Preparatory on-line side events for COP4.2 of the Minamata Convention (in Bali from 21 to 25 March) will be held on the week 7 – 11 March 2022. Please join the World Alliance of Mercury-Free Dentistry side event: “Phasing out dental amalgam: An emerging need
Dear mercury-free dentists, The European Commission is discussing phasing out amalgam by 2030 at the latest and is currently assessing the impact in order to prepare its legislative proposal for December 2022. Right now, there are two opportunities for you to make an impact –
26 of 27 EU Member Staates have presented National Action Plans So far, the EU requirements as of July 1, 2017, have stipulated that dental amalgam is no longer allowed to be used for the treatment of deciduous teeth, of children under 15 years and
On May 26 the new EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) entered into force and current approvals in line with the Medical Device Directive (MDD) will lose their validity by May 26, 2025, at the latest. Unlike the previous Directive, the MDR has direct validity and
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the fourth Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP4) will be held in two parts: a first online part in the period from November 1-5, 2021, and a second face-to-face part in the first quarter
On March 5, the European Commission presented an inception impact assessment and a roadmap for the revision of the EU Mercury Regulation, which will be revised not only for amalgam fillings but also for mercury-added products. A Public consultation for a first draft of the
Ranking of the most far-reaching measures to reduce the use of Dental Amalgam in Europe Some European countries like Sweden or Denmark had already banned dental amalgam or significantly regulated its use and further countries have adopted measures to reduce the use through National Action
The Italian Ministry of Health published its National Action Plan to reduce the use of dental amalgam on Feb. 23, 2021, and “describes the actions necessary to achieve the gradual phasing out of the use of dental amalgam in dentistry, with the ultimate goal of
