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Activists want teeth in mercury laws
When patients go to Dr. Robert Muller’s dentist office for a check-up and he finds a cavity that needs filling, they usually ask for the composite filling that matches the shade of their teeth. “They’ll choose it because of what it looks like,” said Muller, of New Milford. For cosmetic reasons alone, the mercury-silver amalgam […]
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Toxic Tooth Fillings?
HARTFORD – The state’s Department of Environmental Protection will soon decide if current state law bans dentists from putting mercury in people’s teeth. Public Act 02-90 states that after July 1, 2004, products with 250 parts per million of mercury can no longer be sold in Connecticut. According to the advocacy group the Coalition to […]
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Fluoridated Connecticut experiencing Oral Health Crisis
Let’s take a little trip down memory lane. The year is 1993. Bill Clinton is president and Monica Lewinsky is unknown. The Boston Red Sox finish in a disappointing but unsurprising fifth place. A bomb explodes in the World Trade Center basement. And in Connecticut, reimbursement rates for dentists treating low-income HUSKY patients are finally […]
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Mercury Pollution Concerns State Clean Water Group
SEYMOUR – Cyril Alapatt is determined to get his message to the people of Connecticut. Advertisement As the director for the Connecticut chapter of Clean Water Action, he has worked tirelessly to spread the word about the dangers of mercury pollution in natural water sources in the state. “People must have the information they need […]
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