Dental Amalgam
Brazil: Health Committee approves Phase out of Dental Amalgam by 2030
On 3 December 2025, the Health Committee of the Chamber of Deputies approved the phase-out of mercury-based dental amalgam. The proposal, PL 3098/2021, will now move to the Justice and Citizenship Committee and, if approved, be sent to the Senate. The law would ban amalgam use for pregnant and breastfeeding women, children under 15, and individuals with certain health conditions, while requiring dental services to implement a plan to fully eliminate mercury-based materials by 2030…
Law to end dental amalgam in Northern Ireland
On 3 December 2025, legislation to phase out dental amalgam in Northern Ireland by 2034 entered into force following formal approval by the Westminster Parliament. The law implements the EU Mercury Regulation to phase out dental amalgam with a 10-year derogation granted under specific conditions by the European Commission, as part of the Windsor Framework arrangements that prevent a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland…
Iceland becomes 67th Country of Mercury-free Dentistry
The EU Mercury Regulation (2024/1849) has been incorporated into the EEA Agreement, bringing dental amalgam use in Iceland under regulation. The phase-out timelines have been adopted as-is, with exemptions granted only for import and export. The decision still requires confirmation by the Icelandic parliament, which is expected to be a formality. The EEA agreement also applies to Liechtenstein and Norway, where the use of dental amalgam is already banned…
Updated: Global Dental Amalgam Tracker
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…
Global Agreement to Phase out Dental Amalgam by 2034
More than 150 countries, under the Minamata Convention on Mercury, have agreed to phase out dental amalgam by 2034 — a decision that will change dentistry around the world. This landmark step will lead to benefits for global health and environmental protection. WHO lists mercury as one of the top 10 chemical elements of major public health concern…
WHO Guideline for Mercury-free Dentistry
30 October 2025, WHO publishes a guideline on environmentally friendly and less invasive oral health care for preventing and managing dental caries, which serves Parties to the Minamata Convention as Information Document to phase out dental amalgam by 2034. WHO suggests the use of glass ionomer cements and resin-based composites as direct restorative materials for the treatment of dental caries and gives recommendations for the treatment of vulnerable populations and safe handling and application of resin-based composites.
Updated: Global Tracker of Amalgam Manufacturers
Six of the seven leading amalgam manufacturers in 2020 have withdrawn from the market—either ceasing production or announcing plans to do so in the near future—while smaller companies have taken over the shrinking market…
Webinar Series supporting the Children’s Amendment in the African Region
The African Regional Centers of the Basel and Stockholm Convention supported the Children’s Amendment of the Minamata Convention by organising webinars in cooperation with the World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry. The Children’s Amendments entered into force on 28 September 2023 and requires Parties to take action to protect Children from the use of dental amalgam..
Luxembourg Award for Campaign to phase out Dental Amalgam in the EU
Florian Schulze receives the Luxembourg Award for Environmental Health & Indoor Air Quality from Akut, Neobuild, Patiente Vertriedung and Scente in the Public Relations category. The award was presented by Tilly Metz, Vice-President of the Health Committee in the European Parliament, for the campaign to phase out amalgam in the EU. 🏆