About Tom McGuire
This Sebastopol practice operates under the heading Preventive Dental Consultations and works within the mercury-safe framework described on its own site: a practice that does not place mercury amalgam fillings and uses safe amalgam removal protocols intended to limit a patient's exposure to mercury vapour during removal. Its published material treats the oral-systemic relationship as central, linking chronic mercury exposure from amalgam and gum infection to wider health burden, and it documents biocompatibility of dental materials as a subject patients should be able to ask about directly. Procedures recorded for this practice are biocompatible materials and SMART amalgam removal. Clinicians here are recorded with the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. The site also offers patient education on mercury detoxification, testing for mercury, and gum disease prevention, and states that phone consultations are available within that area of expertise.
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Credentialed Clinician
Tom McGuire
IAOMT memberIAOMT recordverified 22 October 2026
Procedures
Clinic Details
- Address: Preventive Dental Consultations, 321 South Main St. #503, Sebastopol, CA 95472
- Telephone: 707-763-7220
- Website: https://mercurysafeandmercuryfree.com/
- City: Sebastopol, CA (all California clinics)
Common Questions
Does this practice place mercury amalgam fillings?
No. The mercury-safe standard the practice's own site sets out commits a dentist to being mercury amalgam free and to not placing mercury amalgam fillings.
How is amalgam removed here, and why does the protocol matter?
The site states that safe mercury amalgam removal protocols are used to protect the patient, as far as possible, from unnecessary and excessive exposure to mercury while a filling is taken out. It also notes that protocols are not identical between practices, and advises asking the dentist directly about any step of the procedure you are unsure of.
Why is mercury exposure treated as a whole-body matter rather than a dental one?
The practice's published position is that elemental mercury is released from amalgam fillings as a vapour and accumulates in the body over time, depleting the antioxidants the body uses to clear it. On that account the amount released and retained varies between individuals, and stored mercury continues to act on health until it is removed.
What information will the practice provide on request?
Under the standard its site publishes, a member dentist will on request give patients a source of information on the health hazards of mercury amalgam fillings, on mercury detoxification and oral hygiene education, and on the relationship of oral to overall health. The same standard holds that the dentist is trained in every treatment and therapy offered.