ADA & Dental Mercury

This course, ADA & Dental Mercury, looks at the positions the American Dental Association and related organizations have taken on dental mercury amalgam. It reviews ADA statements and materials, including its mercury exposure claims, the ADA Seal of Acceptance, its 2024 Oral Health Topics page, and its Code of Ethics. It also covers a court finding on the ADA’s legal duty of care, an American Dental Education Association (ADEA) fact sheet, and the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).

What you’ll learn:

• Amalgam fillings are safe, but skeptics still claim controversy
• Understanding the flaws and methodology in the ADA’s mercury exposure claims
• The ADA Seal of Acceptance: Mercury Amalgam Fillings
• The ADA Oral Health Topics and Mercury Amalgam Fillings 2024
• The ADA Code of Ethics and Mercury Amalgam Fillings
• The ADA owes no legal duty of care to protect the public from allegedly dangerous products used by dentists
• American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
• ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)

Estimated time: about 1 hour 11 minutes of reading and video, plus a 42-question exam. You need a score of 80% to pass.