Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Green Dentistry among Dental Professionals of Bhopal City: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Verma, Shivangi; Jain, Ankur; Thakur, Ruchi; Maran, Satish; Kale, Anaya; Sagar, Krishna; Mishra, Sapna

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2020/43406.13637

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“…Conversely, another study in Bhopal, India, found that reusable saliva aspirators were very popular (83.2%). 27 The pollution generated by clinical dental practice is caused mainly by disposable items. However, the low percentage of use of some reusable products may be related to some insecurity in the control of cross-infection of sustainable materials due to the impossibility of guaranteeing good disinfection and sterilization of the type of material available.…”

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“…20 The present study found a high percentage of implementation of all environmental sustainability practices related to the dental amalgam management category, similar to other studies. 27,30 On the contrary, in a study carried out in Jordan, 17 the only practice implemented was using capsules of different sizes to use alternative restorative materials, such as resins. In turn, Thailand dentists have shown negative attitudes toward alternative materials and, specifically, a percentage of use of amalgam substantially higher than in the present study.…”

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“…32 The sustainability practices in the imaging category had the highest implementation percentages, contrary to other studies. 17,27 The most sustainable practice is using a digital X-ray system, which does not require chemicals, plastics, paper, or lead films. Additionally, digital imaging systems have the advantages of exposing the patient to a lower dose of ionizing radiation, providing high-quality and high-precision images, and enabling easy storage and transmission to any part of the world.…”

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“…20 Regarding paper management, most participants generally indicated that they performed simple, sustainable practices, as in other studies. 17,27 Reducing the use of paper and replacing it with digital systems has not only made a major contribution to reducing deforestation but also to reducing the greenhouse effect and, consequently, global warming. 33 However, less than half (45.7%) of the participants implemented digital communication for dental laboratories.…”

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“…Regarding water management, this study shows a high percentage of sustainable practices implementation, except regarding water taps with a sensor/timer, and these values are comparable with other studies. 17,27 Again, these results may derive from the costs inherent to the acquisition of these systems compared to conventional taps.…”

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Environmental sustainability practices in portuguese dental clinics

Neves¹,

Santos²,

Mendes³

2022

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Objectives: To study the implementation of environmental sustainability practices at Portuguese dental clinics, the importance given by clinical directors to these practices, and the barriers felt in their applicability. Methods: This cross-sectional study’s target population was clinical directors (Dentists or Stomatologists) working in Portugal. Data was collected through an online questionnaire shared in several groups of clinicians on social networks, published in digital journals, and sent by email through medical associations. It was available between February and April 2021. The questionnaire collected information about the implementation of environmental sustainability practices in dental clinics within six categories of management: devices and equipment, dental amalgam, imaging, paper, energy, and water. There were also questions about the importance of these practices and the barriers felt. Descriptive statistics of all variables were performed. Results: The sample included 245 clinical directors, of which 65.5% were female and 43.7% were between 40 and 49 years old. There was a high degree of implementation of environmental sustainability practices related to imaging (82.6%), dental amalgam (80.7%), water (67.5%), energy (67.4%), paper (63.4%), and devices and equipment (62.9%). Almost all respondents (96%) considered that environmental sustainability practices are important or very important, and the more frequently referred barriers to implementation were costs (44.6%) and lack of training/information (16.3%). Conclusions: Clinical directors showed good environmental awareness and satisfactory implementation of environmental sustainability practices in dental clinics. Costs were the most reported barrier to the implementation of further practices.

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confidence: 99%

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Awareness and barriers to sustainability in dentistry: A scoping review

Martín

Sheppard

Gorasia

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Sustainability in Dentistry: Assessing knowledge, attitude, and practices of dental practitioners about green dentistry

Jalbani,

Doss,

John

et al. 2023

Pak J Med Sci

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Objective: Green dentistry is an emerging concept necessary to address the worsening climatic changes. It is essential to compile the existing literature on knowledge, attitude, and practice on green dentistry that can be accomplished by conducting a literature review. The objective of this literature review was to summarize and present the existing knowledge that dentists have regarding green dental practices, their attitude about this shift towards sustainability, and steps that they have taken in their personal practice to adhere towards an eco-friendlier dental approach. Methods: Three months of effective research and review development from March 2022 to June 2022. Design using keywords, a literature search was performed in PubMed, Google scholar and Web of Science databases. A total of 13 articles of 45, fulfilling the inclusion criteria were selected, of which two were excluded as these were not in English. Results: Dental practitioners have good knowledge about green dentistry and positive attitudes towards environment conservation, but implementation in their practice is not adequate. Most common themes of knowledge, attitude and practice assessment in green dentistry are amalgam management, radiographic management, infection control, waste management, water, and electricity management. Conclusion: The absence of adequate literature on eco-friendly practices in dentistry makes it difficult to validate the findings of most of these studies. Dental professionals are familiar with environmentally friendly dental practices and have a positive outlook on their role in environmental protection, but its application in practice is far from adequate. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.1.7606 How to cite this: Zia N, Doss JG, John J, Panezai J. Sustainability in Dentistry: Assessing knowledge, attitude, and practices of dental practitioners about green dentistry. Pak J Med Sci. 2024;40(1):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.1.7606 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Green Dentistry among Dental Professionals of Bhopal City: A Cross-Sectional Survey

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Environmental sustainability practices in portuguese dental clinics

Environmental sustainability practices in portuguese dental clinics

Awareness and barriers to sustainability in dentistry: A scoping review

Sustainability in Dentistry: Assessing knowledge, attitude, and practices of dental practitioners about green dentistry

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