Consumers for Dental Choice: An Important Note from the Board

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An Important Note from the Board

The following is an urgent note from Duffy, president of the board,

Consumers for Dental Choice.

Dear fellow consumers,

I am writing to you on behalf of our board to request your help.

In an amazing convergence of circumstances, Consumers for Dental Choice has

applied for and been given an international platform and a role in negotiating

the world-wide phase-out of mercury amalgam dental fillings.

In June 2010, the nations of the world will gather in Stockholm, Sweden to begin

negotiating a treaty that will determine which mercury products will be

phased-out and when.

The World Dental Federation (representing the American Dental Association) will

be there to lobby hard for a phase-out exception for dental amalgam.

The United Nations has just granted non-government organization (NGO) status to

Consumers for Dental Choice, which means that we can participate in the

negotiations -- and give dental consumers, amalgam victims, and parents a strong

voice fighting for an end to amalgam on the world stage.

We have come so far in this movement! The infamous ADA gag rule is in the

dustbins of history. Fact sheet warnings on amalgam exist for millions of dental

patients. We exposed the wrongdoing with the amalgam classification at the Food

and Drug Administration, and organized the ongoing boycott of amalgam colossus

Henry Schein Inc. Now, FDA is forced to reconsider its abysmal amalgam rule in

the wake of “unprecedented consumer-level pressure.â€

In the words of FDA Webview, “No final rule in FDA's modern history, or

perhaps ever, has attracted this kind of organized opposition.â€

We have the track record!

And today, we have an opportunity like no other. We can send Charlie Brown, our

National Legal Counsel and primary voice in this effort for over 10 years, to

Stockholm in June to participate in the first session of the mercury treaty

negotiations. Consumers for Dental Choice will lead an international team of

organizations against the continued use of mercury amalgam.

With so many of our supporters waging their own health battles with amalgam

poisoning, we have been reluctant to request donations from consumers in the

past.

However, our recent UN recognition was unanticipated, and Consumers for Dental

Choice now needs to raise additional funds for the international travel, the

press relations work, and the translation services etc. required to seize this

opportunity.

So for the first time in the history of Consumers for Dental Choice, we are

turning to you, the consumers in this cause, for financial assistance. We hope

that you will help us reach our goal of $10,000.

Please click here to contribute by PayPal.

Or you can mail a check or money order to: Consumers for Dental Choice, 316 F

St., N.E., #210, Washington DC, 20002

Remember: Consumers for Dental Choice is a non-profit organization so all

donations are tax deductible.

Partner with us in this historic watershed event. With your help, we can stand

up to pro-amalgam dentistry and protect dental consumers all around the world!

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely, Sandy

Duffy, Esquire

Board President, Consumers for Dental Choice

www.toxicteeth.org

Portland, Oregon

April 13, 2010

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