Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(22), С. 10047 - 10047
Опубликована: Ноя. 18, 2024
The increasing focus on environmental sustainability has prompted the healthcare sector, including dentistry, to reconsider waste management practices. Dental offices generate various streams from outdated technologies, single-use plastics, hazardous materials, and digital waste. This scoping review explores how integrating circular economy principles with lean practices can enhance operational efficiency in dental clinics. Using PRISMA methodology, identifies 30 articles that passed Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) checklist 2000. Circular reducing maximizing resource reuse, while seeks improve minimize process Together, these approaches significantly reduce consumption recycling efforts Despite barriers such as high technology costs, regulatory constraints, limited infrastructure, case studies highlight successful implementation settings, demonstrating improved outcomes. Collaboration between professionals, policymakers, industry leaders is essential for promoting adoption sustainable
Язык: Английский