A Colorado dentist raised alarm about mercury fillings in prisoners. He was fired hours later, whistleblower lawsuit alleges.
- Posted on December 17, 2025
- By The Denver Post
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A Colorado dentist raised alarm about mercury fillings in prisoners. He was fired hours later, whistleblower lawsuit alleges.

Dentist Charles Hardin grew concerned that the prison system was over-relying on mercury amalgam when “safer alternative materials existed.”