Santa Ana, CA, appears to be following in the footsteps of a neighboring Southern California community that last year called for a ban on dental amalgam throughout the city.
On August 2, Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido issued a proclamation in support of mercury-free dentistry. In the proclamation, Pulido acknowledged the work of Californians for Green Dentistry, a project of Consumers for Dental Choice, and announced his support of their mission to eliminate the use of mercury in dental practices.
Pulido is calling on all dentists in Santa Ana to "voluntarily cease the use of dental amalgam and switch to interchangeable, modern alternatives."
In October 2010, Costa Mesa, CA, became the first U.S. city to call for a ban on dental amalgam when the city council unanimously approved a resolution urging all dentists to cease using mercury and switch to nontoxic alternatives. That resolution also called on state and federal agencies to take steps to eliminate amalgam and asked the other 33 cities in Orange County to join Costa Mesa in opposing dental mercury.
