20/03/2025
๐๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ-๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐
On March 20, 2025, Attorney Charles G. Brown, President of the World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry, held a high-level meeting with Dr. Amporn Benjaponpitak, Director-General of the Department of Health, Thailand, along with senior officials and experts from the Bureau of Dental Public Health, Adolescent Oral Health Development and Risk Factors Division, and the Environmental Health Bureau.
The meeting focused on Thailandโs progress in phasing out dental amalgam in line with the Minamata Convention on Mercury and preparations for COP-6. Discussions also emphasized strengthening collaborative efforts to accelerate the transition to mercury-free dentistry.
Distinguished Participants
The meeting was attended by:
โข Dr. Amporn Benjaponpitak, Director-General, Department of Health
โข Dr. Pongpol Vorapani, Deputy Director-General, Department of Health
โข Dr. Damrong Thamronglaohaphan, Director, Bureau of Dental Public Health
โข Dr. Nontinee Tangcharoendee, Head, Adolescent Oral Health Development and Risk Factors Division
โข Dr. Nannmanas Yaembut, Responsible Officer for the Phase-Out of Dental Amalgam
โข Representatives from the International Cooperation Center, Department of Health
โข Representatives from the Environmental Health Bureau
โข Punyathorn Jeungsmarn, Plastics Campaign Researcher at Environmental Justice Foundation