Children Of Color And Low-Income Kids Still Receive Unsafe Mercury-Based Dental Fillings

CHILDREN OF COLOR AND LOW-INCOME KIDS STILL RECEIVE UNSAFE MERCURY-BASED DENTAL FILLINGS It has been more than a year since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked dentists to stop using amalgam—the familiar silver-colored material used to fill cavities—in children and other “high risk” groups. That’s because amalgam contains 50 percent mercury, a well-known neurotoxicant. The […]