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Croatia Enforces Dental Amalgam Ban with Strict Penalties
Croatia has amended its national legislation to implement the EU mercury Regulation (EU) 2024/1849 to phase out dental amalgam. The amendments clarify the responsibilities of inspection authorities, define penalties, and structure the mandatory reporting to the European Commission…
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…
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…
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…
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. 🏆
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…