GENEVA: Countries have agreed to phase out the use of mercury-based dental amalgams in tooth fillings by 2034, a move that will change dentistry worldwide.
At a conference in Geneva, signatories to a treaty aimed at protecting human health and the environment from mercury pollution called time on the use of mercury amalgams.
Nations agreed “to end the use of dental amalgam by 2034, marking a historic milestone in reducing mercury pollution,” the conference announced in its closing statement.
The World Health Organization considers mercury one of the top 10 chemicals of major public health concern, calling it ‘toxic to human health.’
The World Health Organization considers mercury one of the top 10 chemicals of major public health concern, calling it “toxic to human health.”
