[1] UNEP(DTIE)/Hg/INC.5/CRP.46

18 January 2013

Article 6

Annex C

Part II

Dental amalgam

Provisions

Measures to be taken by a Party to phase down the use of dental amalgam shall

take into account the Party's domestic circumstances and relevant international

guidance and shall include two or more of the measures from the following list:

(i) Setting national objectives aiming at dental caries prevention and health

promotion, thereby minimising the need for dental restoration;

(ii) Setting national objectives aiming at minimising its use;

(iii) Promoting the use of cost-effective and clinically effective mercury-free

alternatives for dental restoration;

(iv) Promoting research and development of quality mercury-free materials

for dental restoration;

(v) Encouraging representative professional organisations and dental schools

to educate and train dental professionals and students on the use of

mercury-free dental restoration alternatives and on promoting best

management practices;

(vi) Discouraging insurance policies, and programmes that favour dental

amalgam use over mercury-free dental restoration;

(vii) Encouraging insurance policies and programmes that favour the use of

quality alternatives to dental amalgam for dental restoration;

(viii) Restricting the use of dental amalgam to its encapsulated form;

(ix) Promoting the use of best environmental practices in dental facilities to

reduce releases of mercury and mercury compounds to water and land.