Introduction

I have been invited to the following conference, and will be reporting back to anyone interested during the two day event on Sept 6 and 7 2006.

Joint Meeting of the Dental Products Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health and the Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
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September 06, 2006September 07, 2006
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Holiday InnWalker/Whetstone Rm.Two Montgomery Village Ave.Gaithersburg, MD
Agenda:This joint committee will review and discuss peer-reviewed scientific literature on dental amalgam devices. Dental amalgam, also called "encapsulated amalgam," consists of dental mercury and amalgam alloys. This joint committee will review and discuss peer-reviewed scientific literature on dental amalgam and its potential mercury toxicity, specifically as it relates to neurotoxic effects. Certain consumer groups have raised concerns about the effects of using mercury as a component of dental restorative materials; therefore, we are combining the expertise of the Dental Products Panel of the Medical Device Advisory Committee with the neurology expertise of the Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee.