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Examine strategies for embedding environmental sustainability within clinical dental practice, educational programs, and professional governance in alignment with the UN 2030 Agenda.

July 11, 2025Frontiers in Oral HealthOpen Access

Integrating sustainability in dentistry: a pathway towards achieving the UN 2030 agenda

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MGMatilde GuerraEscola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz MMMariana MorgadoEscola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz YLYago LeiraNeurosciences Institute

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Review demonstrates sustainable practices in dental care, highlighting clinical pathways to lower carbon emissions and curb plastic waste aligned with global climate targets.

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Examine strategies for embedding environmental sustainability within clinical dental practice, educational programs, and professional governance in alignment with the UN 2030 Agenda.
Narrative synthesis of operational interventions across clinical dental care, preventive health, resource consumption, and dental education.
Identifies disease prevention and oral health promotion as primary drivers for minimizing dental waste and healthcare-related carbon emissions.
Highlights resource conservation, eco-friendly dental materials, and single-use plastic recycling as critical measures to limit microplastic pollution.
Recommends incorporating sustainability principles into dental curricula and scientific bodies to foster environmentally responsible professional practices.

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Guerra et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d6bcd1733a2b54c8aa828f https://doi.org/10.3389/froh.2025.1549020

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Review demonstrates sustainable practices in dental care, highlighting clinical pathways to lower carbon emissions and curb plastic waste aligned with global climate targets.

Integrating sustainability in dentistry: a pathway towards achieving the UN 2030 agenda

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Integrating sustainability in dentistry: a pathway towards achieving the UN 2030 agenda

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