American Dental Association Amalgam Waste Best Management Practices3 These Best Management Practices for Amalgam Waste encourages the dental community to follow the BMP for proper waste handling and disposal. The BMP by the American Dental Association calls for the use of ISO 11143-compliant amalgam separator as a recommendation. The ADA’s BMP on Amalgam Waste follows the procedures outlined in the EPA’s final rule on amalgam separators. Do: Don’t: Use pre-capsulated alloys & stock Use bulk mercury capsule size variety Put used disposable amalgam Recycle used disposable amalgam capsules in biohazard containers capsules Put non-contact amalgam waste in Salvage, store, & recycle non-contact biohazard containers, infectious waste amalgam containers, or regular garbage Salvage contact amalgam pieces from Rinse devices containing amalgam restorations after removal & recycle over drains or sinks contents Dispose of extracted teeth that contain Recycle teeth containing dental amalgam restorations in biohazard amalgam restorations & verify whether containers. Infectious waste containers, or not teeth need disinfection sharps containers, or regular garbage Manage amalgam waste through Flush amalgam down the drain/toilet recycling as much as possible Use bleach or chlorine-containing Use line cleaners that minimize cleaners to flush wastewater lines dissolution of amalgam Resources U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. American Dental Association.
American Dental Association Amalgam Waste Best Management Practices3 These Best Management Practices for Amalgam Waste encourages the dental community to follow the BMP for proper waste handling and disposal. The BMP by the American Dental Association calls for the use of ISO 11143-compliant amalgam separator as a recommendation. The ADA’s BMP on Amalgam Waste follows the procedures outlined in the EPA’s final rule on amalgam separators. Do: Use pre-capsulated alloys & stock capsule size variety Recycle used disposable amalgam capsules Salvage, store, & recycle non-contact amalgam Salvage contact amalgam pieces from restorations after removal & recycle contents Recycle teeth containing dental amalgam restorations & verify whether or not teeth need disinfection Manage amalgam waste through recycling as much as possible Use line cleaners that minimize dissolution of amalgam Don’t: Use bulk mercury Put used disposable amalgam capsules in biohazard containers Put non-contact amalgam waste in biohazard containers, infectious waste containers, or regular garbage Rinse devices containing amalgam over drains or sinks Dispose of extracted teeth that contain amalgam restorations in biohazard containers. Infectious waste containers, sharps containers, or regular garbage Flush amalgam down the drain/toilet Use bleach or chlorine-containing cleaners to flush wastewater lines Resources U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. American Dental Association.
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