South Africa’s role in the global environmental health movement cannot simply be symbolic; it must be practical and firmly rooted in action.

The study, in the journal Radiology, shows 20 minutes' exposure is enough to release the toxin from extracted teeth filled with silver-coloured amalgam. The team say more studies are needed to ...

They say a combination of factors could make the service unsustainable. These include a potential ban on dental amalgam metals used in fillings, budget pressures and a "financially unviable ...

The European Parliament has voted to outlaw dental amalgam — the material most commonly used for NHS fillings — by January 2025. The British Dental Association said the ban would lead to ...