CARBON FOOTPRINT: A DENTIST’S PERSPECTIVE Sustainable means something that can continue for a long time. Making dentistry sustainable is the need of the hour. This notion comes from understanding the relationship between the environmental impact of our healthcare systems. Research indicates that the healthcare industry contributes to various greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, poor air, food, and water quality. It is easy to forget the dental waste generated by households, dental schools, dental offices, and hospitals. A single dental procedure can use more than 20 items, most of which are discarded after the procedure, e.g., single-use items, dental materials, personal protective equipment, disposable instruments, sterilization pouches and more. Now think about all the dental waste generated across the world. We are proud to restore patients’ oral health, but at what cost? Thus, as a responsible human being and citizen, oral health professionals should have an obligation to implement environmentally sustainable measures. This presentation would create awareness and delineate certain practices that can be easily adapted to reduce the carbon footprint and save our planet

1. Presenters:
Dr Mansimran Uppal,
Reader, Oral Medicine and Radiology
Shri Banke Bihari Dental College
Ghaziabad
Dr Ambika Luthra
Lecturer, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
ITS Dental College, Hospital and Research Center,
Greater Noida

6. What is carbon
footprint??
The term CARBON FOOTPRINT, is a shorthand to describe the
best estimate that we can get of the full climate change impact of
something. That something could be anything – an activity, an
item, a lifestyle, a company, a country or even the whole world.

7. Just for
fun!!!!
INDIVIDUAL CARBON
FOOTPRINT

8. CARBON FOOTPRINT OF A
DENTIST

10. SOLUTIONS
GO PAPERLESS
USE CAD/CAM
TECH
USE STEAM
STERILIZERS
REUSABLE
ECHOPOUCHES
AND PPE’S
SUSTAINABLE
SINGLE USE
ITEMS -WOODEN
DISPOSABLE
INSTRUMENTS
DO MORE
COMPOSITE
FILLING VS
AMALGAM
EFFICIENT
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
MAINTAIN GOOD
ORAL HYGINE
AND SAVE THE
ENVIRONMENT

13. If not helped this would a pre lost battle for human Race.
Sustainability required for survival.
Lets pledge to be responsible humans and promote environmental
citizenship