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…
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…
The 5th session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5), organized by UNEP and hosted by the government of Germany who hold the presidency of this fifth session of the Conference, took place from 25 to 29 September 2023 at the World Conference Center
The Philippines transition period for the use of dental amalgam ended on 29 May 2023 according to the Administrative Order 2020-0020. The use for children up to 14 years of age, pregnant and breastfeeding women and the import of dental amalgam was already banned since 2020…
The Draft Propsal of the Revision of the EU Mercury Regulation has passed the Commissions Interservice consultations. The adoption is finaly scheduled for July after its translation into the languages of the member states. The adoption should then be a mere formality. However, the delay
Since the new Medical Devices Regulation (MDR 2017/745) entered into force on 26 May 2021, the legal safety requirements for dental amalgam capsules have increased significantly. Medical devices with approvals under the old directive would only be allowed until the end of the transition period
Measures to reduce the use of Dental Amalgam in Europe 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 of
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
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 US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new guideline on the use of dental amalgam. The FDA recommends that mercury-containg fillings should no longer be used for patients with neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, as well as patients
