Our December 2014 film update can best be described as “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry”... "but obstacles are overcome through perseverance and determination". Read more
Experts emphasized that the use of mercury-based dental amalgams should either be phased out or prepared through capsulated or mechanised mixing. Speakers were sharing their thoughts at the ‘Use of Chemicals in South Asia, Environmental Health T... Read more
It has been said that a person must be judged by the works he accomplished while he was alive. If this is the bar to measure against, then Dr. Hal Huggins was a giant among men. And, if self-sacrifice for a cause is thrown in for good measure, t... Read more
Mercury Free Dentist Hal Huggins Passes
It is with a sad heart that I pass along the news that mercury free dentist Hal Huggins DDS, one of the first and most vocal mercury free dentists in the United States passed away today. Read more
Peru’s beautiful rainforests have transformed into unrecognizable, desolate wastelands. Decades of illegal gold mining in the southeastern region of Madre de Dios has destroyed more than 230 square miles of forest, and poisoned the rivers with t... Read more
Mercury vapor poses a known health risk with no clearly established safe level of exposure. Consequently there is debate over whether the level of prolonged exposure to mercury vapor from dental amalgam fillings, combining approximately 50% merc... Read more
Mercury poisoning plagues dentistry
Staff Correspondent The toxicity of mercury, comprising in liquid form half of conventional dental fillings which are popularly known as “silver amalgam”, has fatal consequences on the human body and environment, said a Washington-ba... Read more
Published on November 14, 2014 at 5:26 AM · No Comments Researchers from the UPM have characterized the health risks derived from the usage of mercury in artisanal gold mining in Colombia through probabilistic models. The tools developed... Read more
As I enter into the final phases of post production, one of the requirements for the final film (and extra's) is that is must be Close Captioned (CC) before the film can be distributed online (as mandated by the FCC). As a test, I've been able t... Read more
Tammy DeGregorio, DMD, NMD, AIAOMT
PUREDENT Inc. is a mercury-free, mercury-safe, fluoride-free holistic dental practice located in Shadyside, PA. Dr. Tammy DeGregorio focuses on whole body dentistry, making bio-compatible material choices when restoring damaged teeth. She is pas... Read more