Thakar Shaiva, Kinariwala Niraj, Pandya Dhrusha, Parekh Nirav H, Patel Niravkumar K, Patel Aastha
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Clinical Practice Owner, CT, United States of America.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2023 Jul;15(Suppl 2):S1287-S1290. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_116_23. Epub 2023 Jul 11.
Dentistry is a resource-intensive discipline of healthcare that has a notable impact on the environment. Sustainability should be the major consideration for healthcare service providers to support climate change policies. Green dentistry is an efficient strategy for practicing eco-friendly dentistry. This study was conducted to assess the awareness, knowledge, and barriers to practicing green dentistry among dental practitioners and dental students.
A cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical online questionnaire survey with 22 questions was carried out.
51.8% of participants were not aware of the concept of green dentistry. Practitioners of the age group 20-30 years are more willing to transform their dental practice into green practice to reduce the carbon footprint of their clinic ( < 0.05). Chi-square data analysis shows that dental practitioners treating more than 20 patients in a week have a better awareness of the concept of green dentistry ( < 0.05).
Within the limitations of this study, dental professionals in the younger age group are eager to transform their dental practices to green practices to lessen their clinics' carbon footprints. Financial constraints limit the implementation of green dentistry into clinical practice.
牙科是医疗保健领域中资源密集型学科，对环境有显著影响。可持续性应是医疗服务提供者支持气候变化政策的主要考虑因素。绿色牙科是践行环保牙科的有效策略。本研究旨在评估牙科从业者和牙科学生对绿色牙科的认识、知识及践行绿色牙科的障碍。
开展了一项包含22个问题的横断面描述性分析在线问卷调查。
51.8%的参与者不了解绿色牙科的概念。20 - 30岁年龄组的从业者更愿意将其牙科业务转变为绿色业务，以减少其诊所的碳足迹（<0.05）。卡方数据分析表明，每周治疗超过20名患者的牙科从业者对绿色牙科概念的认识更好（<0.05）。
在本研究的局限性范围内，较年轻年龄组的牙科专业人员渴望将其牙科业务转变为绿色业务，以减少其诊所的碳足迹。资金限制阻碍了绿色牙科在临床实践中的实施。
