

Its membership includes some 200 national dental associations and specialist groups in over 130 countries. Dental organizations and practices, all around the world, are encouraged to register and make eco-friendly choices as a team to showcase their commitment to our planet.Ĭharanjit Jagait, FDI Communications & Advocacy DirectorįDI World Dental Federation serves as the principal representative body for over one million dentists worldwide. The interactive challenges will give dental teams the tools to raise awareness, implement changes and become more environmentally sustainable. Dentists and their teams can undertake different sets of challenges and subsequently earn bronze, silver, or gold recognition awards for their practice. The toolkit was developed as part of FDI's Sustainability in Dentistry project, and consists of an interactive platform that guides users to drive their activities towards more sustainable practices by providing them with practical solutions. She continued "I hope that our work today will have a positive impact on our future generations so that they can enjoy a healthy life and planet." This online Toolkit for Sustainable Dentistry is a step towards helping dental practices adopt measures to reduce their carbon footprint." said Prof.

"Dentists and dental teams can play an active role in reducing the environmental impact of dentistry, while safeguarding optimal patient care. It also recognizes that the oral healthcare sector has a responsibility to provide environmentally sustainable care without compromising patient welfare. The toolkit was developed further to the release of a Consensus Statement on Environmentally Sustainable Oral Healthcare, earlier this year, which outlines the challenges and solutions to improving sustainability in dentistry. By providing dentists and dental teams with the tools and strategies to implement greener practices, as well as track progress, FDI hopes to contribute to reducing the environmental impact of the profession in a tangible way. 12, 2022 /CNW/ - FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) today launched a Toolkit for Sustainable Dentistry, to help dental practices understand what actions they can take to ensure their work is environmentally sustainable. Once you have successfully logged in, review the following tutorials to ensure you can perform your daily office tasks in the new DOT.Dental practices can use the tools as a guide to make their work more environmentally sustainable and by tracking progress they can achieve recognition awards for their efforts. System will require a unique first name and last name for each username (ex: first name: John, last name: Smith and first name: John, last name: Smith1) For example: ABC Dental with TIN 123456789 has usernames ‘jsmith’ and ‘jsmith1’, the Note: Please ensure businesses with multiple usernames have first names and last names that are unique to each username. When you first log in to the new DOT, you will be asked to confirm and/or complete the following information for your account: If you are a current user of the Dental Office Toolkit, you will be able to use your existing username and password. Step 2: Know what to expect at your first log in:

Failing to provide up-to-date and accessible contact information will require re-registration to use the new Toolkit: Ensure you have an up-to-date user profile in the Dental Office Toolkit.Step 1: Complete DOT user profile and set up user requirements:
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To view a tutorial on how to register and/or log in, please click here.
