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Disciplinary Actions against Gerald Vermette, D.D.S.

Gerald E. Vermette, D.D.S., who obtained his dental license in 1955, has been disciplined twice by the Maine Board of Dental Examiners for improperly diagnosing and treating “mercury toxicity.” In 1991, he signed a consent agreement with the Board under which he (a) acknowledged that the diagnosis and treatment of mercury toxicity is a medical problem for which patients should be referred to a physician, (b) he would no longer diagnose and treat mercury toxicity, (c) he would no longer perform “repopulation of the gut,”administer vitamin C, or administer insulin in the course of his dental practice. In 2011, admitting that he had violated the 1991 order, he signed another agreement (shown below) that if the board receives reliable evidence that he continued to diagnose …

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