Wednesday 6 Mar 2024
Northern Ireland: Dental amalgam update
On 17 January, European Parliament’s (EP) vote to ban dental amalgam use from 1 January 2025 sent shockwaves across the UK dental profession.
New cases of mouth cancer have risen to a record high of 8,846, this has increased by 34% in the last ten years. Dentists are well placed to detect any issue early on and save lives.
We continue to campaign to raise awareness of oral cancers and the importance of HPV vaccinations. Read more about our oral cancer policy position.
Further your knowledge on detection, referral, and how to respond and educate your patients on what to look out for, as well as possible risk factors.
We have developed an oral cancer toolkit in partnership with Cancer Research UK. The toolkit includes a CPD quiz, with three hours of verifiable CPD.