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## Dental Use of Mercury Sections 22a-616(d) and 22a-62 2 of the Connecticut General St a (CGS) This fact sheet is intended for dental practitioners and their associates, vocational dental education or training school professors and students.
In accordance with Sections 22a-616 and 22a-622 of the Connecticut Ge n Statutes, dental practitioners and dent al schools are required to store, u s otherwise handle mercury amal g am in accordance with state and federal and any best mana g ement practices (BMPs) adopted by the State. On J a 11, 2006, the Department of Environm ental Protection (DEP) adopted a r version of the mercury amal g am BMP's ori g inally adopted on October 23, DEP has also developed a Certificatio n Form on which dental practitioner s certify that their practice(s) or clinic (s) is in compliance with the state ad o BMPs. In addition to the amalgam BMPs, other g eneral office best mana g practices are found in The Environmentally Responsible Dental Office: A G to Proper Waste Management in Connecticut Dental Offices

. Access to an electronic version of the Certificatio n Form, BMPs and Guide is available o DEP website at www.ct.gov/dep. Requirements for Vocational Dental Education or Trainin g School s Vocational dental education or trainin g school professors and students, o n after July 1, 2003, are prohibit ed from using mercury amalgam unless s u school has developed and implemente d a plan, approved by the commiss that assures best mana g ement practices are used that are consistent wit h state-adopted BMPs, g uidelines of the American Dental Association, and s and federal law. Such plan sha ll address the following criteria:

z Educational trainin g pro g ram for the proper mana g ement of mercu r includin g but not limited to the handlin g , recyclin g and disposal of w elemental mercury and mercury amal g am, and the hazards associa with mercury;

z Identification of the vendor that manages the mercury waste;

z Procedures for staff and students in managing mercury;

z Installation of an amalgam separator;

z Prevention of mercury discharges into the waters of the state, any pollution abatement facility, or subsurface sewa g e disposal system. The plan shall be submitted to the DEP at the following address: Mercury Program/Tom Metzner Department of Environmental Protection 

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_ GID=163879 Elm Street, 4 th floor Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Requirements for Dental Practitioners Dental practitioners, after Ju ly 1, 2003, are required to:

z Use the mercury only for dental purposes;

z Store, use, or otherwise handle exposure to such mercury amal g a m accordance with the accepted gu idelines of the American Dental Association, and state and federal law, and comply with the state-a BMPs;

z Certify that they are in complianc e with these BMPs by completin g a signing the Initial Certification Form for Licensed Dentists ( PDF Ver s Word Version )

z Dispose of waste in accordance with state and federal law. Material Safety Data Sheet The law requires that the purchaser or recipient of elemental mercury be provided a Material Safety Data Sheet as defined in 42 USC 110349.
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