tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post5946994779193668612..comments2024-02-14T22:32:09.982-06:00Comments on The Daily Grind: Dental SuicideAGD Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495044833994580808noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-86314154304382231552013-08-22T22:07:41.707-05:002013-08-22T22:07:41.707-05:00There is no relationship between suicide and havin...There is no relationship between suicide and having amalgam fillings, not having amalgam fillings, drilling out amalgam fillings, being a wool worker in Washington or a psychiatrist or a female American MD (all higher suicide rates than dentists). What you have are too many people who want to exert power or influence over the lives of others (or make money from replacing amalgams), so they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-73084683260130427192013-08-22T21:54:31.482-05:002013-08-22T21:54:31.482-05:00I am 65, graduated in 1973, and have worked in sol...I am 65, graduated in 1973, and have worked in solo and group private practice as an owner and as an employee, in academics, public health, indigent volunteer care, and a great deal of CE work running study clubs and dental conferences locally and internationally. I've worked and taught in the US, Brasil, and New Zealand. In a word, I've been around. Many comments and opinions miss theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-30461964088439163972013-04-27T13:11:52.213-05:002013-04-27T13:11:52.213-05:00Just a week ago a friend of us, successful dentist...Just a week ago a friend of us, successful dentist, 53 years old, has committed suicide. We knew her very well... I just came back from her funeral. She was smart, funny, independent, rich, had a loving partner. She left no letter of explanation. Nobody knows why..<br /><br />I have my own theory why the rate of suicide among dentists is so high. Every time I get an injection of anestesia Marissa Tamayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756297139179636865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-50401511768821241492012-10-15T09:19:15.604-05:002012-10-15T09:19:15.604-05:00I can't argue with you that you feel like you ...I can't argue with you that you feel like you are better because your amalgam fillings have been taken out of your mouth. <br /><br />But be careful when you blanket everything and say that everything bad in people's lives is because of amalgam fillings or mercury. <br /><br />You are talking to dentists. We all take out thousands of amalgams a year. If you get mercury poisoning from gatordmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-38508383056994773782012-10-14T22:15:58.505-05:002012-10-14T22:15:58.505-05:00No, no, no! Dentists commit suicide because they a...No, no, no! Dentists commit suicide because they are exposed to very high levels of mercury vapor. Dental amalgams or "silver fillings" are composed of more than 50% mercury. Dentists drill on the mercury which releases over 4000 micrograms of mercury per square meter. Dr. Andrew Hall Cutler (Chemistry, Princeton, 1985) said that 95% of all relevant tests he's analysed of depressed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-7271198753467208362011-10-15T03:11:07.886-05:002011-10-15T03:11:07.886-05:00As a dentist and suicidologist, I'm putting to...As a dentist and suicidologist, I'm putting together a research application at the moment. A problem with much of the research (and there isn't much) is that the parameters and statistical methods used make it difficult to do comparisons. There are also a number of confounding variables which have to be accounted for, eg If we were to compare research in Britain in the '60s with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-36486232620763237452011-10-13T18:33:32.830-05:002011-10-13T18:33:32.830-05:00Good topic. My thoughts are that dentists are expe...Good topic. My thoughts are that dentists are expected to be business owners, clinical perfectionists,and healthcare providers simultaneously. Naturally, it doesn't help that we have the legal profession breathing down our necks. I feel as though financing healthcare has evolved to be similar to buying an iPad.ie. patients have become consumers. If we don't "make them happy" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-13473414486059583382011-10-11T12:14:28.378-05:002011-10-11T12:14:28.378-05:00I did some research on this a few years ago becaus...I did some research on this a few years ago because it got pretty tiring hearing over and over that dentists have a high suicide rate. What I found was that the average suicide rate of the general population is 1% and it varied slightly with different cultures. Dentists were at 1.8% as were physicians, accountants, lawyers and air traffic controllers. Not close behind were cops, nurses and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-81521592506910583962011-10-10T14:51:51.796-05:002011-10-10T14:51:51.796-05:00I have no scientific proof, but I have long believ...I have no scientific proof, but I have long believed that the noise from the high speed causes some synapse to snap in certain brains and the suicide incident to be higher in dentists. I am sorry for your loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com