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
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
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
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:
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
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
Amalgam fillings consist of more than 50% highly toxic mercury. In dentistry, this material has been highly controversial since its introduction at the beginning of
1. From 1 January 2019, dental amalgam shall only be used in pre-dosed encapsulated form. The use of mercury in bulk form by dental practitioners
