1. Dental practice and the environment
- Author
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Nairn H F Wilson, E.G. Bellinger, and Ivar A. Mjör
- Subjects
Dental practice ,Paper ,MEDLINE ,Professional practice ,Audit ,Environment ,Hazardous Substances ,Environmental monitoring ,Humans ,Environmental impact assessment ,Medical Waste Disposal ,Workplace ,General Dentistry ,Occupational Health ,Dental Waste ,Professional Practice ,Refuse Disposal ,Clinical Practice ,Metals ,Dentistry ,Engineering ethics ,Business ,Safety ,Environmental Pollution ,Environmental Health ,Plastics ,Environmental Monitoring - Abstract
This paper summarises issues pertaining to the environmental effects of clinical practice. Using examples of environmental awareness, the concept of environmental auditing is introduced by way of a pointer to actions to limit the environmental impact of dentistry. It is concluded that environmental management and auditing would be advantageous to dentistry.
- Published
- 1998