GREEN DENTISTRY: SUSTAINABILITY IN DENTISTRY

Year 2023, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 88 - 100, 31.12.2023

Cemile Soğancı

Abstract

Henüz yeni bir alan olan "yeşil diş hekimliği"ndeki yaklaşım, diş hekimliğinin çevreye verdiği zararın azaltılmasıdır. Diş hekimi muayenehanesi atıklarının çoğunluğu dört uygulamadan kaynaklanmaktadır: Amalgam, geleneksel vakumlu emme sistemleri, enfeksiyon kontrol teknikleri, tek kullanımlık malzemeler ve standart X-ışını ekipmanı. Çok sayıda diş malzemesi doğaya zarar vermekte ve karbon ayak izi bırakmaktadır. Geri dönüştürülebilir veya yeniden kullanılabilir malzemelerin seçilmesi çok önemlidir. Bu çalışma, diş hekimliğinin çevreyi etkilediği konulara dikkat çekmeye çalışmakta ve diş hekimlerinin potansiyel olarak tehlikeli atık miktarını azaltabilecekleri eylemleri özetlemektedir.

Keywords

Green dentistry, eco-friendly dentistry, sustainable dentistry, sustainability

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