic oversight: mercury does not stay trapped in your teeth. It migrates. It seeps. It embeds itself into your very foundation – your bones and your gums.
Empowering Informed Choices: PDHA’s Fluoride Legislation Tracker and Communities Ending Fluoridation Database
At The Preventative Dental Health Association (PDHA), we believe access to accurate, up-to-date information is essential for communities seeking to protect public health and make autonomous decisions about their water supplies. Our two dynamic resources—the Fluoride Legislation Tracker and the Communities That Have Ended Fluoridation database—serve as vital tools in this effort. These live platforms […]
Beyond the Filling: The Hidden Impact of Dental Mercury on Pediatric Health
Dental cavities are more than just a childhood rite of passage; they are a global health crisis. According to the Global Burden of Disease study, dental caries rank as the most widespread condition affecting permanent teeth, with approximately 560 million children impacted worldwide.
Abused Orphans, Mercury Fillings, and a Government Study: The Casa Pia Scandal Returns
US-funded study exposed abused Portuguese orphans to mercury fillings amid 2002 sex abuse scandal; researchers knew, reanalysis showed harm; calls for probe.
Fluoride Harm: Suppressed Science and Silenced Voices
Fluoride Harm: Suppressed Science and Silenced Voices includes 36 chapters from internationally recognized scientists, medical professionals, journalists, and citizen advocates—including Erin Brockovich and Dr. Paul Connett, PhD of the Fluoride Action Network. It covers a range of fluoride issues, including sulfuryl fluoride used as a pesticide in food production. This book is not intended to […]
The IABDM PROTECT Protocol: Advancing Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal in Biological Dentistry
The International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine (IABDM) is a leader in promoting biological dentistry, an approach that recognizes the profound connection between oral health and overall wellness. Among its many contributions to this field, the IABDM has developed the PROTECT Protocol, a comprehensive framework designed to ensure the safe removal of mercury amalgam […]