Consumers for Dental Choice
AdvocacySupport
Ban dental amalgam
Consumer deception and monopoly
Health and mental health impacts
Citizen Petition from Consumers for Dental Choice, et al.
FDA-2026-P-4271-0001Other
Comments
365
Last activity Jul 8, 2026
Deadline
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Net supportiSupport minus oppose · campaigns included
+94%
+94% excluding campaigns
Document
Details
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- Title
- Citizen Petition from Consumers for Dental Choice, et al.
- Posted
- Apr 23, 2026
- Comment period
- Apr 23, 2026 – ?
- Topics
Analysis
Overview
What the public is saying — stance, who's commenting, and the issues they raise.
Include campaigns
Stance breakdown
+94%
Net support
Support349Oppose6Other10
Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is +94% across organic comments.
Who commented
Breakdown by commenter type.
Individual
356
Government
2
Advocacy
6
Other
1
Comments over time
Weekly arrivals, stacked by stance.
Posted Apr 23, 2026
Apr 27May 11May 25Jun 8Jun 22Jul 6
Support349Oppose6Other10
Support × commenter type
How each type splits across stance.
Support
Oppose
Other
Individual
96%
2%
3%
Advocacy
100%
0%
0%
Government
100%
0%
0%
Other
0%
0%
100%
Issues raised
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Position map
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| Organization | Ban dental amalgam | Consumer deception and monopoly | Health and mental health impacts |
|---|---|---|---|
Consumers for Dental Choice AdvocacySupport The commenter, representing Consumers for Dental Choice, strongly supports a federal ban on mercury amalgam dental filli |
3 organization-typed comments could not be identified.
Comments
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- Jul 8, 2026Comment from Yurko LindaSupportIndividualRead comment →
- Jul 8, 2026Comment from Rodgers ChrisSupportIndividualRead comment →
- Jul 8, 2026Comment from AnonymousSupportIndividualRead comment →
- Jun 29, 2026Comment from Herrick KarenSupportIndividualRead comment →
- Jun 29, 2026Comment from Caldwell LyndallSupportIndividualRead comment →
- Jun 27, 2026Comment from Pipkin StephanieSupportIndividualRead comment →
- Jun 24, 2026Comment from Baumann SueSupportIndividual
An individual shares a personal medical history of Mercury Amalgam Illness and neurological issues caused by silver fillings. They support the petition to stop the use of mercury in dental fillings in the United States.
Read comment → - Jun 16, 2026Comment from Conard JanetSupportIndividual
An individual parent shares a negative experience where a dentist attempted to use amalgam fillings without consent and their insurance refused to cover the alternative composite fillings. The commenter supports the petition by highlighting the need for consumer choice and better insurance coverage for non-amalgam materials.
Read comment → - Jun 16, 2026Comment from Stracener ShondaSupportIndividualRead comment →
- Jun 14, 2026Comment from Sahadi JeffreySupportIndividual
A concerned constituent is urging the Congressman to support federal legislation to phase out and ban the use of mercury-containing dental amalgam fillings. The commenter argues that mercury is a toxic heavy metal and that safer, mercury-free alternatives are already available for dental procedures.
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