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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…

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December 7, 2025

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…

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November 13, 2025

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.

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October 30, 2025

Lessons learned from countries phasing out dental amalgam in public programs

Experiences from European countries demonstrate successful pathways for the transition to mercury-free oral health care. As effective and affordable alternatives are available, the primary challenge remains, to establish financial arrangements with dentists to provide aesthetic fillings in public programs. It should be borne in mind that dental amalgam is far more expensive than most, if not all, alternative materials when the high environmental costs are taken into account…

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October 30, 2025

AMCEN-20 adopts Declaration to Phase out Dental Amalgam

The 20th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN-20) decided to call upon African member States (that are Parties to the Minamata Convention) to implement the phase out of dental amalgam use for patients under fifteen years, pregnant and breastfeeding women and to submit a national phase out plan or a progress report within the stipulated timeline…

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July 17, 2025

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..

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June 17, 2025

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. 🏆

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May 16, 2025

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…

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January 7, 2025