Grassroots Action

• American Medical Association protected mercury in the 19th century; now the ADA is doing all it can to protect mercury in the 21st century - Aug. 17, 2010
  In preparation for the hearings on dental amalgam to be held in December, FDA is accepting public comments online. Read more »
• Majority DDSs (52%) now mercury-free. Tipping point at hand! - May 16, 2007
  Regardless of whether you are a health professional or a consumer, please call in to talk shows; write a letter to the editor; write a letter to your state and federal lawmakers and your state dental board, with a message like this: A majority of dentists are now mercury-free! Why are the old-fashioned dentists sticking with this primitive 19th-century device in the 21st century? It’s time to stop using mercury in dentistry.
• Investigate FDA for mercury fillings cover-up - April 27, 2006
  The Food and Drug Administration continues to give out false and deceptive information about mercury fillings. They won’t issue warnings to pregnant women. They won’t even advise consumers that amalgam is mainly mercury. Decisions are made by pro-mercury dentists – persons totally unqualified to determine damage to the brain or fetus, and persons with an enormous conflict of interest.
  We urge you to write your two Senators and your Congressman or Congresswoman. Go to http://ga4.org/campaign/FDA_Investigation.
• "OUR PREFERRED POISON", Discover Magazine March 2005
  After you read the article, please consider writing a letter to the editor about the health effects of mercury exposure and the importance of this issue.
• GRASSROOTS APPEAL - March 9, 2003
  Write Letters to the Editor - Oregonian and Philadelphia Inquirer