Mercury Free (Amalgam Silver Filling Free), Mercury Safe, Holistic, Cosmetic and Family Dentistry
About Our Mercury Safe Dental Practice
Dr. Usama "Uzi" Kamal's "Mercury Safe Dentist" office is located in Hendersonville, NC. He is mercury free (amalgam/silver filling free) and mercury safe and he is dedicated to the practice of healthy dentistry. His goal is to treat his patients in the most caring, holistic way possible and to share information about dental wellness with his patients so that they may make educated decisions about their oral health. He fully understands the important relationship of oral to overall health and realizes that; "You cannot be truly healthy without good oral health!"
Safe Mercury Amalgam/Silver Filling Removal Protocols
As your Oral Health Doctor, Dr. Kamal is aware that mercury vapor, dental infections, and TMJ (bite) problems can have a negative impact on oral and overall health. Because of these concerns, we focus on patient education and strive to remove mercury amalgam (silver) fillings in a safe way. For information about why it's important to use a mercury safe dentist, Click Here.
To accomplish this, we utilize removal protocols for safely removing amalgam fillings based on the recommendations of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) and New Directions Dentistry (NDD), which has set the standard for practicing mercury safe dentistry.
New Directions Dentistry Course: How to Make Your Practice Mercury Safe
Dr. Kamal has completed the NDD course, and received his Certification, in How to Make Your Practice Mercury Safe - Minimizing Occupational Exposure to Mercury in the Dental Office. This is the only course of its kind offered to dentists and qualifies him to remove mercury amalgam fillings safely, protecting himself, his staff, his patients and the environment from excessive and unnecessary exposure to mercury vapor at the dental office. It also qualifies him to be a Green Dental Practice regarding mercury. For more information about why we use safe removal protocols and an explanation of what they are, Click Here.
SMART Certified
The IAOMT has developed rigorous standards for safely removing mercury amalgam dental fillings by reducing the unnecessary and excessive exposure to mercury released from these fillings. The IAOMT's recommendations are known as the Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique (SMART).
At this time, Dr. Kamal is one of a small number of IAOMT members who qualifies as a SMART Certified IAOMT dentist. With the SMART designation you can be confident that he is fully qualified to safely remove mercury amalgam (silver) fillings.
Holistic Dentistry
Holistic/Biological Dentistry is a philosophy that recognizes that the teeth and associated oral structures are a part of the whole body. Because of this important relationship, we offer a wide range of treatment options. Dr. Kamal also takes a unique Whole Body approach to oral health care; combining sound dental science, modern technology, and years of experience with a deep concern for his patients' physical health and emotional well-being and comfort.
Whole Body Dental Philosophy
This Whole Body philosophy stresses the use of biocompatible dental materials whenever possible. He also works closely with highly qualified health professionals to assist him in his efforts to return the patient to optimal oral and overall health. His Health-Focused - Patient First approach to holistic dentistry means that he treats the teeth, jaw, and related oral structures, with specific regard to how that treatment will affect the entire body.
Continuing Education
Dr. Kamal takes numerous continuing education courses to stay current on the latest in techniques, dental materials and equipment. He works closely with many health professionals to ensure his patients are provided with the very best treatment. We work in conjunction with Great Smokies Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina. They are leaders in alternative and holistic medicine and perform immune system tests as well as heavy metal testing to determine the body burden of mercury before mercury chelation can begin.
Many of our patients have seen dramatic improvements in symptoms related to chronic diseases. However, a dentist can never promise an improvement in a patient's conditions until after a qualified physician evaluates them first and works as a team in the whole process.
We also work with patients who want to remove the galvanic stress from the teeth to reduce unwanted signals from traveling down tooth-body meridians. Meridian Stress Analysis is also available with other providers in our area to test for your biocompatibility to dental materials.
Treatments and Services
Our office uses the latest in dental equipment and state-of-the-art technology to provide you with the best and safest treatment options and services available. These include:
- Digital X-Rays
- Preventive Dental Care and Education
- Oral Cancer Screenings
- Safe Removal of Amalgam Silver Fillings
- Full-Mouth Restoration
- Snoring/Sleep Apnea & TMJ Treatment
- Mercury & Metal Free Restorations
- Invisalign: Hidden Orthodontic Treatment
- SureSmile Braces
- Conventional Braces
- Advanced Cosmetic Dentistry
- Smile Design & Makeover
- Teeth Whitening
- Preservative Free Anesthetics
- Dental Implants and Implant Restoration
- Laser Dentistry
- Stem Cell
- Latex Free Material
- TMJ Diagnosis and Treatment.
- Oral Surgery
- Family Dentistry
- Pediatric (Children's) Dentistry
Cosmetic Dentistry
Our office also specializes in state of the art restorative and cosmetic dentistry to correct, restore or enhance your smile to fit your own unique facial form. Our goal is to integrate esthetics as part of total dental and overall health while creating an overall pleasing and natural facial appearance.
Dr. Kamal can create the smile of your dreams - just imagine yourself with a beautiful, new, natural looking smile!
Associations & Organizations
Dr. Kamal is associated with a number of prestigious dental organizations, including:
- International Association of Mercury Safe Dentists (IAMSD)
- American Dental Association (ADA)
- North Carolina Dental Association (NCDA)
- American Academy of Facial Esthetics
- American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
- Progressive Orthodontic Seminars
- McCracken Implant Education Course
About Dr. Kamal
Dr. Kamal has devoted his dental career to practicing healthy, holistic, non-invasive, biocompatible dentistry. He is also a proponent of making the dental office occupationally safe as possible regarding mercury and he strives to protect the patient, the staff, and the environment from excessive and unnecessary exposure to mercury at the dental office.
Outside of the office, Dr. Kamal can be found training at the gym, traveling domestically and internationally, watching the Toronto Maple Leafs play hockey and playing soccer. He studied multiple languages including French and Spanish, and is fluent in English and Arabic. Among all of his outside interests, he most enjoys traveling and hiking the Blue Ridge mountains with his beloved Samoyed, Jon Snow. To learn more about Dr. Kamal's exceptional background Click Here!
Our Office
Our office is a comprehensive, restorative and preventative general practice, emphasis on biocompatible biologic technique. This means we do not place any mercury (51%)-silver(14%) fillings, use fluoride, latex, chemical x-rays, or preservative containing anesthetics.
The opportunity to serve the great people of western North Carolina is our honor and privilege. Changing people’s lives by making a significant improvement in their overall health through biologic dentistry has given us all a “new lease on life.
Our Staff
Our fantastic staff is made up of highly-trained, dedicated, caring and motivated professionals who work together as a unique team to bring you the highest quality holistic dental treatment in a healthy, caring, and supportive setting.
We would be honored to add you to our list of satisfied patients and encourage you to visit Our Office Website to learn more about Dr. Kamal and the many services and treatments he offers. We want to thank you for considering our office for your dental needs and we look forward to meeting you.
Patient Education
Our dental practice is dedicated to patient education. As a member of Dr. Tom McGuire's International Association of Mercury Safe Dentists (IAMSD) we work closely with him to support our goal of providing important information to our patients about numerous oral health that can affect overall health, including issues related to mercury amalgam (silver) fillings. Click on the appropriate link to access important information about these topics.
- Frequently Asked Questions & Oral Health Topics
- Mercury Safe: Why Dentists are Mercury Safe & Mercury Free
- Mercury Free & Mercury Safe: What's the Difference
- Mercury Risk Evaluation
- Referenced & Abstracted Articles about Mercury (Dr. McGuire has kindly allowed us access to his database of referenced and abstracted scientific articles on numerous mercury related topics. It is the largest of its kind and is a wealth of information for those interested in the subject.)
NEW! Dr. Tom McGuire's new YouTube Video, Mercury: The Poison in Your Teeth conclusively proves that amalgam/silver fillings not only release toxic mercury vapor - but that the common act of brushing just one amalgam filling - will release more mercury than allowed by governmental regulatory agencies at the workplace! It also tells you what you can do about it. Click Here to watch this amazing video demonstration - and don’t forget to tell your friends and family! (You can also access it by searching YouTube for The Poison in Your Teeth.)
A Personal Note from Dr. Tom
I know Dr. Kamal is an extraordinarily dedicated, well-trained trained, experienced and caring holistic dentist. I also share his philosophy and approach to mercury safe, healthy dentistry and I agree with him.
He is passionate about healthy dentistry and continues to advance his dental skills by pursuing continuing education programs at the highest level and strives to practice safe and healthy holistic/biological dentistry. His office is probably the safest in regard to occupationally mercury safety and he is a pioneer in this area.
Dr. Kamal is fully aware of the effect that oral health can have on overall health and treats his patients accordingly. His advanced training in holistic and cosmetic dentistry and his concern for safely removing mercury amalgam fillings makes him ideally suited to remove and replace them.
Dr. Kamal is a member of the highly regarded IAOMT and has been an outstanding leader in the efforts to ban amalgam fillings and make the dental office occupationally safe for mercury. He is also a Charter Member of my organization, the IAMSD, and I highly recommend him to anyone seeking an experienced, caring and qualified mercury-safe dentist.
I encourage you to visit his website to learn more about this exceptional dentist and his philosophy of healthy dentistry. When you visit his office, please let him know where you found out about him and say hello to him from me. Thanks!