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By Kristin Hübner, DTI Measures to reduce waste and pollution and to conserve natural resources such as water and energy already play a major role in many as- pects of daily life. Likewise, acting in an environmentally friendly manner is becoming increasingly important in dentistry as well. Dental Tribune spoke with Dr Claudio Pinheiro Fernandes, head of the Sustainable Dentistry Center at Fluminense Federal University in Nova Friburgo in Brazil and consultant to the FDI World Dental Federation’s Science Committee, about sustainability principles in dentistry, the preser- vation of natural resources and the economic dynamics of going green. Dental Tribune: Being environ- mentally friendly is becoming in- creasingly important in everyday life. When did this topic first gain momentum in dentistry? Dr Claudio Pinheiro Fernandes: Sustainability is relevant to every- one and we face this challenge every day. Every single newspaper that one opens includes some- thing about climate change or sustainable development. It is the responsibility of dentistry too to become involved as a profession to pursue sustainability in the field of oral health for the good of society. The dental profession is being challenged by the increasing de- mand for better oral health care for more people in more countries than ever. At the same time, we havethechallengeofneedingtodo so using less resources. In this con- text, the question of how exactly we are to do that arises. What can dentists do and what de- fines a sustainable practice? As dentists, we have to realise that there are certain aspects and areas of our work that can be or- ganised better. From a procedural point of view and concerning the equipment used, there are certain sustainability principles to con- sider. Take a simple example: when one buys a refrigerator or an air conditioner today, one looks for en- ergy efficiency labels that indicate the most efficient device in terms of its energy use. This means that it is good both for one’s pocket, being cheaper to run, and for the envi- ronment, since it needs less energy. Why do we not have this kind of labelling on dental equipment? We could introduce energy-efficient dental equipment, with labels indi- cating the device’s energy use. That would be one way of going green. Another thing to keep in mind is how much water we use. That is an extremely important issue in dentistry. A dentist uses eight times more water than the average person does—a large volume! Usu- ally the equipment used in daily practicecausesthishighconsump- tion. For example, some brands of suction equipment use clean water to drive the suction mechanism. On average, they use 200 litres per hour and this water goes from the pumps directly to the drain. Of course, suction is important, but could we not apply different technologies to achieve the same results? Do we have to waste clean water for this? 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