Dental Dogma and Amalgams

"ta" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Why is there such a stubborn, dogmatic resistance to the
abundance of anecdotal and clinical evidence for the
dangers of amalgams by the dental profession? My dentist
of 22+ years explains it like this: the vast majority of
dentists are narrowly trained technicians skilled in
evaluating and performing technical procedures, but not
very good at moving beyond the notions engrained in them
by "the system". Dentists are not known for the ability to
question authority or think critically - it's boot camp
for dental professionals, and their ideas are gospel. No
wonder then that the dental profession reacts so
vehemently when their cherised ideas are questioned.

Sounds like you already got the answer to your question!

Are you trying to exchange information or bait people into a
flame war? You have made your decisions, found a group of
people and a dentist who has risen above his programming to
tell you just what you want to hear.

Be happy!

T

ta said:

Why is there such a stubborn, dogmatic resistance to the
abundance of anecdotal and clinical evidence for the
dangers of amalgams by the dental profession?

It is possible that we are pid shills for the amalgam
industry ......

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My dentist of 22+ years explains it like this: the vast
majority of dentists are narrowly trained technicians
skilled in evaluating and performing technical procedures,
but not very good at moving beyond the notions engrained
in them by "the system". Dentists are not known for the
ability to question authority or think critically - it's
boot camp for dental professionals, and their ideas are
gospel. No wonder then that the dental profession reacts
so vehemently when their cherised ideas are questioned.

Does he treat multiple slcerosis by removing amalgams or is
that Just Hal Huggins?

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In addition, the principles (including those regarding
amalgams) taught in dental school are deeply embedded in
the culture of dentistry. Challenging them is akin to
challenging someone's deeply held cultural or religious
beliefs. When institutions have this sort of historical
inertia, change is slow and hard to come by. Egos have a
lot to do with it as well (nobody likes to be wrong,
especially scientists).

He doesn't mean this to be insulting to the dental
profession obviously, and neither do I. It's a wonderful
profession that deserves much respect and appreciation, for
their work is important. And I'm appreciative of the work
dentists do, even though I disagree about the safety of
amalgam. His explanation was meant to clarify why it's so
difficult to convince the dental profession in general what
more and more people are beginning know (many of them the
hard way): that amalgams post a serious health risk to
human beings, and they ought not be used any longer.

It's not just a scientific issue; it's a philosophical,
psychological, and social issue as well, and human health
ought be the top priority here.

Tony Bad said:

"ta" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Why is there such a stubborn, dogmatic resistance to the
abundance of anecdotal and clinical evidence for the
dangers of amalgams by the dental profession? My dentist
of 22+ years explains it like this: the vast majority of
dentists are narrowly trained technicians skilled in
evaluating and performing technical procedures, but not
very good at moving beyond the notions engrained in them
by "the system". Dentists are not known for the ability
to question authority or think critically - it's boot
camp for dental professionals, and their ideas are
gospel. No wonder then that the dental profession reacts
so vehemently when their cherised ideas are questioned.

Sounds like you already got the answer to your question!

Are you trying to exchange information or bait people into
a flame war?

I'm trying to explain to anyone who might be interested why
their words fall on deaf ears. Isn't that obvious? And why
did you clip the positive things I said about the dental
profession? It was my honest, sincere attempt to *avoid* a
flame war.

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You have made your decisions, found a group of people and
a dentist who has risen above his programming to tell you
just what you want to hear.

I *want* to hear that amalgams cause illness? Why in the
world would I want to hear that? In fact, I wanted
desperately *not* to believe it. Trust me, I tried.

You have no idea. Let's just leave it at that.

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Be happy!

I am happy to have rid of the stuff. I'm also very
concerned, and feel obligated to help others avoid the
unnecessary trauma that I and many others have gone through.
I would think that as a person supposedly dedicated to
aiding human health you would be able to understand that.

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T