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Green Dentistry an Innovative Approach: A Review


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1 Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
2 Professor and Head, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
3 First Year Postgraduate Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
     

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Green dentistry or eco-friendly dentistry, emerging as a new concept towards sustainability. Dentistry has a great impact on the environment due to the large amount of waste generated by various dental procedures along with excessive use of water and electricity, which emphasizes to move towards ‘Green dentistry’. Hence, conserves money and time with the innovation of latest techniques and procedures and inculcating it in our daily practice. Eco-friendly dentistry if adopted will safeguard the environment and the human race from the harmful risks of rapid urbanization in developing countries. Thus, there is a need to emphasize the practice of eco-friendly dentistry in a developing country like India, with an approach to conserve resources and curb environment pollution.

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Ecofriendly Dentistry, Environment Friendly, Green Dentistry, Innovative Dentistry.
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Geethapriya Nagarajan
Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Subbiya Arunajetasan
Professor and Head, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Anuradha Balasubramanian
Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Shobhana Ramu
First Year Postgraduate Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract


Green dentistry or eco-friendly dentistry, emerging as a new concept towards sustainability. Dentistry has a great impact on the environment due to the large amount of waste generated by various dental procedures along with excessive use of water and electricity, which emphasizes to move towards ‘Green dentistry’. Hence, conserves money and time with the innovation of latest techniques and procedures and inculcating it in our daily practice. Eco-friendly dentistry if adopted will safeguard the environment and the human race from the harmful risks of rapid urbanization in developing countries. Thus, there is a need to emphasize the practice of eco-friendly dentistry in a developing country like India, with an approach to conserve resources and curb environment pollution.

Keywords


Ecofriendly Dentistry, Environment Friendly, Green Dentistry, Innovative Dentistry.