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Island States phase out dental amalgam
Recently published reports reveal that the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu and the Maldives have phased out the use of dental amalgam. Especially for small island states without an adequate hazardous waste management, environmental pollution from the use of amalgam is a major problem. With these four island states, the number of countries where amalgam is no longer used or is only kept for emergency cases rises to 66…
SDI ceases amalgam production by 2028
Southern Dental Industries, the world’s leading manufacturer of dental amalgam, announced that it will cease production by 2028 at the latest, as the release of mercury from dental amalgam is a global concern. SDI is the last publicly traded manufacturer fully transitioning to mercury-free alternatives in view of the United Nations ambition to end the trade by 2030.
Northern Ireland makes deal with EU on the use of amalgam
The EU enables Northern Ireland dentists to continue using dental amalgam until 31 December 2034, or until the date agreed by the global Minamata Convention, to which the UK is a signatory, whichever is earlier. The conditions for the agreement with the EU are regular reporting and proof of continuous progress in reducing the use of amalgam:..
Adoption by the Council: Dental Amalgam will be banned by January 2025
Brussels, 30 May 2024: With the adoption by the Council, the phase-out of dental amalgam by January 2025 has been finalized. The European Parliament had already given its approval on April 10 with a majority of 98%. After being signed by the Presidents of the European Parliament and the Council, the legal act will soon be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and enter into force…
EU agrees to phase out Dental Amalgam by January 2025
Dental amalgam will be phased out by 1 January 2025 with few limited exceptions. This was agreed today by representatives of the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament…
Progress in the revision of the EU Mercury Regulation
The revision of the EU Mercury Regulation is well underway: In the Council, the Member States have examined the Commission proposal, in the Parliament the rapporteurs of the ENVI Committee have submitted their proposed amendments and set dates for votes, and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has issued a positive opinion…
COP5 Decision on Dental Amalgam: Parties shall submit National Action Plans
COP 5 of the Minamata Convention agreed that all countries which have not yet phased out dental amalgam shall present a national action plan to do so. The first plan is due by 31 December 2025 and may consider that the next Conference of the Parties will discuss to phase-out the manufacturing and trade of dental amalgam by 2030…
Added to the Global Dental Amalgam Tracker: Gabon bans Dental Amalgam
With effect from 24 October 2023, the Gabonese Ministry of Health and Social Affairs is banning the manufacture, import, export, distribution and use of dental amalgam…
10 Reasons to Support Mercury-Free Dentistry
Amalgam pollutes our environment, endangers our health, damages teeth, endangers dental workers, is frequently implanted without informed consent, perpetuates social injustice, costs taxpayers, is diverted to illegal gold mining, is interchangeable with mercury-free filling materials and drives up the price of mercury-free alternatives…
