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CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla., Nov. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) is pleased to

announce that its renowned mercury safety course (

https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3359626-1&h=3614324144&u=https%3A%2F%2Fiaomt.org%2Ffor-professionals%2Fsmart-certification%2F&a=mercury+safety+course

) is now available to dentists around the globe in English, French, Japanese,

Portuguese and Spanish. Additionally, the course is being offered on a new,

user-friendly online learning system so that dental professionals everywhere

can learn how to reduce mercury exposure from amalgam fillings, all of which

contain approximately 50% mercury.

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The curriculum is based on the IAOMT's Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique

(SMART) (

https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3359626-1&h=999967566&u=https%3A%2F%2Fiaomt.org%2Fresources%2Fsafe-removal-amalgam-fillings%2F&a=Safe+Mercury+Amalgam+Removal+Technique+(SMART)

), which is a series of special precautions dentists can apply to protect

patients, themselves, their office staff, and the environment by immensely

decreasing the levels of mercury that can be released during the amalgam

filling removal process. The IAOMT's course includes pertinent peer-reviewed

journal articles on the subject, as well as video activities and hands-on

scientific resources that explain the purpose of the safety measures and how to

enact them in a clinical setting.

"This is a landmark moment for dentistry," explains David Edwards, DMD, IAOMT

President. "Mercury-containing, silver-colored dental fillings have been used

since the 1800s and are still being used today. However, the nations of the

world recently agreed to reduce mercury use with the United Nations Environment

Programme (UNEP)'s Minamata Treaty on Mercury (

https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3359626-1&h=3900553918&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mercuryconvention.org%2F&a=Minamata+Treaty+on+Mercury

). So, it's clearly time for dentists to learn these crucial, up-to-date

practices for mercury safety."

The IAOMT has examined scientific literature related to dental mercury since

the non-profit organization was founded in 1984. This research has led the

group to educate others about the important need to end using mercury, a known

neurotoxin, in dental amalgam fillings due to the serious health risks it poses

to patients and dental professionals and the devastating impact of harmful

releases of dental mercury into the environment.

The IAOMT (

https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3359626-1&h=1735654445&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iaomt.org%2F&a=IAOMT

) is an accredited member of UNEP's Global Mercury Partnership and was involved

in the negotiations leading to the Minamata Treaty on Mercury. IAOMT

representatives have also been expert witnesses about the need to end dental

mercury before the US Congress, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA),

Health Canada, the Philippines Department of Health, the European Commission

Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks, and other

government bodies around the globe.

Contact:

David Kennedy, DDS, IAOMT Public Relations Chair, info@iaomt.org  

International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT)

Phone: +1-(863)-420-6373; Website: www.iaomt.org

SOURCE: International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology