Eco Friendly Solutions in Infection Control
Speaker: Tracy Doole, Shelly Smith
Date: June 20, 2025
Time: 1030‐11:30
Room: Atrium 1
The aim of this workshop is to discuss current research on the impact of dentistry in relation to climate change and educate the dental team on the four principles of a sustainable healthcare system and give a brief overview on sustainable quality improvement and discuss how the dental team can the strive towards these goals and investigate how we may implement them in to our daily practice in primary dental care settings.
Objectives
By the end of this session participants will have been:
- Encouraged to heighten awareness of the dental team knowledge and understanding of the impact of dentistry in relation to climate change and identify the principles of sustainable healthcare.
- Provided with an overview on sustainable infection control policy.
- Given a demonstration and overview on sustainable infection control products and procedures and how the dental team can implement this into their daily practice.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this session participants should be able to:
- Have a better understanding of the impact within dentistry has on the climate.
- Understand principles of sustainability in healthcare.
- Have an overview on sustainable quality improvement.
- Understand the life cycle analysis of infection control products.
- Identify sustainable products and procedures to help reduce their carbon footprint.
General Dental Council eCPD outcomes: B, C and D.
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