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…
New Minamata Convention amendment protects children, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers from amalgam! At the fourth conference of the UN Minamata Convention on Mercury (March 21-25 in Bali), more than 130 countries agreed to protect vulnerable populations from the use of amalgam in dentistry. From
In a new report, WHO supports minimally invasive techniques in order to avoid unnecessary pain, infection and permanent damage to teeth while preventing and treating caries. Decades of research into mercury-free restoration materials have resulted in products superior to amalgam in tooth friendliness, and in
In line with the European Mercury Regulation (EU 2017/852), member states were required to submit National Action Plans (by 1 July 2019) to reduce the use of dental amalgam and preferably phase it out by 2030. 26 of 27 national plans were published…
With the Bonn Declaration on Dental Amalgam, more than 50 non-governmental organizations and researchers are calling for a decision by the German government to phase out amalgam by 2025 at the latest. The demand was published on the occasion of the entry into force of
26 of 27 EU Member Staates have presented National Action Plans So far, the EU requirements as of July 1, 2017, have stipulated that dental amalgam is no longer allowed to be used for the treatment of deciduous teeth, of children under 15 years and
Phase-out of mercury-containing dental fillings gains momentum With the end of the first part of the fourth Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP4), held online Nov. 1-5, the regulation of dental amalgam is coming into focus. The UN Convention calls
The World Health Organization published the 22nd WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) and the 8th Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc). These lists now include Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC), an effective alternative to amalgam fillings with a convincing justification: In the
