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Impact of the Minamata Convention on the Oral Health Profession, Providers, Patients and the Public

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 : 9:35 AM - 9:55 AM

Dan Meyer, DDS , American Dental Association, Chicago, IL
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
From the inception of the treaty, the United Nation’s Environmental Programme International Negotiations Committee focused on banning or limiting the use of specific mercury products to minimize their environmental impact globally.  The objective is to emphasize prevention and research to phase down the demand and use of all dental materials and their by-products, including dental amalgam. The oral health profession responded in consideration of the impact the treaty would have on public health, patient care and the environment. This presentation will describe that as advocates of oral and general health, the professional role is to emphasize the need for risk assessment, prevention, disease management and additional research on dental restorative materials.

Learning Areas:

Clinical medicine applied in public health
Provision of health care to the public
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Explain how the Minamata Convention treaty will impact public health, patient care, and the environment, framed from an oral health perspective.

Keyword(s): Public Health Policy, Practice Guidelines

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am Senior Vice President, Science/Professional Affairs for the American Dental Association (ADA). I received a D.D.S. degree from Marquette University School of Dentistry and a post graduate certificate in Endodontics from the Medical of College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University. I direct the ADA’s scientific programs including the Council on Scientific Affairs, Center for Evidence-base Dentistry and ADA Product Evaluation Laboratories.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

Back to: 5072.0: The Minamata Convention on Mercury: Implications for the Environment, Occupational Health, and Dental Public Health