Sustainability is growing and making moves in dentistry

Sustainability is growing and making moves in dentistry

The word “sustainability” is often thrown around, but what does it mean? Put simply, sustainability is all about being responsible for natural resources.

In dentistry, sustainability means that waste must be handled in the most environmentally friendly way possible.

Reducing the amount of waste produced can be tricky in the healthcare sector, but it is still possible.

Auditing how much waste is thrown away regularly should give your organisation an idea of items that are being overbought.

Additionally, switching to recyclable and compostable items that can break down naturally helps to reduce the amount of waste that is produced.

Reducing the amount of paper can also have a huge impact.

Have you already thought about the advantages of a paperless organization?

Modern technologies – good for patient outcomes and our planet

  • Running a paperless organisation will have a positive effect on the environment.

  • Creating a paperless organisation will save a lot of physical space, as most records will be stored online instead of keeping paper files.

  • Apart from saving space, another benefit of a paperless organisation is that it will also have a significant effect on expenditure.
    Less space means less money spent on renting/maintaining that space.

  • Timesaving: You will not have to go through every patient record to find a file; with Salud, you can easily find what you are looking for with a few clicks.

  • Easy access to a patient record from anywhere.

  • Far greater data capture capability with automated consolidation from all areas and locations.


Investing in technologies allows organisations to provide treatment that is quicker, more accurate, and more comfortable for patients.

With Salud, you can instantly access an up-to-date, patient record for every patient, saving hours of admin time and removing the risk of misplaced, incomplete or lost patient data.

Salud dental management software has several benefits that can increase efficiency. The software provides tools to facilitate core functions such as charting, billing, and administration.

These functions are immediately available to all departments, enabling coordination from all area’s enterprise-wide.

All dental specialities are catered for too with specialised charts which can be switched on or off depending on your organisation’s requirements.

The primary goal of Salud is to capture patient care information systematically and securely. 

Our solution allows professionals to reduce costs and time associated with physical file management and data entry; it reduces errors and allows the dental professional to focus on what matters – the patient.

Salud can help dental organizations streamline, automate, and manage data while the dentist can focus on the patient.

With easy patient registration, a flexible appointment system and easy access to patient records from anywhere, Salud ensure easy adoption by all end users.

Complete your digital transformation with Salud.

The protection of the environment is up to all of us.

Dental practitioners can make better choices to help to reduce their carbon footprint and help build more sustainable dental organisations. What change will you make?

Contact our team of experts for a product demonstration.

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What impact is dentistry having on the environment?

What impact is dentistry having on the environment?

Everything that we do has an environmental impact which can affect future generations.

When it comes to health services, it is essential to see how our everyday tools and emissions can affect us and the environment.

While we are still dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and its associated pressing needs, long-term sustainability and health promotion will need to be increased and a continued focus.

Dentistry X sustainability – Are you doing your part?

Going green is more than a trend nowadays it’s a reality for all of us.

If you are a dental professional, you should do your part in recognizing the forward-thinking actions that you can take on an everyday basis to improve the environment around you.

ADA has created a list of 80 ways to make your organization green. Most of the ideas listed are for dental organizations, also there are some good general green tips, that are easy to put into practice.

Going green makes good business sense and that’s why many leading corporate entities are adopting environmentally friendly processes at a fast pace.

To access ADA list, click here: ADA

How can digital technologies assist the environment?

Reducing paper usage can have a significant impact on waste, financial costs, and pollution.

Digital technologies are a gamer changer in dentistry. Digital health record systems like Salud remove the need for physical paper records, conserving data and reducing waste.

Going paperless means that all charting, imaging, billing, consents, referrals, and all general patient management is done digitally.

Digitizing the process from start to finish can make things smoother for both dentist and patient.

The benefits of a paperless organization are numerous. It increases the organization’s efficiency and profitability and reduces opportunities for possible pitfalls.

As the dental industry’s technology gets more and more prevalent around us, our social responsibility should also hold importance.

Looking after the planet

It only takes small changes to start reducing your carbon footprint. By making just one change at a time, we can make a real difference to the planet.

The planet is one thing we all have in common, and it’s the only one we have. Have you started to practice small changes?

Our planet is counting on you.

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If your clinic is still operating through a hybrid of paper and software, or entirely paper – get in touch to see how Salud can help to achieve a totally paperless environment and in turn maximised output.

References:


World Dental Federation

Dictionary Sustainability.

ADA

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