By Dr. Rashid A. Buttar
I was interviewed a few weeks ago by First Magazine regarding the issue of mercury in dental amalgams. We discussed the prevalence and danger of mercury toxicity due to the presence of dental amalgams in a huge percentage of the population. We also talked about how the ten-year court case to get the Food and Drug Administration to comply with the law and set a date to classify mercury amalgam was recently settled. After the interview the reporter told me this was shocking information and “almost too overwhelming”.
The NC Medical Board had the absurdity to ask my nurse practitioner if she found it strange that almost all our patients have heavy metals in their system when we check them. The question is, how many people have dental amalgams? How many people have had vaccines? In other words, how many people have had this poison (mercury) injected or implanted into their bodies??? Yet, we get all worked up about eating fish that may contain mercury, which obviously is also NOT good.
Congratulations to Amy Carson (Moms Against Mercury) who is a good friend and went with me to the US Congress when I testified, on an outstandingly well done job in going after the FDA. It was her efforts along with a number of other organizations and individuals that won this victory for truth. It has also caused another source of frustration for the “mental midgets” who still try to promote dental amalgams as being safe…which is probably the single greatest source of mercury burden in the maternal metal load in 1 out of 6 women of child bearing age (see the NHANES study, released by the CDC in 2003).
If you have a cavity and want to find safe alternatives to mercury fillings, there are a number of options. But first, you MUST get the mercury fillings out and make sure you have a doctor close by that can do the post dental work IV treatment with DMPS to prevent the mobilized mercury from being absorbed into your system. There is a listing of doctors who know the protocol I have been teaching for over 8 years at http://www.CentersForAdvancedMedicine.com
As far as alternatives are concerned, there are polymers, resins and porcelain, as well as gold inlays that can be used as viable options for fillings. Go to http://www.IAOMT.org to find a good “mercury free” dentist who can inform you of all your options. But do yourself a favor and make sure you get the existing amalgams out first.
More information can also be found at http://www.TheMedicalSeries.com under the DVD entitled “Heavy Metal Toxicity, The Hidden Killer“.
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About Dr. Rashid Buttar
Rashid A. Buttar, DO, FAAPM, FACAM, FAAIM, is a graduate of the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Buttar trained in General Surgery and Emergency Medicine and served as Brigade Surgeon and Director of Emergency Medicine while serving in the U.S. Army. Dr. Buttar is board certified in Clinical Metal Toxicology, Preventive Medicine, is board eligible in Emergency Medicine and has achieved fellowship status in three separate medical societies. Dr. Buttar is the medical director for Advanced Concepts in Medicine, the Center for Advanced Medicine in Charlotte, NC, a clinic specializing in treating patients with cancer and heart disease refractory to conventional medical treatments.
Dr. Buttar also serves as Director of Clinical Research and Development for V-SAB Medical Labs where he is extensively involved in polypeptide research and development of innovative drug delivery mechanisms. Dr. Buttar has lectured world-wide to physicians and has been featured in national and international news media including TV, radio and newspaper.
Dr. Buttar has testified in front of the North Carolina State Congress as well as the US Congressional Sub-Committee on Human Rights and Wellness at the federal level and continues to serve as faculty to teach conventional medical courses such as Advanced Trauma Life Support, PALS and ACLS. Dr. Buttar currently serves as Research Associate and Nutrition Scientist at North Carolina State University and is ranked as one of The Top 50 Doctors in the US since 2003 by Phillips Publishing, Healthy Directions and the world famous cardiologist, Dr. Stephen Sinatra.
