The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) launched the national campaign for mercury-free dentistry in Brazil in late fall 2014. During the sessions of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), the IAOMT developed what would become the Technical Assistance Programme (TAP). The TAP educates dental professionals, doctors, governments, environmentalists and civil society on the safe removal of mercury in dental practices and the protection of dentists, dental staff and patients, and how to handle mercury waste in a conscientious manner.
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