Health officials kill proposal to curb mercury dental fillings – Appendix V
News Headline: Health officials kill proposal to curb mercury dental fillings By Greg Gordon ggordon@mcclatchydc.com Updated July 28, 2015 11:54 AM WASHINGTON Senior U.S. health officials have squelched a Food and Drug Administration proposal that for the first time would have curbed dentists’ use of mercury – one of the planet’s nastiest toxins because it [...]
One Time Compliance Form for Dental Dischargers – Appendix III
SAMPLE ONE-TIME COMPLIANCE REPORT FOR DENTAL DISCHARGERS to Comply with 40 CFR 441.50 Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Dental Office Category Instructions: The following is a sample form that contains the minimum information dental facilities must submit in a one-time compliance report as required by the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the [...]
Composite Restorations are Superior to Amalgam Restorations – Appendix II
The truth is that many composites are superior to amalgam. A 1994 study by the prestigious Clinical Research Associates group of Provo, Utah, examined 21 dental filling materials over a 3-year period. They ranked each according to wear, marginal adaptation (closeness of fit to the tooth), surface smoothness, wear of opposing teeth, breakage and color [...]
Symptoms Related to Mercury Amalgam Fillings – Appendix I
Appendix I Table: Symptoms related to Mercury Amalgam Fillings 158 Unique References Shading highlights newer studies; Italics indicates that the article is a Review article Allergies (Forkel et al., 2024; Prochazkova et al., 2004; Stejskal et al., 1999; Zamm, 2007) Alzheimer’s Disease (Bjørklund et al., 2019b; Cariccio et al., 2019; Mutter et al., 2010, 2004; [...]
People at Risk from Mercury Amalgam Fillings per FDA – Appendix XIV
According to FDA 2020 Guidelines Based on FDA recommendations released in September 2020, over 85% of the US population is at risk for adverse reactions from mercury exposure created by dental amalgam fillings.1 If it is dangerous for this large of a segment of the population, why are we considering using them for anyone? People [...]
FDA Petition for Reconsideration 2025 – Ban Mercury Amalgam Dental Fillings
The Petitioners listed below submit this Petition for Reconsideration pursuant to 21 C.F.R. § 10.33, and hereby request that the Food & Drug Administration formally ban the use of encapsulated mercury fillings as a dental restorative material, or alternatively reclassify dental amalgam fillings from Class II to Class III. A. Petitioners: International Academy of Oral [...]
Minamata Convention on Mercury
In August of 2017, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Minamata Convention on Mercury entered into force. The Minamata Convention is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury, and it includes sections on dental amalgam. The IAOMT is an accredited member of member of UNEP’s Global [...]
EPA Dental Effluent Guidelines
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated their dental effluent guidelines in 2017. Amalgam separators are now required pretreatment standards to reduce discharges of mercury from dental offices into publicly owned treatment works (POTWs). EPA expects compliance with this final rule will annually reduce the discharge of mercury by 5.1 tons as well as 5.3 [...]
