Reducing Dental Mercury Discharge in Missoula, Montana: Collaborative Opportunities

The purpose of this paper is to provide assistance in developing a program to control the release of dental mercury amalgam in Missoula, Montana. To do this, three research components were carried out. The first consisted of a survey to determine whether Missoula dentists are following the American Dental Association’s (ADA) recommended Best Management Practices (BMPs) for mercury amalgam waste. The second component involved interviewing local dentists in an effort to include their voice in the process, as well as to determine what may motivate them to comply with a dental mercury control program. The final component of research involved developing and analyzing three case studies of municipalities that have designed and implemented a successful BMP program that can be used to help guide the development of a program in Missoula.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Montana

Year

2007

Author dc:creator

• Silberberger, Jamie Elaine

• collaboration
• dental mercury
• dentists
• mercury
• Missoula
• POTW
• wastewater treatment
• water quality

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/809

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.umt.edu:etd-1828