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To the European Commission, amitsios@deloitte.fr, & Env-Mercury@ec.europa.eu
RE: 47 NGOs from Africa, Asia, and Africa ask you to recommend a ban on dental amalgam exports
Support banning dental amalgam exports from the EU
Nordic countries experienced some initial resistance from the dental industry and this was largely because they were:
1. Unaware of the environmental impacts of mercury from amalgam, and the social benefits of reducing mercury emissions.
2. Reluctant to invest in new equipment required to reduce mercury pollution or to support mercury-free fillings.
Mercury Free Dentistry Seminar & Curriculum Update Workshop, July 24th 2019, Abuja, Nigeria
Activities completed in 2019
The following activities were completed in 2019 in partnership with the Nigerian Dental Association:
The African region has put her weight behind a proposal that seek an amendment to Annex A to the Minamata Convention on Mercury by moving dental amalgam from Part ll to Part l of Annex A.
I. Amalgam (50% mercury) is an environmental disaster, a health risk, and a workplace danger.
II. Superior to amalgam, the alternatives are 21st-century dentistry for Africa
III. Across Africa & the world, big successes + enormous progress!
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DENTISTS’ COMMITTEE FOR A MERCURY FREE AFRICA
International Mercury Free Dentistry Seminar & Hands on Workshop
JUNE 15TH - 16TH, 2020
LAGOS, NIGERIA
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I. Amalgam (50% mercury) is an environmental disaster, a health risk, and a workplace danger.
II. Superior to amalgam, the alternatives are 21st-century dentistry for Africa
III. Across Africa & the world, big successes + enormous progress!
Africa Shall Be the 1st Continent To Phase Out Amalgam The West African Summit on Phasing Out Amalgam was held in Abuja on 20 May 2014, bringing together NGO leaders from the ECOWAS nations of Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal, plus also from Tanzania. They adopted the Abuja Declaration, then invited NGO leaders from across Africa to join as signatories. Cognisant of the fact that mercury, which is used in dental amalgam, is a restorative material that is approximately 50% elemental mercury,1 and is a notorious heavy metal of global concern that is known to be a potent poison of the human nervous system.2
Highlight: Environmental and human health impact of mercury in dental amalgam Caries Management Pathways Caries activity and risk assessment Caries Management by risk assessment ICDAS-ICCMS caries management pathway Minimum Intervention Dentistry in General Dental Practice (Brostek and Walsh)
Highlights: Use of composite materials for restorations Dr. Faycal Iratni GC Corp Europe, Headquarters Belgium Layering Techniques in conservative dentistry – Dr. Faycal Iratni GC Corp Europe, Headquarters Belgium Mercury Free Dentistry Hands on Workshop – GC Corporation Europe Headquarters Master trainer
