Environmental sustainability and waste within the dental practice

This paper forms part of a series of papers, seven in total, which have been requested by colleagues to help them as clinicians understand sustainability as it relates to dentistry. This paper focuses on waste and how the dental team can influence how waste is processed and disposed of. It is the au...

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Published in:British dental journal 2019-04, Vol.226 (8), p.611-618
Main Authors: Duane, Brett, Ramasubbu, Darshini, Harford, Sara, Steinbach, Inge, Swan, James, Croasdale, Kim, Stancliffe, Rachel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution
Airway management
Carbon
Consumption
Costs
Dental Waste
Dentistry
Emissions
Food waste
Greenhouse gases
Hygiene
Landfill
Manufacturers
Medical wastes
Medicine
Natural resources
Outdoor air quality
Public health
Recycling
Sustainable development
Waste Management
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Summary:This paper forms part of a series of papers, seven in total, which have been requested by colleagues to help them as clinicians understand sustainability as it relates to dentistry. This paper focuses on waste and how the dental team can influence how waste is processed and disposed of. It is the authors' hope that this series of papers stimulates interest, debate and discussion and, as well as being economically responsible, ultimately motivates and inspires the dental team to be more socially and environmentally sustainable which in turn will help promote health and illness prevention.
ISSN:0007-0610
1476-5373
DOI:10.1038/s41415-019-0194-x