How green is your team?

Efficiency is a key word in the world of dentistry – from digital appointment systems to more predictable treatments, effective communication to a regimental adherence to legislative and regulatory protocols, teams are expected to help run a dental practice with military precision

In a nutshell, green healthcare can be summed up with the ‘three Rs’ – Reduce, Re-use, Recycle. But first of all, your management skills may need a rethink. Try changing your approach to efficiency by taking account of the impact your actions have on the environment. Does your dental practice use local suppliers? Is your stationery recyclable and, if so, is everyone on the team doing it? Carefully placed recycling boxes throughout the practice will spark the consciousness of those not always 100% on side. Just recycling paper and containers reduces waste to landfill by up to 27%. So, why not be proactive and engage the rest of the team in a mission to ‘think green’…