A Way Forward for A Greener Future – Sustainability in Oral Health Care

Abstract

Oral health professionals promote universal oral health for diseases that are primarily preventable and/or treated in their early stages. The delivery of oral health care, whether through therapeutic interventions, preventive care, or long-term maintenance, causes pollutants and has a significant carbon footprint. Oral health practitioners share a moral obligation to society to offer optimal oral health services, ensure patient safety, and decrease their environmental impact. To ensure the long-term viability of oral healthcare services, all organisations should recognise the critical need to work together to develop knowledge, identify remedial possibilities, and exchange best practices that are environmentally friendly.

Keywords

• Oral health care
• sustainability
• climate change