"But surely" you may ask, "something this big could not have gone unchecked for so long?" Well, let us ponder on this. The way that the current US/UK medical systems work is very bad - everything seems to be decided by a few quangos, with no really effective feedback from the grass roots. Also the inertia in the system is incredible. Take a classic example - The cause of Stomach Ulcers. For a very long time, specialists have insisted that they were caused by factors like diet, stress, etc. Then, recently, Dr Marshall, an Australian doctor discovered a bacterium living on these stomach ulcers, and postulated they were the cause of the problem. Sure enough, he discovered that patients given a course of a suitable antibiotic fully recovered from the disease. Now the fun starts - was he hailed a hero by specialists the world over? Was he hell! The Drugs companies fought his ideas tooth and nail - after all, instead of feeding patients for 20-30 years with expensive patented acid-inhibiting drugs, the problem can be cured with a simple inexpensive dose of out-of-patent antibiotics. Its taken decades for the establishment to finally admit that 90% of stomach ulcers are in fact caused by this bacterium.

And remember - this is a (relatively) simple to prove case - after all you can get a bacterium under a microscope & see it - imagine how much longer the establishment can mess about in the case of a subtle neurological disorder, where so little is understood anyway.

Another case - the UK growth-hormone victims. This treatment was given to children with stunted growth - however evidence came to light showing that this treatment caused a fatal CJD type dementia later in life. The families of victim sucessfully sued the UK government. In the judges summing up, he said that IN SPITE of being aware of the problem with the treatment, the governing medical council took allowed continued use and refused to even discuss the issue.

I really believe that the morality of some of those arguing otherwise is almost getting to be comparable to the tobacco companies hiring medical "experts" to argue "But smoking isn't really that dangerous.." By the time people became aware of the problem, there were already 100's millions of people with amalgam fillings. No-ones had the guts to stand up and say, "Sorry guys, but.."

I think the answer to the question "is amalgam safe" lies in the answer to the following question:"If Amalgam was a NEW treatment discovered yesterday, what chance do you think it would stand of being ratified as being suitable and safe (Given what we already know about Mercury) for Dental use?"

I think the answer to that also answers the question, "Is amalgam safe" finally and absolutely.... Yes folks, it really is that simple.. Maybe having answered that question, we can consider the questions:"When will Amalgam be phased out?" and

"When will victims be offered proper recourse, support and treatment?"

Because, at the moment, they are being misdiagnosed, and worse, denied access to possible curative therapies, advice and treatments.

Also make sure to read these books: Poison in Your Teeth: Mercury Amalgam (Silver) Fillings...Hazardous to Your Health! and Mercury Detoxification by Tom McGuire