How do dental professionals perceive sustainable dentistry? A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dentistry must reduce its ecological footprint in response to the triple ecological disaster of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. It is thus necessary to introduce or reinforce sustainability in dental curricula and continuing education programmes. As such, this study aimed to explore how dental professionals perceive ecological issues, conceptualize and integrate sustainable practices into clinical routines, and identify their needs regarding continuing education in this domain.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative, exploratory study in partnership with the Ministry of Health and professional dental organizations of the province of Québec, Canada. We held six virtual focus groups (60-90 min) with a sample of 28 Québec practitioners-8 dentists, 9 den

SUBMITTER: Toreihi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12801628 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature