Halal Aspect in Dental Materials

Abstract

With the world being more globalized, halal aspect is rapidly becoming a major concern amongst Muslims worldwide. Previous concerns focusing on the halal status of meat-based products has now expanded to include personal care and cosmetic products, as well as pharmaceuticals and medical/dental consumables. 20% of Muslims are reported to be concerned about the halal status of their daily products (Hunter, 2012). The advent of technology, innovation, development and globalization has made it very likely for the Muslim individual’s product to contain ingredients originated from prohibited (haram) sources. In Malaysia; a Muslim-majority country, 40% of the population use halal pharmaceuticals (Ting et al., 2019).