Saturday, March 14, 2009

A Mouthful of Mercury by the Age of Ten

Is there any reason to put fillings into the teeth of children who have not grown adult teeth yet?

Absolutely not.

Dentists are the greediest child abusers in history.

I had a mouthful of metal by the time I was ten. Necessary? Nope. I never felt the slightest twinge of pain from any of the imaginary cavities my dentist fretted over.

With all these amalgams, I was exposed to mercury, which dentists say doesn't cause any harm. Of course they would say that. Do they know? Nope. They haven't a clue. Dentists know one thing: they will make money if you say "Yes, go right ahead."

Except in the case of a rare, genuine dental problem, children should not be taken to a dentist until they have their adult teeth. Will the American Dental Association ever say this? Never. It would put a crimp on all those dandy vacations in the Bahamas.

Institutionalized child abuse like dentistry is a plague on modern health care. Or should I say "plaque?"

My childhood dentist had a pattern. He would find cavities only every other visit. That way, we didn't get too suspicious. He had it all worked out. He'd come into the "operating room" with an X-ray and show me something that I didn't really understand. Sometimes, he'd show my mother too. Then he'd pull a long face and say, "Aw, looks like you need a filling."

The novacaine shots, performed with a large, thick steel hypodermic, were excruciating, causing involuntary tears. Often he had to repeat the shot twice, thrice, or even more in order to kill the nerve. The shots left my face paralyzed for many hours afterward. Often my mouth would be sore for days afterward.

After the operation was done, he'd give me a sugar-free lollipop and maybe a little plastic toy. My Mom would write the check and that was that.

My parents never once questioned the need, because everybody else was taking their children to the dentist--or at least, all of the "right" people, that is, the white people. I used to ask my mother why. She said that dentists were Respectable Professionals. They have more cachet than the priests, bishops and cardinals of old.

Educated these professionals may be, but morality is not taught in school. What does the university teach? How to be cunning and clever. The more education, the more cunning.

Question doctors. Question dentists. Don't believe what they tell you. Some of them may even feel they are doing the right thing, because many abuses are sanctioned by their entire professional class and the associations to which they belong.

They mislead, obfuscate and do anything in their power in order to separate their patients from their money and make an easy path for themselves. Why do you think they employ Latin and a messy handwriting, often using code? It's all intentional. They don't want their patients to know anything. Transparency and accountability is anathema to the medical profession. They are the new shaman, chanting spells in an obscure language to frighten and dazzle the ignorant. But like the shaman of old, their magic is weak, and they rely upon psychology.

The reality is that most medicine being doled out is unnecessary or ineffective. Some medicine being prescribed today causes harm and is without benefit. Double-check what the "professionals" tell you. It's easy to do nowadays online. Doctors hate the Internet, because now their patients tend to be better informed and to ask questions. They hate having to defend their lame prescriptions. They hate being exposed in their deception. It's only natural. But you know what? Too bad. The Internet is here to stay. And every day, more people are waking up to the new requirement of the modern age. Studying and learning about science has become an absolute necessity. Otherwise, you will be taken for a ride by the charlatans of science.

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