What is the Huggins' Protocol? Return to Library
We get many requests for a list of what is contained in the
Huggins' Protocol, for it seems that many dentists feel that
as long as they have removed amalgam and replaced it with
anything white, they have provided the total dental revision
service that Dr. Hal A. Huggins recommends. You may want to
“shop and compare”.
Here is a brief outline of the protocol as of September
2003, dated, for as new items are found that help, they are
added at that time.
For more extensive information, visit the Online Store on
this site and order for immediate receipt via email, the 40-
page booklet, Protocol for Amalgam Removal and Dental
Revision. To order a bound copy of the booklet, visit the
Online Store or call toll-free 1-866-948-4638.
Brief Outline of the Huggins Protocol Become educated on the
topic of dental toxicity. Read Dr. Huggins' books, "It’s All
in Your Head", "Uniformed Consent", or the 2002 book
"Solving the MS Mystery" (available for order in the Online
Store section of DrHuggins.com), or one of the many other
books on the subject now appearing in the bookstores.
After you are familiar with the protocol, interview a
dentist and other therapists to see if you can assemble an
adequate team to do the treatment that you have selected.
In the dental office, expect a dental examination that
includes hard (teeth) and soft (gums and neck areas) tissue
evaluations. X-rays will be taken to locate decayed teeth,
defective fillings, missing teeth, cavitations, root canal
or dead teeth. Models of your teeth may be taken at this
time for an evaluation of your “bite”, and to be used by the
laboratory to fabricate replacements for any missing teeth
that might be removed during these procedures.
He/she will also take electrical readings on your fillings
and crowns in order to determine the sequential order in
which the restorations should be replaced.
Your doctor can write prescriptions for blood drawing for
the following items:
A. blood serum for the chemistry analysis from which your
intake of carbohydrate, fat and protein can be
determined. In other words, a scientific basis for your
individual diet.
B. the CBC, or complete blood count. This shows the red and
white blood cells that are generally altered by the
presence of mercury and root canals. From these tests
information on how your immune system is functioning can
be gleaned, and how removal of dental interference can
re-ignite proper immune function.
C. serum is also drawn to be sent to a special laboratory
for what is called the “compatibility” test. This
shows which dental materials interfere with your
specific immune function, and which ones can more
safely be used in your mouth (more immune compatible
with your immune system).
A sample of your hair from the nape of the neck will be
taken (probably best by your barber or beautician) to be
sent to another special laboratory for analysis of minerals.
Some minerals, like lead, mercury and cadmium, are toxic.
Others, like sodium, potassium and calcium are compared to
blood tests for the same mineral in order to be able to
interpret the real condition of your body in this area.
There is a direct relationship between blood and hair
analysis – which shows us that high levels are not
necessarily indicative of high tissue levels, and the same
for low levels. These results may be totally the opposite
from conventional wisdom in people with cellular transport
problems caused by dental toxins.
Plan your treatment jointly with the dentist, physician, IV
personnel, acupressurist, nutritionist, detoxification
doctor and other health professionals so that the timing of
events complement each other, and do not interfere with
final results.
Set your appointment schedule in accordance with the 7-14-21
day immune cycles. If this is violated, it is too easy to
create an autoimmune disease you might otherwise have never
had. Be sure to allow 48 hours in between appointments as
well. Be sure to get all of the “removal” appointments
(amalgam, nickel crowns and root canals) accomplished within
a 30-day period or less if at all possible.
If you are using Intravenous Conscious Sedation, then there
is generally only one removal appointment, and it can be 6
or 8 hours long without a problem. Since IV sedation gives
a time compression and amnesia, you won't really care how
long you have been there. Placement of new crowns and
partials can be done at any later time without regard to
the immune cycles.
Sequential removal of the fillings requires that the
quadrant containing the highest negative current filling be
removed first. Then the quadrant with the next highest
electrical charge is next. All procedures involving filling
replacement, crown replacement, tooth extraction and
cleaning cavitations without conscious sedation can
generally be accomplished within the 2 hour to 2 hour 15
minute window you have for accomplishing this task before
compromising the immune system.
Even if the procedures are quite short – like 15 minutes –
never, never cross the midline during the same appointment.
The midline is an imaginary line dividing the head into two
halves at a point between the front teeth and between the
eyes. Unless, of course, you are utilizing IV conscious
sedation. Then you can do things upside down and backwards
with no effect on the immune system.
Start your nutritional program based on your blood chemistry
interpretations as soon as is feasible in the program. The
amounts of carbohydrate, protein and fat intake are
suggested with the first blood test, and a more refined diet
can be determined with follow-up blood tests to check for
individual overdoses, under doses or being right on target.
Supplements may be started prior to the dental procedures
when possible. TransMix with Calcium is generally given
several days before, the day of, and several days after the
surgical procedures. Needs for calcium are specific, and
most patients suffer from an overdose of the improper form
of calcium. Care must be exercised when prescribing calcium.
