As the world accelerates the transition toward mercury-free healthcare, Africa’s dental sector is being called to reimagine a future rooted in innovation, safety, and environmental sustainability.
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Proud of receiving the Luxembourg Award for Environmental Health & Indoor Air Quality from Akut, Neobuild, Patiente Vertriedung and Scente in the category Public Relations. It was a special honour that MEP Tilly Metz presented it for our campaign to phase out dental amalgam in the EU. 🏆

Montenegro implemented the Children’s Amendment of the @minamataconvention.bsky.social to protect Children from the use of mercury-containing dental amalgam. Follow the thread. Here are the Guidelines in the national language: epa.org.me/wp-content/u...

As of 1 January 2025, the export of dental amalgam has been banned in the EU.

We call on manufacturers to comply with this regulation and to remove amalgam advertising from their websites. Customers should switch to mercury-free alternatives.

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We wish you a happy new mercury-free year !!!

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The EU ban on dental amalgam enters into force today.

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The Bangkok Declaration – No Health Without Oral Health - Towards Universal Health Coverage for Oral Health by 2030 - was adopted in Bangkok, Thailand, on 29 November 2024 with a strong commitment to mercury free dentistry and phasing out dental amalgam! environmentalmedicine.eu/wp-content/u...

This week we were in Dakar/Senegal to advocate for the implementation of the “Children's Amendment” to the Minamata Convention, which aims to protect children from the use of mercury fillings. 🦷 Read our call to action here: environmentalmedicine.eu/wp-content/u...

Today we launch our tracker of dental amalgam 🦷manufacturers:
Less than 20 companies are still responsible for a significant contribution to the mercury pollution worldwide. Some left, some leave, others continue. Check it out👉
environmentalmedicine.eu/global-track... #MakeMercuryHistory

🍾 The European Council just finalised the decision to phase out dentalamalgam from January 2025. 🦷
#MakeMercuryHistory

Read our press release: 👉 environmentalmedicine.eu/adoption-by-...

! Transition period expired on 26.5.24 !

Manufacturers of dental amalgam who have not lodged a formal application with a notified body for an MDR assessment must cease the distribution in the EU. Check out our Tracker : 👉 environmentalmedicine.eu/manufacturer...

🤓 We have just briefed the Northern Ireland Windsor Framework Committee on the need to apply the European ban on dental amalgam by 2025. 🦷 There is no justification to invoke Stormont Brake 👉https://environmentalmedicine.eu/wp-content/uploads/EnvMed-Network-submission-to-NI-Legislative-Assembly.pdf