During
his forty years in Dentistry, Dr. Rota has been a UCLA Assistant
Professor and a pioneer in Dental Ergonomics, developing many
work simplification standards now practiced by dentists as
common procedure, including Four-Handed Dentistry. He also
developed the protocols for safe mercury removal from the
mouth, which are commonplace in Biological Dentistry today.
Dr.
Rota has appeared on numerous national and regional television
broadcasts as an expert in various aspects of Dentistry, including
the Merv Griffin Show, Dentistry Today, and several Los Angeles
area news broadcasts. The topics covered in his appearances
included fear management, trends in dentistry, fraudulent
dental diagnoses, toxicity of the mercury amalgam filling,
and heavy metal detoxification of the body.
He
has participated in various panels of experts in the medical
field, and conducts bi-monthly seminars with other physicians
regarding mercury detoxification and the controversial mercury
issue in dentistry. Dr. Rota also hosted a Los Angeles radio
program, “Smile Your Way to Health,” discussing
the importance of the mouth to the rest of the body. Dr. Rota
is an experienced speaker, often drawing standing-room only
attendance.
