Dr. Dickerson favored

I think you gave Dr. Dickerson the favored position in the Great Amalgam Debate. It is much easier to rebut than it is to initiate a statement. I say, when doctors have a clinical track record of 30, 40, or 50 years in service, then they will have proven themselves, alongside amalgam.

Sep 1st, 1999

I think you gave Dr. Dickerson the favored position in the Great Amalgam Debate. It is much easier to rebut than it is to initiate a statement. I say, when doctors have a clinical track record of 30, 40, or 50 years in service, then they will have proven themselves, alongside amalgam.

Donald M. Smith, DDS

Oklahoma City, Okla.

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