I have the same trouble thinking of how to answer professionals for my decisions. We have a biological dentist, who never vaccinated his kids, so no danger of confrontation. We're on the same page. A conventional dentist's office, btw, - the facility itself, even if it doesn't do metal fillings - presents a continual chemical onslaught to all inside it. The cumulative effects on the people that work there every day is very damaging and well documented. They range from respiratory issues to neurological conditions.

All of this additional treatment is the result of medical entrepreneurship.
There are companies that are called "practice management", which maximize profit by ensuring that all patients get all medically / legally justifiable procedures.
Example here
http://www.levingroup.com/gp/

Correction: I don't really want to say "prideful" obliviousness, though occasionally there seems to be some pride there. If anyone has a word or phrase for what drives the blindness, that keeps many from listening and investigating something like vaccine injury, especially outside of sanctioned channels (is it instinctive/indoctrinative authoritarianism?), I'd appreciate any suggestions for how to put it into words.

Taximom5, thank you for sharing your experience.

Fluoride varnish (22,500 ppm fluoride) has nearly twice the fluoride concentration of fluoride gel (12,300 ppm).
http://www.jdentaled.org/content/65/10/1078.full.pdf

According to a 1989 study, “As much as 30 mg fluoride may be swallowed by children after prophylactic treatment with fluoride gel.”
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1836770

The US Institute of Medicine says the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of fluoride consumption from all sources for infants, toddlers, and children through 8 years of age is 0.10 mg/kg/day.
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=5776&page=309

From 2013. I wonder when dentists will start giving vaccines. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130314/NEWS03/130319878/doctors-dentists-spar-over-flu-shots#

Cathy, thank you for this important article. Bendetta and Taximom5, thank you for sharing your experiences, too. So crucial that we all begin to question each and every medical, dental, opthalmic, and screening procedure, which includes all the many procedures that are now labeled/considered "standard of care."

A few years ago, we began to completely opt out of x-rays at our dental appts. (we'd already given up fluoride treatments prior to this). At first, it wasn't a big deal. Then, we all hit the 3-year mark without x-rays. They said/threatened that "for insurance and liability reasons" they would no longer be able to see us if we didn't acquiesce and allow the x-rays. I said, "Fine. Then we will have to look for a new dentist." I no sooner said that then the receptionist said to wait, that she would ask the dentist (was she making up office policies on her own?). Lo and behold, she told me that if we signed a waiver (so sick of having to sign waiver for decisions that are mine to make in the first place!), we could continue receiving dental care. So, they created what was apparently their first such waiver, I read it, made numerous changes to it, they re-typed it, and we signed one for each family member's file. However, I won't be surprised when even this waiver will no longer suffice, and we will have to search no doubt high and low to find a dentist who honors our medical decisions, or we will be forced to forego dental care. This seems to be the way in all areas of medicine...our way or the highway...you will comply, or go without care. Medical tyranny is increasing. More people must begin to question what has become "standard of care," and refuse to comply when it is a procedure or treatment they don't want.

Thanks, as always Cathy, for sharing your experiences with us :)

Cathy, I am VERY troubled by your experience. Thank you for writing about it.

Here is our experience:

Two years ago, I brought my oldest son to his dental appointment, where the hygienist gave him a "fluoride" treatment. He had never had reactions to fluoride before, and we had not given much thought to fluoride. The dentist, by the way, did know that there was a history of adverse reaction to vaccine.

Afterwards, the hygienist came out and said, "oh, by the way, we did a NEW fluoride treatment on your son, is that ok?"

Um, thanks for asking?

I didn't think anything of it, though, since, as I said, he'd never had a reaction to fluoride before.

Two days later, he had severe intestinal pain, complained of dizziness, and then passed out. After he regained consciousness, he made it to the bathroom, and had severe diarrhea. We thought that maybe he'd eaten gluten somehow, and that it was now out of system, but he seemed to take an awfully long time to recover--and then things got worse.

He was dizzy for weeks, and absolutely exhausted. He had tingling fingers, headaches. facial pain, and sudden clumsiness--he kept dropping things, bumping into things, and tripping. His intestinal problems continued, but were much milder.

The pediatrician thought maybe it was a sinus infection--even though my son insisted that he didn't have any congestion--and treated him with not one but two rounds of antibiotics.

This was right before the beginning of school. He missed two full weeks of school, and had to drop one of his classes, as well as two extracurricular activities.

Here's the kicker: HE HAD A REGRESSION OF AUTISM SYMPTOMS THAT WE HADN'T SEEN IN 4 YEARS.

This was so hard for him. He remembered how he felt when he was quite autistic as a child, and he remembered how he felt when he lost both symptoms and diagnosis. In his own words, "I remember what it was like to feel normal. I don't feel normal anymore."

I learned a couple of months later that the same thing happened to another child, who had not autism but Tourette's, which, until then, had been well-controlled with medication. After receiving this brand-new "fluoride" treatment, he became ill, and then had a major regression of Tourette's symptoms.

The "fluoride" treatment for both boys was "Vanish" (3M) Varnish. It had NOT received FDA approval as a pediatric fluoride treatment. Instead, it was approved as an adult WHITENING agent. The dentists are legally permitted to use it off-label, though.

Our dentist, by the way, was VERY good about it, after we told him what was going on. Both he and the pediatrician agreed that they absolutely thought the Vanish Varnish was responsible. The dentist said he'd report the reactions to the manufacturer, and actually suggested that we use a fluoride-free toothpaste. He said that he believed that topical fluoride is beneficial--but only during developing years. The dentist now has parents fill out a form at every visit, asking if the parent WANTS a fluoride treatment, asking about allergies, special needs, etc.

Interestingly, the last three dentists we have gone to have all said that they don't do sealants, because they don't think that they are particularly effective, and if they're not so effective, why put them in children's mouths. ALL THREE DENTISTS said this. As far as I know, none of them know each other.

The Material Safety Data Sheet for Vanish (3M) Varnish is here: http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawebserver?mwsId=SSSSSuUn_zu8l00xM82G58_B4v70k17zHvu9lxtD7SSSSSS--

Take a look and see if the ingredients--and warnings, and side effects-- are at all similar to the sealant you were offered.