Michael Clingman <[log in to unmask]> writes:

>I have had all the mercury fillings removed.  My suggestion is, if you
>want to go this route, to find a dentist who believes in this and has
>a lot of experience with it.  The fact is that putting in non-mercury
>fillings is more work for the dentist and requires a lot of knowledge
>on his part.  An inexperienced dentist who doesn't believe in it may
>offer to do it for you but probably won't do a very good job.  Dentists
charge  more for the non-mercury fillings and the additional cost is not covered
by dental plans.  But I figured my health was important and went ahead
>and spent the money.

I had all 19 of my mercury fillings removed a couple years ago at the
University of Michigan Dental School by graduate student dentists, most
of whom had already had a few years of dental experience and were coming
back to school to learn advanced techniques.  They are well-supervised
and I felt as though they did a pretty good job for 1/3 to 1/2 of what a
private dentist would charge.  It cost me nevertheless about $3500 which
came out of my own pocket, but it was about the best $3500 I ever spent.
I recommend it to everyone who's got mercury in his head.

Bob Avery ([log in to unmask])