Dentist Charles Hardin grew concerned that the prison system was over-relying on mercury amalgam when “safer alternative materials existed.” ...

Though less common nowadays, mercury fillings are still used by many dentists, notes Dr. Christopher Labos. (Credit: Allen McInnis) Shockingly, we still use mercury fillings in dentistry. You probably ...

GENEVA, Nov. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The nations of the world have enacted an end to dentistry's notorious and toxic amalgam era. On 7 November, without dissent, they amended the Minamata Convention ...

Countries have agreed to phase out the use of mercury-based dental amalgams in tooth fillings by 2034, in a move that will change dentistry around the world. At a conference in Geneva last week, ...

GENEVA: Countries agreed on Friday to phase out the use of mercury-based dental amalgams in tooth fillings by 2034, in a move that will change dentistry around the world. At a conference in Geneva, ...

At a conference in Geneva, signatories to a treaty aimed at protecting human health and the environment from mercury pollution called time on mercury amalgams. Nations agreed "to end the use of dental ...