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Look WHO now supports mercury-free dentistry
World Health Organization endorses a
qualified phase-out of dental amalgam
This Campaign for Mercury-Free Dentistry post by US-based Charlie Brown National Counsel,
Consumers for Dental Choice, President, World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry was emailed to
supporters like The LEAD Group Inc (because mercury and lead are synergistic, making symptoms of
exposure to the two toxic metals together much worse than either on their own) but is also at URL:
https://mailchi.mp/toxicteeth/look-who-now-supports-mercury-free-dentistry?e=e42f825315
Dear Friends,
When I created the World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry and we dove into the mercury treaty
negotiations 15 years ago, our most formidable opponent was the World Health Organization
(WHO). This powerful player was thick as thieves with the pro-mercury American Dental Association
and World Dental Federation, even approving of (I am not making this up) an increase in dental
amalgam use in Africa.
We have come so far since then!
Instead of treating us as pariahs like the old days, WHO invited us to its global meeting on oral health
last month in Bangkok. Working from the inside, we convinced WHO to adopt a provision in its
“Bangkok Declaration on Oral Health” calling for the “phase out where feasible” of dental
amalgam. Not quite a home run, but certainly a triple!
To hit the home run in 2025, I must raise funds now. To continue with us as a donor, please visit
https://www.mercury-free.org/donate.aspx
These battles take bulldog tenacity, a strategy to outwit the mercury lobby, and a global coalition
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working together – and support year-in and year-out from contributors like you!
Charlie
Charles G. Brown
National Counsel, Consumers for Dental Choice
President, World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry
727 15th St. NW, Suite 701, Washington, DC 20005 USA
Phone: 202-544-6333 www.ToxicTeeth.org
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