We also show our patients simple strategies they can carry out to reduce the impact of dentistry on the environment
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The Main Action Item
In dentistry, the best way not to impact the environment is to achieve a decrease in the number of visits to the dentist .
This action is aligned with a reduction strategy, that is, it pollutes the least the one that produces the least pollutants.
By reducing the number of visits to the dentist, we achieve the following:
Reduction of CO2 emissions : by reducing the number of patient trips, as well as the emissions generated for the management of healthcare waste, the manufacture and distribution of dental supplies.
Generation of less waste : less materials are used, less packaging, fewer biosecurity supplies
How do I Visit the Dentist less?
Now, how do we manage to visit the dentist less, here are several possibilities
Sustainability in Dentistry is Maintaining Excellent Oral Health
Topics such as excellent oral prevention will make your visits to the dentist only for your regular check-up and dental cleaning, no more.
Here are the main actions you can take:
Toothbrushing with fluoride pastes after every meal, flossing
Avoid frequently consuming sugary foods and flavored sodas.
Consume alcohol in moderation and leave tobacco (including vaping and other sources).
Now, from an internal point of view, at the Asiri Dental Center, as an ecological dental clinic in Quito, we have developed concrete policies so that our practice presents the sustainability in dentistry that our values profess.
Below we summarize these policies
Water Savings
We reuse the water after it is discarded by the autoclave, with it we water our plants
We make rational use of water in dental cleanings, in the turbine and in the spittoon
Our toilets have dual action of flushing
Recycling
We deliver to recycling managers the cardboard boxes where our supplies come from as well as the plastics we use.
We will be attentive to the arrival of the recyclable toothpaste tubes to inform our patients .
Reuse
We reuse the plastic pots where the cleaning and disinfection products come
Elimination of the Use of Paper
We use electronic billing
We use electronic vouchers for credit or debit card transactions
We send prescriptions, directions and treatment plans electronically.
We prefer to receive radiographs in digital format
Minimum Electricity Consumption
We use only LED bulbs with adequate power for the lighting area
The lights are controlled by motion sensors
We make the most of natural light with large windows < / li>
We use compressed air very consciously in our dental unit
We generate minimal electricity consumption at times when we do not have patients.
Use of Biodegradable Products
We use, as far as possible, biodegradable cleaning products
Growing and Caring for Plants
We love plants and when you visit us you will know what we have in our environment and in the outskirts.