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• Prisons halt policy on dental extractions San Jose Mercury News - 2 hours, 52 minutes agoSACRAMENTO - The state prison system is scrapping a controversial policy that forced some female inmates to have their damaged teeth extracted in order to be housed with their young children.



• Governor Signs Landmark Law for California Dental Hygienists Centre Daily Times - Jun 13 4:43 PMEnding several decades of struggle by California dental hygienists to achieve independence as a distinct public health profession, Governor Schwarzenegger today signed Senate Bill 853 (Perata).



• FDA issues warning on silver dental fillings People's Daily - Jun 13 7:35 PMSilver dental fillings, officially known as amalgam fillings, contain mercury that may pose a safety concern for pregnant women and young children, warned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as quoted by media reports Friday. ...



• Warning issued for silver dental fillings USA Today - Jun 12 11:39 AMSilver dental fillings contain mercury, and the U.S. government for the first time is warning that they may pose a safety concern for pregnant women and young children.

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