Knowledge, attitude, and practice of dental professionals towards green dentistry in Karachi city- a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Environmental degradation from pollution, global warming, and industrialization, is alarming with dentistry significantly contributing through mercury and plastic toxicity from improper waste handling.

Aim

To evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of Dental professionals towards "Green Dentistry" working in the public and private sectors of Karachi city.

Design

A cross-sectional survey.

Setting

Karachi, Pakistan (Online).

Materials and methods

An online questionnaire was conducted among dentists of Karachi, Pakistan, from January to June 2023 collecting participant's demographic data and assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice of eco-friendly dentistry.

Results

With a 61% response rate, most respondents (48.5%) were Genera

SUBMITTER: Billoo MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12642028 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature