Holistic Dental Practice | The Gap, Brisbane
In terms of environmental awareness Dental Wellness has invested in some of the world’s most progressive technologies available.
The issues of safe amalgam removal, safe disposal of mercury, and effective air filtration have all played a part in our practice design, and we have provided links below to some of the solutions we have implemented.
After much discussion, the dental profession is moving towards more environmentally friendly methods and materials with programs like Dentists for Cleaner Water. But as Rob Johnson discovered, some dentists are taking their own steps towards a greener practice.
When you think about it, the dental profession should be at the forefront of ecologicallysustainable business. [Read more...]
Dentistry as a profession prides itself as being based at the forefront of preventative healthcare, but it could be time to take this principle philosophy a step further into the daily running and management of our practices.
The world, and indeed our own federal politics, is divided over the issue of climate change and emissions trading schemes, but perhaps on a more individual level we could do with taking a closer look at the environmental footprint of our own dental practices in regards to waste products of the industry such as mercury amalgam once it is removed from your mouth. [Read more...]
Holistic dentistry has not been a field widely embraced by dental professionals. But the tide is turning, with more patients—and now dentists—recognising its healing powers.
The face of dentistry is changing. Not just because of all the snazzy new equipment on the market, but also in the practitioner’s approach to patient health. To this end, holistic dentistry is coming on strong, with a growing number of patients now seeking this kind of treatment—and, in turn, more practitioners specialising in the practice. But just how does it differ from traditional dentistry? [Read more...]
Dentists are moving towards more environmentally friendly methods and materials with programs like Dentists for Cleaner Water. But some are taking their own steps towards a more sustainable practice.
When you think about it, the dental profession should be at the forefront of ecologically-sustainable business. There are few professions that can tie the wellbeing of clients so directly to tools and processes used in treatment, and tie that to environmental impact. It took years for a pilot program aimed at getting amalgam out of the water supply to get up and running. And some dentists, like Brisbane’s Dr David Cowhig, just went ahead and created a sustainable practice anyway. And he’s attracting patients from all over the country. [Read more...]
