Ronald L. Tankersley, D.D.S.
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Ronald L. Tankersley, D.D.S., is president of the American Dental Association, the nation’s largest dental association representing more than 157,000 dentist members. Dr. Tankersley earned his dental degree from the Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry and practices oral and maxillofacial surgery in Newport News, Gloucester and Hampton, Va.

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Setting the Record Straight on Dental Amalgams

Posted February 24, 2010 | 15:50:41 (EST)

The American Dental Association (ADA) disputes many of the health claims made in Mark Hyman's February 20th post, "Mercury: How to Get This Lethal Poison Out of Your Body."

The author's characterization of dental amalgam is factually inaccurate. Dental amalgam, made by combining elemental mercury with other metals...

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