title: Go green: it's the right thing to do.
abstract: What exactly is "going green"? What does it mean to the practice of dentistry? Dental health care professionals know the importance of preserving the environment and the environment's contribution to overall health and well-being. Research has shown there is a rising consumption of diminishing natural resources. Air and water pollution, growing landfills and the effects of global warming have added to this decline. Dentistry can lessen the combined environmental impact by utilizing the "Four R's of Going Green," namely, "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink."' This course will include the parameters needed to initiate a program for your dental practice that is simple and practical to implement.
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D018057:Dental Waste; D017743:Equipment Reuse; D006361:Heating; D006801:Humans; D008029:Lighting; D011215:Practice Management, Dental; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D018057:Dental Waste; D003723:Dental Amalgam