Minamata: Placing Posterior Composites on Children under 15 years
A short video in which Dr Alex Keightley, Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, NHS Lothian discusses and demonstrates placing a Posterior Composite Restoration on children under the age of 15 in light of the new Minamata Legislation restricting the use of Amalgam.
Video
Please note that as the demonstration takes place on a phantom head the normal Standard Infection Control Precautions have not been adhered to as strictly as they would be in a clinical setting
More Information
Click here to find out more information SDCEP have produced around this subject matter, including:
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Implementation Advice for Article 10(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/852 on Mercury
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Supporting Tools
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Discussion Points
Review
- Published 31/03/2019
- Due for Review 31/03/2022