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Health Care & Hospital Law

Jun. 14, 2001

Suits Claim Dental Groups Hid Health Hazards

LOS ANGELES - A former dental assistant, a dental patient and consumer groups have sued the American and California dental associations, alleging they coerce dentists into withholding from patients the dangers of widely used, mercury-laden cavity fillings.

By Donna Huffaker
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - A former dental assistant, a dental patient and consumer groups have sued the American and California dental associations, alleging they coerce dentists into withholding from patients the dangers of widely used, mercury-laden cavity fillings.
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