OPINION by Tim Bolen - CA Dental Board Meeting

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From: "Tim & Jan Bolen" 
To: "Millions of Health Freedom Fighters" 
Subject: Dinner with CHARLIE BROWN...
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 10:25:14 -0700

Dinner with CHARLIE BROWN...

Opinion by Tim Bolen

Thursday, May 10th, 2001, in San Diego was the day the California
Dental Board got "the word." And, it wasn't "the word" they
wanted to hear. It was delivered loudly, and clearly.

The message was simple - STOP MERCURY FROM GOING INTO
CALIFORNIAN'S MOUTHS - and do it right now, or face prosecution.

Washington attorney CHARLIE BROWN (no peanuts) headed up the
message delivery squad - and he eloquently described the issue,
and the history of the problem. And as he said once, during his
delivery, when being interrupted by the Board President (for the
third or fourth time) "I need to get this on the record."


ON THE RECORD?...

Yes - exactly - "attorney talk" - which loosely translates into
street talk as "We've had enough of your obfuscation. Act now,
or face the consequences."


BUT CHARLIE WAS JUST THE BAND LEADER...

Charlie's friends showed up - and boy was that impressive. Yow!
And NONE of them had anything friendly to say to the Dental
Board.

Speaking loudly was California's famous CPIL (Center for Public
Interest Law), the group that WRITES significant law for
California. Right behind them was North American DAMS (Dental
Amalgam Mercury Syndrome) hammering the board with facts (being
recorded) about mercury toxicity.

But then, Dr. Dave Kennedy DDS hit them hardest of all. He
inundated them with the facts; the studies, the peer-reviewed
articles, the numbers. Dave represents the IAOMT (International
Academy of Oral & Medical Toxicology). Right behind him was
Tulsa based attorney Jim Love - who hammered them again - with
cold, hard facts.

It went on and on..

A big SHOCK to the Dental Board came from Susan Bower,
representing the California contigent of DAMS, who brought
petitions from FIVE major California environmental groups,
including the Sierra Club. The message to the Dental Board
members was simple, forceful, and direct - "Issue the proper
warnings right now or we'll come after you. No ifs, ands or
buts."

The meeting ended, and the Board took a break. They needed it.


BUT, IT WASN'T OVER YET...

Before the "public commentary" began, the Board President read an
Attorney General's Opinion on the mercury issue, that had been
delivered only an hour before. The Dental Board looked like they
were IN SHOCK, hearing the AG's words. The AG BLASTED mercury,
and ordered very strong warnings...

After the meeting, in the hallways, quite a few of the Dental
Board members personally approached the speakers for more
information. And that was very good.

Then we went to dinner...


Tim Bolen
JuriMed - Public Relations and Research Group
[email protected]