Global Overview of Countries Phasing Out Dental Amalgam: According to the Minamata Conventions Full National Reports 2021, the MIAs, or other official documents, the global transition to a mercury-free dentistry is fully underway…
In 2020 the key amalgam competitors on the international market were Kerr Dental (USA), Dentsply Sirona (USA), SDI limited (Australia), lvoclar Vivadent (Liechtenstein), Ardent (Sweden), Cavex (Netherlands) and Nordiska (Sweden). Since then, both US major players Dentsply and Kerr have left the business due to FDA’s safety warning in 2020 and….
The Children’s Amendment to protect Children from the harm of mercury containing fillings entered into force on 28 September 2023, but until today only 49% of the Parties of the Minamata Convention comply with this regulation, 10 Parties have not yet ratified the amendment and 45% (!) did not take any measure to protect Children, more than one year after it became law…
Global Overview of Countries Phasing Out Dental Amalgam: According to the Minamata Conventions Full National Reports 2021, the MIAs, or other official documents, the global transition to a mercury-free dentistry is fully underway…
Since the new Medical Devices Regulation (MDR 2017/745) entered into force on May 26, 2021, the legal safety requirements for dental amalgam capsules have increased significantly, why manufacturers start leaving the European business…
On 10 December 2024, Peru widely banned the use of dental amalgam with the Ministerial Resolution N° 859-2024-MINSA. Dental amalgam can now only be used in exceptional cases…
The Israeli Ministry of Health updated its Notice on the Use of Amalgam Reconstructions on 12.01.2023 banning the use of dental amalgam among high risk population such as children up to 15 years of age, pregnant woman and who are breastfeeding, unless other clear indication is present for the use of this substance according to the treating dentist’s discretion…
WHO Member States, UN Agencies and non-State actors met at the WHO Global Oral Health Meeting in Bangkok to reaffirm the commitment to the implementation of the Global oral health action plan 2023–2030. As an outcome, representatives from more than 110 countries adopted the Bangkok Declaration: “No Health Without Oral Health” with a strong commitment to mercury free dentistry and phasing 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…
Mit den diesjährigen Mittagstalks wollen wir einen Einblick in aktuelle Entwicklungen in der Chemikalienpolitik geben und Umsetzungslücken identifizieren. Wir, das sind der Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland, European Network for Environmental Medicine, das Forum Umwelt & Entwicklung, Health and Environment Justice Support, Pestizid Aktions-Netzwerk Deutschland und Women Engage for a Common Future. Zusammen engagieren wir uns für einen besseren Schutz der Umwelt und Gesundheit vor Belastungen mit Chemikalien.
