Dental Amalgam
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 Environmental Health & Indoor Air Quality
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. 🏆
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…
Updated: Global Tracker of Amalgam Manufacturers
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….
Updated: Implementation of the Children’s Amendment
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…
Updated: Manufacturers leave the business of Dental Amalgam in Europe
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…
Peru bans the use of dental amalgam
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…
New Entry to the Global Dental Amalgam Tracker
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: Bangkok Declaration to Phase Out Dental Amalgam
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…
