ASDA Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2020

October is Campus Sustainability Month, and over the past week, the ASDA Council on Professional Issues has presented a blog series exploring various aspects of sustainability. So far, we’ve discussed clinic sustainability and personal sustainability , and provided a printable PDF flier to help you spark ideas for your school’s clinic.

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Dentistry Today

APRIL 8, 2024

For many people, sustainability means environmental actions to protect our planet. While tackling issues connected to the health of our planet are of the utmost importance, sustainability includes a lot more. Acting sustainably in this respect means building a diverse and inclusive industry for people of all backgrounds.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Sustainability can be defined as avoidance of the depletion of natural resources to maintain an ecological balance. At a recent Dentsply Sirona World Conference, Dimensions of Dental Hygiene’s Editor in Chief, Jill Rethman, RDH, BA, sat down with three individuals involved in the sustainability movement in dentistry.

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Dentistry Today

MARCH 26, 2024

Sustainability is evolving from a nice-to-have to a must-have in all aspects of life—dentistry included. But how can we turn sustainability into concrete actions? Q: What advice do you have for dental professionals just starting out on their sustainability journey?

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Off the Cusp

APRIL 19, 2022

Sustainability is, literally, a global concept. Encompassing everything from public health and environmental concerns to food and energy production to practices of consumption and disposal, sustainability is perhaps best summarized as the ability to meet current needs without compromising future needs.

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ASDA Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In celebration of Campus Sustainability Month this October, the ASDA Council on Professional Issues developed a three-part series discussing what it means to be clinically, personally and environmentally sustainable. The number of gloves I go through in a clinic setting is appalling.

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ASDA Blog

JULY 7, 2021

I mean, if getting your grande iced, sugar-free, vanilla latte with soy milk at Starbucks with a paper straw doesn’t scream save the turtles to you, I don’t know what else can. In fact, evidence-based research has shown that switching from traditional toothbrushes to bamboo is environmentally sustainable.

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