Dental amalgam is a common filling material that has been a mainstay of dental restorative care around the world for over 175 years due to its ease of placement, material strength, longevity and cost-effectiveness. However, it consists of approximately 50% mercury which is why a shift away from the restorative model and use of dental amalgam is now becoming a reality, underpinned by the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Parties to the Convention are required to implement several measures to phase down the use of dental amalgam according to Article 4, Annex A, Part II of the Convention which was recently amended in 2022 at the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-4) (see figure below).
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