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COP4: Phase-out of mercury-containing dental fillings gains momentum

As the first part of the fourth Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP4) is held online from November 1...

Michael Simire - November 5, 2021

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Policy on phase-down of dental amalgam use apt, timely, say stakeholders

Stakeholders in the environment and health sectors in Nigeria have said that the ongoing development of a National Policy on the Phase Down of...

Michael Simire - October 28, 2021

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Nigerian dentists endorse total amalgam phase out by 2024

The Nigerian Dental Association (NDA) has adopted dates between 2022 and 2024 for the phasing out of dental amalgam in the country. At its 54th...

Michael Simire - December 13, 2020

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CSOs celebrate ‘Africa Day for Mercury-Free Dentistry’, seek phase-out of dental amalgam

Over 40 civil society organisations (CSOs), including the Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev Nigeria), on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 celebrated the...

Michael Simire - October 29, 2020

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How to phasedown mercury dental amalgam use, by experts

The Federal Government has been called upon to initiate a coordinated multi-sectoral approach for an effective phasedown of dental amalgam use in the country. The...

admin - July 8, 2016

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Lagos adopts processes to phase down dental amalgam

Observed high mercury levels in dental clinics may have prompted the Lagos State Government to take up a campaign to phase down dental amalgam,...

admin - February 27, 2016

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FDA petitioned to reduce amalgam use to conform with the Minamata Convention

The World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry has filed a petition urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reduce the use of amalgam –...

admin - October 21, 2015

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Bangladesh may ban mercury dental amalgam

Bangladesh Dental Society (BDS) and Environment and Social Development Organisation (ESDO) have urged the government to create policies in order to ban mercury dental...

admin - September 16, 2015

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