Augusta, Maine, August 23, 2001
Maine Governor Angus King today signed the most advanced bill in the United states requiring dentists to inform their patients that amalgam dental fillings contain a large percentage of the toxic element mercury, which can be harmful to the wearer's health.
In his preliminary remarks before signing the bill, Gov. King noted that Maine has probably taken more action to get mercury out of the air and water than any other state in the union. "And yet we all carry it around in our mouths," he remarked. Senate President Michael Michaud spearheaded the bill and Representatives Joanne Twoomey and Steven Stanley, all of whom were present, spoke at the signing.
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From: <mailto:ne...@bestweb.net>Nenah Sylver
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Subject: Re: CS>mercury and silver
If my memory serves me, there has been something in the news recently about dentists not being allowed to state that mercury fillings are dangerous.
*******>>> I believe California had a lawsuit to change this. Does anyone remember the particulars?
Nenah
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Hi Nenah -- Here is one of many websites. There are many more. Just do a Web search on Google, etc.
Hope this is of interest ... Gunar
<http://home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/damspr5.html>http://home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/damspr5.html
This website has details of legislation from many States, including California.
Here is just one excerpt from the web-site:
" ... State Legislatures Pass Bills Placing Restrictions or Warnings on Use of Amalgam Dental
Fillings- More States Plan to Consider Bills in the Next Legislative Session
The California Legislature passed a bill, SB134, to implement Proposition 65
which was passed earlier and requires all dentists who use amalgam dental fillings
to issue the following warning:
"This office uses amalgam filling materials which contain and expose you to a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm". (mercury) ." ...
~~~~~~~~~~`This rather long site concludes with the following, which should provide lots of related information:
Documentation with over 2500 medical study references on exposure levels
and adverse health effects of mercury from amalgam fillings, as well as
60,000 clinical cases documented by doctors of recovery from over 30
chronic conditions after amalgam replacement can be found at
<http://www.home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/indexa.html>www.home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/indexa.html
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