Dental Mercury IS an issue in California

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From: " Tim & Jan Bolen " <jurimed2@...>

Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 10:31 AM

> Dinner with CHARLIE BROWN...

>

> Opinion by Tim Bolen

>

> Thursday, May 10th, 2001, in San Diego was the day the California

> Dental Board got " the word. " And, it wasn't " the word " they

> wanted to hear. It was delivered loudly, and clearly.

>

> The message was simple - STOP MERCURY FROM GOING INTO

> CALIFORNIAN'S MOUTHS - and do it right now, or face prosecution.

>

> Washington attorney CHARLIE BROWN (no peanuts) headed up the

> message delivery squad - and he eloquently described the issue,

> and the history of the problem. And as he said once, during his

> delivery, when being interrupted by the Board President (for the

> third or fourth time) " I need to get this on the record. " >

>

> ON THE RECORD?...

>

> Yes - exactly - " attorney talk " - which loosely translates into

> street talk as " We've had enough of your obfuscation. Act now,

> or face the consequences. "

>

>

> BUT CHARLIE WAS JUST THE BAND LEADER...

>

> Charlie's friends showed up - and boy was that impressive. Yow!

> And NONE of them had anything friendly to say to the Dental

> Board.

>

> Speaking loudly was California's famous CPIL (Center for Public

> Interest Law), the group that WRITES significant law for

> California. Right behind them was North American DAMS (Dental

> Amalgam Mercury Syndrome) hammering the board with facts (being

> recorded) about mercury toxicity.

>

> But then, Dr. Dave Kennedy DDS hit them hardest of all. He

> inundated them with the facts; the studies, the peer-reviewed

> articles, the numbers. Dave represents the IAOMT (International

> Academy of Oral & Medical Toxicology). Right behind him was

> Tulsa based attorney Jim Love - who hammered them again - with

> cold, hard facts.

>

> It went on and on..

>

> A big SHOCK to the Dental Board came from Bower,

> representing the California contigent of DAMS, who brought

> petitions from FIVE major California environmental groups,

> including the Sierra Club. The message to the Dental Board

> members was simple, forceful, and direct - " Issue the proper

> warnings right now or we'll come after you. No ifs, ands or

> buts. "

>

> The meeting ended, and the Board took a break. They needed it.

>

>

> BUT, IT WASN'T OVER YET...

>

> Before the " public commentary " began, the Board President read an

> Attorney General's Opinion on the mercury issue, that had been

> delivered only an hour before. The Dental Board looked like they

> were IN SHOCK, hearing the AG's words. The AG BLASTED mercury,

> and ordered very strong warnings...

>

> After the meeting, in the hallways, quite a few of the Dental

> Board members personally approached the speakers for more

> information. And that was very good.

>

> Then we went to dinner...

>

>

> Tim Bolen

> JuriMed - Public Relations and Research Group

> jurimed@...

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