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BDJ In Practice Interview Feature

Created on
24 Aug 2016
by
Devika Vadher
Divya and I are happy to announce our interview on Sustainable dental practice has been published in the latest issue of BDJ In Practice! The interview feature can be found electronically by…
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Feasibility study into resource management in the dental practice

Created on
25 Jul 2016
by
Devika Vadher
A paper published in the BDJ, exploring knowledge and attitudes to sustainability amongst the dental team offers an interesting read and insight into staff behaviour with regards to "reduce, reuse and…
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Making your dental practice green

Created on
23 Jun 2016
by
Divya Verma
Check this article out on ways to make your dental practice more sustainable: http://www.nature.com/articles/bdjteam2016101
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Preventable deaths data for Europe

Created on
9 Jun 2016
by
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Eurostat data published online and also discussed in the Lancet sets a staggering prevention challenge for us. One million of the 1.7 million deaths that occured in the under 75s in 2013 might have…
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Funding available for innovations to improve health care

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11 May 2016
by
Frances Mortimer
The Health Foundation, an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK, has £1.5 million available for up to 20 teams to test and develop…
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UK health services unprepared for climate change, warns major new health alliance

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30 Mar 2016
by
Frances Mortimer
UK health services are currently unprepared for the risks posed by climate change, warns a major newhealth alliancelaunching today. In an unprecedented move, the heads of the UK’s leading health…
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Minamata Convention confirms amalgam to be gradually phased out

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25 Feb 2016
by
Divya Verma
The final ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury has beenagreedconfirmingthat individual nations can work gradually to scale down the use of amalgam.The Convention is aninternational…
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Health sector hits first target in combating climate change - SDU report

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28 Jan 2016
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Frances Mortimer
The health sector is over the first hurdle in the race to reach carbon reduction targets and help limit the effects of climate change. A report from the Sustainable Development Unit shows the NHS…
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Dentists come out in support of sugar tax

Created on
27 Jan 2016
by
Frances Mortimer
Interesting to see that the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) is backing calls for sugary drinks to be taxed - a good example of health professionals as advocates for preventative…
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Will free wifi in the NHS help healthcare's sustainability?

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8 Dec 2015
by
Jacqueline Cutting
In this article, Baroness Martha Lane-Fox says that free wi-fi will allow patients staying in hospital to self-monitor their conditions using apps, maintain contact with social networks that can…