Environmental sustainability: measuring and embedding sustainable practice into the dental practice

Duane, Brett; Croasdale, Kim; Ramasubbu, Darshini; Harford, Sara; Steinbach, Inge; Stancliffe, Rachel; Vadher, Devika

doi:10.1038/s41415-019-0355-y

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“…Constant development of the communication strategy allows the entrepreneur to increase their revenue and profit. Duane et al (2019) indicate better communication as the 4th of their 10 tips for sustainable dentistry. They point out that the practitioner can convey a vision that promotes sustainability on the practice website or social media platforms [33].…”

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Digital Entrepreneurship via Sustainable Online Communication of Dentistry Profession, Oradea, Romania: A Longitudinal Analysis

Constantin

Kavoura

2022

Sustainability

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Dentistry is an entrepreneurially oriented public interest profession that must maintain a balance between professional specificity and business sustainability. Communicating with patients is vital in a competitive system, and the dentist needs to use handy resources such as websites and social media. The aim of this research is (a) to examine whether websites and social networks are a digital entrepreneurship tool used in the dentistry profession in Oradea, a city in full economic development in Romania, to promote the profession nationally and internationally, (b) to compare the changes made using digital tools in the period between 2018–2021 for all licensed dentists in the mentioned city (between 430–450 people, depending on the stage of analysis) using the content analysis method and (c) to identify how the lockdown period imposed by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic influenced not only the sustainability of the medical services provided to the population but also the communication practices of the dental offices. The results of examining the dentist’s online presence reveal that there is an interest among practitioners to grow their business sustainably through a digital presence that is increasingly relevant to them and their clients, but the potential remains under-exploited.

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Digital Entrepreneurship via Sustainable Online Communication of Dentistry Profession, Oradea, Romania: A Longitudinal Analysis

Constantin

Kavoura

2022

Sustainability

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“…As they progress through their career, dentists often become team leaders and will be responsible for implementing sustainability within their dental settings. Changing sustainability requires leadership skills and these skills are already embedded as part of their core recommended curriculum 29,51 . Moving forwards it will be important for educators to develop relevant teaching materials in order to further develop these skills in relation to environmental sustainability.…”

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Embedding environmental sustainability within the modern dental curriculum— Exploring current practice and developing a shared understanding

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Eur J Dental Education

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Introduction Evidence concerning the interactions between human health and planetary health has grown extensively in recent years. In turn, the perceived importance of environmental sustainability within higher education is growing at a rapid rate. This paper provides a summary of key elements as they apply to dentistry, and provides an introduction to the reader of an early consensus of how sustainability could be included as part of the dental curriculum. Methods The consensus opinion within this paper largely centres around discussion at the ADEE sustainability workshop at the annual conference in Berlin (August 2019). In order to help inform discussions at the workshop, a brief scoping questionnaire was circulated to potential participants regarding their understanding and current teaching practices in sustainability. An infographic was designed to help delegates remember the important elements of sustainable dentistry. Delegates discussed the concept of sustainability alongside the infographic, and how they could link these with the Graduating European Dentist (GED) curriculum. Results The discussions within the workshop largely centred around 4 main themes: Disease prevention and health promotion, Patient education and empowerment, Lean service delivery and Preferential use of strategies with lower environmental impact. Discussion It is apparent that there is a widespread need for teaching materials relating to environmental sustainability; this includes specific learning outcomes relating to the 4 educational domains of the Graduating European Dentist curriculum, and methods for teaching and assessing these outcomes. Conclusion This paper reports consensus on the first phase of a pan‐European working group on Sustainability in dental education.

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“…The overarching goals of LCAs make them an invaluable tool to enable evidence-based decision making. 8,9,10 A robust LCA could determine which restorative dental materials, waste management strategies, dental waste products such as empty composite compules and associated packaging result in the lowest environmental impacts.…”

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Sustainable oral healthcare and the environment: mitigation strategies

2021

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Carbon emissions and single-use plastics (SUPs) are the main forms of environmental pollution relating to waste arising from oral healthcare. Ownership of this problem is shared with the whole supply chain, from manufacturing to distribution, procurement, clinical use and finally, waste management. Mitigation strategies focus on the individual stakeholders in the supply chain, including the provision of clinical care. Key to this is establishing a baseline analysis of the nature and the size of the problem through life cycle assessments (LCAs). Reduction of CO2 emissions, other associated environmental impacts and plastic waste is considered through remote clinical consultations, recycling, patient education and the provision of high-quality care to achieve high impact environmentally sustainable outcomes. CPD/Clinical Relevance: Environmentally sustainable oral healthcare requires the combined efforts of all stakeholders across the supply chain. The provision of good oral healthcare can deliver environmentally sustainable outcomes from a reduced need for interventions.

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Environmental sustainability: measuring and embedding sustainable practice into the dental practice

Cited by 18 publications

References 15 publications

Digital Entrepreneurship via Sustainable Online Communication of Dentistry Profession, Oradea, Romania: A Longitudinal Analysis

Digital Entrepreneurship via Sustainable Online Communication of Dentistry Profession, Oradea, Romania: A Longitudinal Analysis

Embedding environmental sustainability within the modern dental curriculum— Exploring current practice and developing a shared understanding

Sustainable oral healthcare and the environment: mitigation strategies

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