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How can dental waste management be more sustainable? Part two
Decon Pete discusses more simple changes dental practices can make to waste management to be more sustainable. Last month we…
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The sustainable future of clinic refurbishment
Ben Lee explores the key concepts of promoting social responsibility, minimising environmental impact and ensuring economic viability for sustainable clinic…
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How can dental waste management be more sustainable? Part one
Decon Pete discusses how practices can make simple changes to waste management to reduce its carbon footprint. HTM 07-01, which…
Dentistry
How can orthodontics contribute to the green agenda?
This month, Saba Qureshi discusses how orthodontics contributes to the climate crisis and whether it can be more sustainable. The…
Columnists
Single-use wipe ban planned for 2024 – what does this mean for dentistry?
Kevin Keane of Dentaqua explains the proposed ban on single-use wipes in 2024 and the next steps that dental practices…
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Becoming a carbon neutral dental laboratory
Sowing the seeds of sustainable labs: Philip Wears talks about the steps he took to turn Mango Dental Technologies into…
Dentistry
Sustainable procurement – shaping dentistry’s future
Mark Topley explains how to achieve more sustainable procurement and examines the impact this will have on the future of…
Dentistry
The growing importance of sustainability and ESG impact in UK dentistry
Paul Graham considers sustainability and ESG in UK dentistry, and how it can impact practice values. In recent years, the…
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Why dentistry is learning to prioritise consequence over convenience
Before too long, sustainability will be widely embraced by the dental profession, predict Giles and Leslie Edwards. Please introduce yourself…
Dentistry
Plastics in dentistry – oral health shouldn’t cost the Earth
David Arnold highlights some of the environmental challenges that plastics pose for the dental sector and what can be done about…
Oral health
Technology for sustainable dentistry
Sustainable dentistry is of growing importance to dental professionals and patients alike – here’s how technology can improve a practice’s…
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How to be a great boss and do good
Mark Topley explores what it means to be a great boss, and to lead a productive, happy team and a sustainable,…
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Core Strengths – B Corp certification
Catherine Rutland reveals how navigating the challenging road to B Corp certification helped define a company-wide understanding of sustainability. When…
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Simon says: let’s prioritise sustainability in dentistry
It’s time for us to think in more depth about sustainability and how we can make dentistry better for our…
Dentistry
‘We saw potential deep under all the clutter’
A generous measure of good humour, a ‘can do’ attitude and shared enthusiasm propelled Neil Colquhoun and Anton Ward into…
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How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 7 January 2023
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Children’s oral health in England…
Dentistry
Sustainability – small steps to make a big difference
Sustainability has become a hot topic over recent years. Practice Plan’s head of sales, Zoe Close, spoke to Wesleyan’s group…
Dentistry
Are toothpaste tabs the future? – the pros and cons
Lottie Manahan weighs up the pros and cons of toothpaste tabs – and why they might just be the future.…
Oral health
Going sustainable in dentistry is easier than you think
Mark Topley gives an insight into sustainability in the dental sector and outlines some ways that you can make…
Dentistry