Stewards of Good Health and a Healthy PlanetTM
Our Mission & Vision
Our mission is to provide the dental industry with the tools needed to integrate green practices efficiently and effectively, and to support the public in taking personal responsibility for their dental health care choices.
Our vision is a dental industry that combines stewardship of client health with stewardship of planetary health.
We provide:
- Training & Education for dental professionals and the dental industry necessary to implement eco-friendly practices
- Technical assistance for dental providers in greening the profession
- A network to connect dental professionals, patients, and colleagues who share eco-friendly values
The Eco-Dentistry Association Member Pledge
As a Member of the Eco-Dentistry Association I am/we are committed to a dental profession which values both outstanding patient care and outstanding planetary care. I/we recognize that as dental professionals we make decisions every day which impact the public’s health, and the health of our Earth. As such, I/we pledge to consider the environmental impact of my/our practices in:
1. Dental processes and materials
2. Office administration and marketing
3. Office construction, design and furnishings
In making choices in these three areas I/we agree to:
- Rethink decisions and wherever possible to choose environmentally-sound options (e.g. using digital radiography, re-painting the office with non-toxic paints, installing an amalgam separator)
- Reduce the environmental impact of my/our practice (e.g. lowering energy consumption by converting light fixtures to energy-efficient fluorescents, using cloth sterilization methods)
- Reuse or re-purpose whatever I/we can (e.g. reusing lab boxes, buying washable lab coats)
- Recycle whatever I/we can (e.g. recycling office magazines, copy paper)
- I/we further pledge to:
- Demonstrate leadership by sharing “best practices” and innovations with other Eco-Dentistry Association Members
- Educate my/our team and patients about environmentally-sound practices
- Support suppliers who offer environmentally-sound products and services
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"Dentistry has always been in the forefront of preventative care. Now we are in the forefront of planetary care. "
Christine Hovliaras Delozier, RDH
Advisory Board Member of the Eco-Dentistry Association
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