International Scene

• Swedish Government Calls for Ban on Amalgam
  There are strong grounds for banning amalgam[5] for environmental reasons, and from a health point of view there is every reason to apply a precautionary approach.
• Exit Amalgam Use in Norway(PDF)
  Results of a recent study on the use of amalgam dental fillings in Norway demonstrate a 90% reduction.
• EUROPEAN UNION TAKES GLOBAL LEAD IN ENDING USE OF HEAVY METAL - MERCURY - March, 2004
• OVER AND OUT FOR AMALGAM - July 2, 2003
• SOUTH AFRICA ADMITS RISK OF TOOTH FILLINGS
• SWEDISH DENTAL COMMISSION CONDEMNS AMALGAM
  (report by Maryann Rygg, an American living in Norway)
  June 3, 2003 - Swedish and Norwegian newspapers headlines:
  • Amalgam to be discontinued in dental care' (Dagens Nyheter, Sweden)
  • Abolition of amalgam is welcomed' (Dagens Nyheter, Sweden)
  • No more amalgam fillings' (Svenska Dagbladet, Sweden)
  • Sweden will get rid of amalgam' (Aftenposten, Norway)
  • Swedes say NO to amalgam in teeth' (Aftenposten Aften, Norway)
• WHAT DO AUSTRALIAN DENTISTS KNOW THAT AMERICAN DENTISTS DON'T??
  June 6, 2003 - Australian Dental Association recommends children and pregnant women not be fitted with mercury fillings.
• SWEDISH DENTAL COMMISSION - RECOMMENDATION FOR BAN OF AMALGAM
• MERCURY IN DENTAL-FILLING MATERIALS -
  AN UPDATED RISK ANALYSIS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICAL TERMS
  Maths Berlin, PhD
  An overview of scientific literature published in 1997-2002 and current knowledge (Word document)
• BULLETIN FROM NORWAY: New Guidelines for Dental Materials - 3/17/03
• SWEDEN HAS LED THE WAY TO CURTAILING THE USE OF MERCURY IN DENTISTRY Study says: Dental amalgam removal improves health (article from Neuroendocrinology 2002)