Re: Government extorting money from dentists.

From: R. (r.reldo_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 02/11/05 

Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:17:23 GMT

On 10 Feb 2005 17:17:39 -0800, "Alexander Vasserman DDS"
<purple543210@yahoo.ca> wrote:

okay dude, like - *whatever*. good luck with that.

>The point here is I am not generating any just like the psychiatrist
>across the hall from me.
>less than anyone else and none are 2 different things.
>
>
>R. wrote:
>> On 9 Feb 2005 14:41:58 -0800, "Alexander Vasserman DDS"
>> <purple543210@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>>
>> >That is not the case.
>> >The psychaitrist next door is not being forced to get this permit.
>>
>> oh please. The psychiatrist does not have hazardous waste picked
>> up from his office. Only "toxic emotions" heh.
>>
>> >R. wrote:
>> >> On 7 Feb 2005 16:33:04 -0800, "Alexander Vasserman DDS"
>> >> <purple543210@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >In the odd situation that I encounter amalgam (very rare in my
>> >> >practice), I have the spit plus waste picked up. I have a
>portable
>> >> >suction not connected to the drain.
>> >> ...
>> >> >On the waste application there is a fee to be submitted with the
>> >> >application of $350 and a box state number of gallons of forbiden
>> >waste
>> >> >disposed in the drain. In my case that number is zero but I still
>> >have
>> >> >to pay the fee and there is no box to get out it becomes an
>annual
>> >> >thing "we collect your money and you are a proud owner of a
>permit".
>> >>
>> >> On second thought, it's possible the permit is required
>> >> regardless where the waste is being disposed of, even if it
>> >> is not going into the public sewage system.
>> >> if this is the case, don't worry about it, just enjoy the
>beautiful
>> >> county beaches, parks, etc, every now and then.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >R. wrote:
>> >> >> On 6 Feb 2005 17:43:26 -0800, "Alexander Vasserman DDS"
>> >> >> <purple543210@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >mercury particles. So I am very confused.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Is this simply a permit for a seperator device on the drain?
>> >> >> >> IF SO, bfd, just do it. What's the big deal? bfd!
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >The permit is for allowing you to dump mercury,
>gluteraldehyde,
>> >> >> >alcohol, precious metals, acetone,plus other chemicals on the
>> >list
>> >> >in
>> >> >> >any form or small quantities into the drain has nothing to do
>> >with
>> >> >> >separators.
>> >> >> >Fixer and developer still need to be picked up.
>> >> >> >The BFD is I am not dumping these substances and so I should
>not
>> >be
>> >> >> >threatened with $1000/day/violation fines and 6 months jail
>time
>> >for
>> >> >> >not getting a permit I do not need.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If the permit REALLY does not apply to you, then apply for an
>> >> >> exemption from whatever gov entity issues the permit.
>> >> >> Talk to the right person, get the forms, and fill out every
>form
>> >> >> exactly how they tell you to, all very friendly and
>co-operating.
>> >> >> Invite someone over to inspect the place. But you better
>> >> >> be REALLY SURE if you do that!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >All this because CDA has negociated
>> >> >> >some deal on behalf of all dentists including those who are
>not
>> >even
>> >> >> >members of their organization and those who are not even
>> >> >contributing
>> >> >> >waste into the sewage system such as oral surgeons,perio
>> >surgeons,
>> >> >> >orthodontists, and other dentists like myself who do not have
>> >> >amalgam
>> >> >> >and mercury in the office.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Don't you ever remove amalgam fillings? I cannot imagine a
>> >situation
>> >> >> in a dental office where amalgam fillings are never removed.
>> >Don't
>> >> >> cosmetic dentists ever grind out amalgam fillings?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> In SF, public utilities and cda together required the seperator
>> >> >> that costs $1,000 with periodic disposal of the metals that are
>> >> >> trapped. So its a waste disposal permit. The fine for not
>doing
>> >> >> it is $10,000. Maybe what you are talking about is completely
>> >> >> different. It could be.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> S.F. moves to stop mercury in fillings from heading for sewage
>> >> >> treatment plants
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>
>>>http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/06/30/MNGKT7EC461.DTL
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