The WHO presented a Report of the Informal Global WHO Consultation with Policymakers in Dental Public Health (2021), which concludes that “The results of the consultation with policymakers in dental public health highlight that phase-down and even phase-out of use of dental amalgam is achievable,
The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Poland has adopted a first plan of “Possibilities of reducing the use of dental amalgam in Poland – situation and national actions“. Unlike other European countries that have already decided to phase out the use of amalgam,
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
On August 12, 2021, the Minamata Convention Secretariat published information on mercury-free alternatives to dental amalgam and on the implementation of additional measures by Parties to reduce the use of mercury in dentistry. It states that mercury-free fillings, such as composites or glass ionomer cements,
