(Sept. 27, 2017) On September 15, 2017, the Brazilian Agency of Sanitary Surveillance (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária, ANVISA) issued Resolution RDC No. 173, which prohibits the manufacture, import, and commercialization in the national territory, as well as the use in health services, of mercury and mercury powder for amalgam alloy in a non-encapsulated […]
Topic: Dental care, Health
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Author: Eduardo Soares
(Feb. 8, 2016) On January 25, 2016, the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) passed legislation authorizing the Minister of Health to determine conditions for either fully or partially exempting new immigrants from testing requirements otherwise applicable to persons seeking a license to practice dentistry in Israel. (Dentists Ordinance Amendment (No. 6) Law, 5776-2016 (Amendment Law), Knesset website (in Hebrew) […]
Topic: Dental care, Health, Licensing and permits
Jurisdiction: Israel
Author: Ruth Levush