# Is your dentist a "Mad Hatter"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [September 3, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893 "2013-09-03T15:29:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![georgewk10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@georgewk10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/georgewk10)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/1 "2013-09-03T15:29:23Z")
for the longest time the American Dental ass. has claimed mercury is harmless. they didn’t even regulate the disposal into the ocean. The Q. is ;has your dentist been brain damaged by all this exposure to this heavy metal? Google; The Mad hatter. ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/2 "2013-09-03T15:33:18Z")
Oh look. It’s [mercury again](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=701194). :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/3 "2013-09-03T15:35:07Z")
> [@georgewk10](#): > > The Q. is ;has your dentist > been brain damaged by all this exposure to this heavy metal? The better question is, have you? ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/4 "2013-09-03T15:37:27Z")
I thought Heavy Metal was a great movie - I never felt brain damaged by watching it. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/5 "2013-09-03T15:41:11Z")
Dude, your last thread on this was closed because you basically posted no information. I’m not seeing any more here. Reported. ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/6 "2013-09-03T15:41:14Z")
> [@simster](#): > > I thought Heavy Metal was a great movie - I never felt brain damaged by watching it. Did you ever get brain damaged before or after watching it? Ever watch the movie with your dentist? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/7 "2013-09-03T15:43:18Z")
> [@aNewLeaf](#): > > Did you ever get brain damaged before or after watching it? Ever watch the movie with your dentist? I tried to get my dentist to watch it. It was like pulling teeth. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/8 "2013-09-03T15:44:07Z")
> [@simster](#): > > I thought Heavy Metal was a great movie - I never felt brain damaged by watching it. I think my brain was slightly damaged by watching Heavy Metal Parking Lot. But it was worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/9 "2013-09-03T15:44:37Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > I tried to get my dentist to watch it. It was like pulling teeth. So you’re saying he loved it? ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/10 "2013-09-03T15:46:17Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Reported. That’s just what ‘they’ want you to do. I’d put on my tinfoil hat, except tin makes a great amalgam with mercury. ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/11 "2013-09-03T15:46:24Z")
Next week, a doctor with a flashlight probes the internal sources of the American Dental ass. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/12 "2013-09-03T15:47:02Z")
I don’t think it is your Dentist that has the brain damage. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/13 "2013-09-03T15:47:29Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > So you’re saying he loved it? The screaming did have a positive sound to it. ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/14 "2013-09-03T15:48:47Z")
Would you rather have a sadistic dentist or a satanic mechanic? ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/15 "2013-09-03T15:54:06Z")
> [@aNewLeaf](#): > > Would you rather have a sadistic dentist or a satanic mechanic? All I know for sure is I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/16 "2013-09-03T15:57:24Z")
> [@simster](#): > > All I know for sure is I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. I was supposed to choose between the two? I thought it was a package deal. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/17 "2013-09-03T16:03:46Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I was supposed to choose between the two? I thought it was a package deal. That explains a lot. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/18 "2013-09-03T16:48:58Z")
> [@simster](#): > > I thought Heavy Metal was a great movie - I never felt brain damaged by watching it. It depends on how much plutonium nyborg you take. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/19 "2013-09-03T16:55:07Z")
> [@aNewLeaf](#): > > I’d put on my tinfoil hat, except tin makes a great amalgam with mercury. All the cool kids wear copper plating these days. Why right [here](http://www.codesmiths.com/shed/things/photos/101-0196_IMG.jpg) is the latest in Chinese Retro Geek fashion! ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893/20 "2013-09-03T17:00:08Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > It depends on how much plutonium nyborg you take. [in jubilant unison] Nose dive! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dentist-a-mad-hatter/667893.md?page=2)