Online Resource Outlines Tenets of Environmentally Responsible Practice
Made possible by an educational grant from Kerr, a new online tool can help steer dental offices toward environmentally responsible practice.
Made possible by an educational grant from Kerr, a new online tool can help steer dental offices toward environmentally responsible practice. Authored by epidemiologist and public health specialist Alfred Frost, MS, DDS, vice president of clinical and scientific affairs for Dental Recycling North America, Public Health, the Environment and Dentistry: From Policy to Clinical Practice (available at DRNA.com) explains steps that dentists can take to implement ecologically sustainable protocols. More specifically, offices may benefit from a detailed explanation of amalgam recycling procedures — which should prove timely once the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issues its final rule on amalgam handling, which is expected in June.