Most of the rest of the necessary supplementation is based
on your chemistries (not blood type) and is individual.
Modifications in dose are based on follow-up chemistries.
Do not take Vitamin C the day of dental procedures. Vitamin
C by mouth will shorten the effect of the dental anesthetic
to literally around 10 minutes – after that, it is
painsville. The IV form of Vitamin C does not do this for
reasons unknown, but even 500 milligrams in the tablet form
will detoxify the anesthetic adequately to let you feel the
pain of drilling or surgery.
Observe the Patient Protection Protocol as closely as is
possible during removal procedures. Please realize that many
dentists do not have all the safety equipment described, so
see how much you can live with, and without. Complete
protection includes the use of the rubber dam during amalgam
removal; the use of copious amounts of water with high
suction while amalgams and nickel crowns are being cut with
the high speed drill; placement of dental materials that
have been proved to be biocompatible with you; presence of
negative ion generators to remove the massive amount of
mercury vapor within the dental office; IV Vitamin C during
the removal procedures – especially if surgery for root
canals or cavitations is performed; administration of one
capsule of an anaerobic fighting antibiotic one hour before
surgery (that is all that is required), the use of protamine
zinc insulin if possible after the procedures.
If surgery is done during this procedure, be sure to select
from the use of ice packs immediately after the procedures
are finished, the use of magnets if desired, and dispensing
of adequate pain pills. Please avoid codeine when possible,
for it makes many people nauseated, and is constipating for
the majority of people. Minimal travel after surgery is
advisable (like 3 miles or less) for the vibration in a car
can release the blood clot resulting in the famous painful
“dry socket”. Smoking after surgery will almost guarantee
the formation of a painful dry socket. Be forewarned.
Be absolutely certain that your IV during the dental
procedures contains NO Vitamin B-12. B-12 in any form is a
methylator, and methyl mercury is extremely damaging to your
nervous system.
Acupressure immediately after dental appointments is
helpful to all patients, and especially those with
neurological problems. With all the electrical currents
beaming into the brain for many years (at a current 1000
times greater than the brain operates on) the brain tries
to accommodate, then upon removal of this current, the
brain tries to uncompensate and recoup. The result can be a
pretty uncomfortable feeling for about a week. Acupressure
can be accomplished while the IV is still running. This is
not a problem.
Massage is a good way to stimulate lymphatic drainage, and
is in particular helpful in patients with white blood cell
or serum calcium problems. It can be applied a few days
before the dental removal sessions, and a few days
afterwards.
After dental removal procedures are completed, be sure that
the patient maintains a high protein diet. If surgery was
done, best use a blender for a few days to avoid damage to
fresh surgical sites.
Be sure that the C-flush procedures are followed. Many
people achieve a new level of health after basic dental
revision procedures, but do not feel that they have all the
health and energy they would like. When they remember the
C-flush and actually do it, they immediately feel much
better. Remember, eating the right foods is only part of the
treatment. You have to digest, absorb and assimilate the
breakdown products of foods before you body can really build
a new you. It takes a renewed gut to do that.
Select the detoxification procedures that are available and
acceptable to you. Be careful to find the balance between
adequate and overdoing. Two to three procedures per week is
adequate for most people, and six to seven per week is
overdoing it for almost anyone. Be kind to you. The biggest
single problem post dental revision is too much
detoxification too fast. Be real careful here. This goes for
detoxification medications as well as saunas, etc. Get
educated. Read the book on detoxification and take heed.
See to it that your follow-up blood tests and
interpretations are scheduled. It is easy to slip back into
the habits that created your original problem, so all of us
need the handholding to maintain improved health.
A really important part of going through this program is
that you have a competent caregiver. Especially during
dental procedures, the brain is undergoing a new form of
electrical and chemical stimulation, and it can easily
become confused. Even menial tasks like selecting which
clothes to wear, which foods to eat, preparing the foods,
cleaning up the kitchen afterward, what time are the
appointments, are stresses to a patient undergoing dental
revision that are not ordinarily considered stressors.
Having someone appointed as designated decision maker will
enhance healing and reduce stress on your immune system.
Pull off your ego hat, and let someone else help you at
this time.
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Protocol recommended by Dr. Hal A. Huggins, Colorado
Springs, CO
For more extensive information, visit the Online Store on
this site and order for immediate receipt via email, the 40-
page booklet, Protocol for Amalgam Removal and Dental
Revision. To order a bound copy of the booklet, visit the
Online Store or call toll-free 1-866-948-4638.
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resource designed to inform the public about alternatives
to traditional dental procedures and materials. The ideas
presented at DrHuggins.com are controversial and disputed
by mainstream dental professionals. No dentist-patient
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the improper use of information provided. Please consult
your treating dentist or other dental professional
regarding these important health issues.