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Sustainable dentistry

Greener dentistry: a GDP's perspective

British Dental Journal volume 234, page 247 (2023)Cite this article

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  • An overview of sustainability in dentistry and its importance.

  • Identifies areas of possible confusion about sustainable dentistry.

  • Identifies that stakeholders need to converse about how sustainability could be more widely embraced.

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    Davinder Raju

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Raju, D. Greener dentistry: a GDP's perspective. Br Dent J 234, 247 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-023-5567-5

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