by Lisa | Aug 31, 2026 | Mercury / Heavy Metals
You think you got a good deal — until the thing you bought so cheaply breaks and needs to be replaced. Or the bargain appliance sends your electric bill through the roof. Or you discover that the low price doesn’t include half the things you actually need.... 
by Pride Dental | Feb 24, 2026 | Fluoride, Mercury / Heavy Metals
It’s been a couple months now since we shared the amazing news that a deadline has been set for the global phase-out of dental amalgam under the Minamata Convention on Mercury. Named after the Japanese city where industrial mercury poisoning caused massive... 
by Pride Dental | Dec 26, 2025 | Mercury / Heavy Metals
The closer you get to the end of another year, the more likely it is that you find yourself taking stock. You look back on what went well and what didn’t. You think about mistakes you’d rather not repeat and the good things we hope might keep on going – maybe... 
by Pride Dental | Aug 29, 2024 | Mercury / Heavy Metals
While mercury is toxic for everyone, not everyone with “silver” mercury amalgam fillings will necessarily get sick or sick in the same way. Factors such as genetic predisposition, overall health, and the number and age of the fillings can influence the impact of... 
by Pride Dental | Jul 24, 2023 | Mercury / Heavy Metals
It was almost three years ago that the FDA released new guidelines for using mercury amalgam, the material used for “silver” fillings. The agency now recommends that it not be used in certain high-risk populations: Pregnant and nursing women. Women who are... 
by Pride Dental | Feb 27, 2023 | Mercury / Heavy Metals
Our thanks to the office of biological dentist Dr. Sam Parsi for letting us share this post, in slightly modified form, from their blog in exchange for their posting from our own blog… In late 2020, the FDA made a big, big change in their guidance on dental...
