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, pre-ventive 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 or-ganisations should recognise the critical need to work together to develop knowledge, identify remedial pos-sibilities, and exchange best practices that are environmentally friendly.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 404-406 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | National Journal of Community Medicine |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Epidemiology
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health