Dental Susnet brings together staff, patients and others from dentistry to share ideas and resources for the transformation to a truly sustainable health service.

"Can a Whisper become a Roar" A call to action for the healthcare community

"As clinicians we are taught to value evidence based interventions that benefit health and wellbeing.

Scottish CDO raises issue of plastic waste

Wonder if anyone caught this in the Scottish Daily Mail (23/10):

4.7m cups thrown away by dentists every year

Calling all Q members (Health Foundation) with a passion for sustainability

Calling all sustainability friends… are you a Q member (Health Foundation)?

Dental Sustainability Scholars 2017-18, a year on...

A fantastic year on since starting as ‘Sustainable Dentistry Scholars’, the time has come for Darshini and I to hang up our scholar hats!

CSH sustainability school

A quick reminder that CSH has its Sustainability School coming up soon!

Sustainable Health and Care Awards - could you enter?

Do you know of an example of an excellent, green or resource-efficient clinical care model with inspiring social impacts?

Dental Sustainability Video

The environmental impact of dental amalgam and resin-based composite materials

Abstract: Direct-placement dental restorative materials include dental amalgam, glass ionomer, resin-modified glass ionomer, compomer and resin-based composite (RBC).

Mulligan et al., British Dental Journal

April, 2018

First Sustainable Dentistry Conference: How did it go?

On the 29th June 2018 the UK’s first Sustainable Dentistry conference: ‘Sustainable Dentistry- innovation and future

Conference on Sustainable Dentistry: Innovation and Future-Proofing

All the presentations from the Sustainable Dentistry Conference on 29th June 2018 can now be viewed here.

July, 2018

How can Dentistry be Sustainable? An Exploratory Study

“How can Dentistry be Sustainable? An Exploratory Study” (YouTube Video of presentation of the study)

by Ian Mills (partner at Torrington Dental Practice) and Dr Jane Grose (Senior Research Fellow, Sustainability and Health, Plymouth University)

June, 2018

Carbon mitigation, patient choice and cost reduction - triple bottom line optimisation for health care planning

Resource Description:

Duane et al. “Carbon mitigation, patient choice and cost reduction – triple bottom line optimisation for health care planning” Public Health 2014 Oct;128(10):920–4

Abstract

June, 2018

Taking a bite out of Scotland's dental carbon emissions in the transition to a low carbon future

Resource Description

Duane et al. “Taking a bite out of Scotland's dental carbon emissions in the transition to a low carbon future.” Public Health 2012 Sep;126(9):770-7

Abstract

September, 2012

An estimated carbon footprint of NHS primary dental care within England. How can dentistry be more environmentally sustainable?

Duane, B., Berners Lee, M., White, S., Stancliffe, R. & Steinbach, I. BDJ (2017) 223: 589–593

ABSTRACT:

British Dental Journal

October, 2017

New dental amalgam regulations - what are your views?

From 1st July, UK law will come into effect stipulating dentists should not be placing amaglam in under 15's, deciduous teeth or pregnant/ breastfe

Conference on Sustainable dentistry - only 2 weeks to go!

Only a couple of weeks left until our conference on Sustainable Dentistry!

Sustainability in QI - the time has come!

Health systems are in constant need of improvement - and in some cases total redesign.

Sign up to the CSH newsletter

We are going to be sending out a CSH newsletter next week..

Want to know how dentists can help to fight climate change and protect human health?

To find out more and learn practical ways for health professionals to get involved in fossil fuel divestment work register for the free 'Climate Ch

10 Top Tips for Sustainable Dentistry poster

Colour poster / leaflet giving 10 practical steps to improve the sustainability of a dental service - please feel free to use and share.

Developed by HEKSS Dental Sustainability Scholars 2015-16, Divya Verma and Devika Vadher, working with Dr Brett Duane and CSH.

CSH & Health Education England KSS

May, 2017

Sustainability in QI - the time has come!

Health systems are in constant need of improvement - and in some cases total redesign.

Sustainable dentistry: E-learning module with free CPD

Interested in Sustainable dentistry and how to make your clinical practice more eco and patient friendly as well as make cost savings? "An Introduction to Sustainable Dentistry and Measuring Carbon in Healthcare" is part of a CPD - accredited e-learning module.

CSH, Health Education England KSS

March, 2016

Browse this Networks's Resources in the Resource Library

The environmental impact of dental amalgam and resin-based composite materials

Abstract: Direct-placement dental restorative materials include dental amalgam, glass ionomer, resin-modified glass ionomer, compomer and resin-based composite (RBC).

Mulligan et al., British Dental Journal

April, 2018

Conference on Sustainable Dentistry: Innovation and Future-Proofing

All the presentations from the Sustainable Dentistry Conference on 29th June 2018 can now be viewed here.

July, 2018

How can Dentistry be Sustainable? An Exploratory Study

“How can Dentistry be Sustainable? An Exploratory Study” (YouTube Video of presentation of the study)

by Ian Mills (partner at Torrington Dental Practice) and Dr Jane Grose (Senior Research Fellow, Sustainability and Health, Plymouth University)

June, 2018

Carbon mitigation, patient choice and cost reduction - triple bottom line optimisation for health care planning

Resource Description:

Duane et al. “Carbon mitigation, patient choice and cost reduction – triple bottom line optimisation for health care planning” Public Health 2014 Oct;128(10):920–4

Abstract

June, 2018

Taking a bite out of Scotland's dental carbon emissions in the transition to a low carbon future

Resource Description

Duane et al. “Taking a bite out of Scotland's dental carbon emissions in the transition to a low carbon future.” Public Health 2012 Sep;126(9):770-7

Abstract

September, 2012

An estimated carbon footprint of NHS primary dental care within England. How can dentistry be more environmentally sustainable?

Duane, B., Berners Lee, M., White, S., Stancliffe, R. & Steinbach, I. BDJ (2017) 223: 589–593

ABSTRACT:

British Dental Journal

October, 2017

10 Top Tips for Sustainable Dentistry poster

Colour poster / leaflet giving 10 practical steps to improve the sustainability of a dental service - please feel free to use and share.

Developed by HEKSS Dental Sustainability Scholars 2015-16, Divya Verma and Devika Vadher, working with Dr Brett Duane and CSH.

CSH & Health Education England KSS

May, 2017

What's in a bin: A case study of dental clinical waste composition and potential greenhouse gas emission savings

This study used an audit approach to explore the potential for sustainability in dental practice by measuring the nature and quantity of dental clinical waste, and assessing the feasibility of measuring the financial costs and potential carbon savings in the management of dental clinical waste.

Richardson, J. et al, British Dental Journal

January, 2016

Sustainable dentistry: E-learning module with free CPD

CSH, Health Education England KSS

March, 2016

Data set for carbon modelling within dentistry report

The data set presents the carbon footprinting analysis of NHS dentistry which has been carried out by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare on behalf of Public Health England.

December, 2015