Medicine:Sustainable dentistry

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Sustainable dentistry is when a dental organization voluntarily embeds corporate social responsibility into its organizational culture through the creation of a sustainability policy that outlines its commitment to and strategy for internally and externally focusing all its activities on realizing a triple bottom line, i.e. economic prosperity, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship. Managing sustainability in dentistry, therefore, is the implementation, monitoring, and adjusting of what this sustainability policy entails within a dental organization.[1][2][3] Dental practices can uphold sustainable dentistry by reducing their carbon footprint through various methods such as monitoring product procurement.[4]

References

  1. Oviedo, B. (2018). A New Dental Ethic. Journal of the American College of Dentists, 85(3), 5-7.
  2. Willard, B. (2018). The Business Case for Sustainable Dentistry. Journal of the American College of Dentists, 85(3), 8-14.
  3. United Nations. Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Resolution adopted by the 80th General Assembly, September 25, 2015.
  4. Lee, J. (2022). My View: Sustainable dentistry.