Mulligan, S., Smith, L. and Martin, N. orcid.org/0000-0002-6380-559X (2021) Sustainable oral healthcare and the environment : challenges. Dental Update, 48 (6). pp. 493-501. ISSN 0305-5000
Abstract
Oral healthcare has an environmental impact that is specific to the profession and is currently unsustainable. This impact results in unwanted and difficult-to-manage waste, carbon emissions and other environmental impacts that contribute to climate change. Contributions to this pollution come from the supply chain that provides the required materials and sundries, patient and staff commuting/travelling, direct patient care, the use and end-of-life management of restorative materials and single-use plastics (SUPs) such as personal protective equipment (PPE). This article explores these various contributors to pollution arising from oral healthcare.
CPD/Clinical Relevance: The provision of oral healthcare has an environmental impact that requires consideration and action in order to become sustainable.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 George Warman Publications (UK) Limited. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Dental Update. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Clinical Dentistry (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/S025278/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jun 2021 13:37 |
Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2021 01:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Mark Allen Group |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.12968/denu.2021.48.6.493 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:175501 |