Osagie Ehanire
The Federal Government has warned citizens against the state of amalgam use and mercury levels in dental clinics in Nigeria.Minister of State For Health, Dr. Ehanire Osagie gave the warning in Abuja, while addressing a stakeholders’ summit on development of National Policy on Phase Down of Dental Amalgam Use in Nigeria, an event organised by the Federal Ministry of Health in conjunction with Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Environment Development Initiative (SEDI) Nigeria and World Alliance For Mercury-Free Dentistry (WAMFD).
Speaking on the theme: ‘Towards Mercury – free Dentistry In Nigeria, Osagie said the continued usage of mercury content in dental amalgam, a product, which is widely used as restorative material for teeth that have been damaged,…
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