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# Group Wants FDA Warning on Dental Amalgam
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/group-wants-fda-warning-on-dental-amalgam/
- Published: 2016-11-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T21:46:34.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5137294

Consumers for Dental Choice has filed a [citizen petition](https://www.regulations.gov/contentStreamer?documentId=FDA-2016-P-3674-0001&attachmentNumber=1&disposition=attachment&contentType=pdf&ref=fdaweb.com) with FDA asking that the agency take steps to warn against amalgam use in children, pregnant women, and other sensitive populations by: 

- issuing a safety communication warning dentists, parents, and dental consumers against amalgam use in children, pregnant women, and other sensitive populations;
- requiring manufacturers to distribute patient labeling that includes warnings against amalgam use in the specified populations; and
- developing and implementing a public relations campaign to warn dentists, parents, and dental consumers against such amalgam use.

The petition says that FDA must take measures to warn against amalgam use in the three specific populations because **(1)** experts have found that amalgam poses a risk to the populations; **(2)** FDA has admitted that the three populations are at risk; and **(3)** the U.S. needs to catch up to other developed nations that are already taking action to protect their vulnerable populations.