MHRA Registration – Ensuring you are up to date!

We find as we visit laboratories around the country, that sometimes their details need updating with the MHRA.

Have you moved address?

Have you changed your trading name?

If the answer is yes then you need to inform the MHRA – www.mhra.gov.uk

It is also advisable that you check that you are listed on the MHRA register as many laboratories details have been archived following the 2008 live publishing of the register.

The MHRA now has now introduced an easier access search option on their website, making it quicker and easier for you to not only check your own status and details, but also those of other laboratories. Now rather than searching alphabetically there is also the option to type in the name or MHRA number (if known) of the company you want to check, simply by clicking on the new ‘Search Registration’ tab at the top, right hand side of the page:

http://aic.mhra.gov.uk/era/pdr.nsf/name?openpage&start=1&count=200

Registration with the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is a legal requirement as all dental laboratories are required to comply with the Medical Devices Directive and Medical Devices Regulations.

Registrations hit an all-time high with 415 dental laboratories now being DAMAS registered. This rise shows a 40% increase over the past two years alone.

DAMAS Registrations in Wales and Ireland have doubled over this two-year period, as the popularity of DAMAS continues to increase countrywide.

So what does this equate to nationally?