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Embedding environmental sustainability within the modern dental curriculum- Exploring current practice and developing

Brett Duane¹, Jonathan Dixon², Giwa Ambibola³

¹Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

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Summary

Integrating environmental sustainability into dental education is crucial. This paper outlines a consensus on incorporating sustainable practices and educational outcomes into the European dental curriculum.

Keywords:

curriculum dentistry environment planetary health sustainability

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Dental Education
Public Health

Background:

Growing evidence links human and planetary health.
Increasing emphasis on environmental sustainability in higher education.
Need for integrating sustainability into dental curricula.

Purpose of the Study:

Summarize key elements of sustainability in dentistry.
Introduce consensus on including sustainability in dental education.
Establish a framework for sustainable dental curricula.

Main Methods:

Consensus reached at the ADEE sustainability workshop (Berlin, 2019).
Scoping questionnaire to assess understanding and teaching practices.
Infographic developed to illustrate sustainable dentistry principles.
Discussion on linking sustainability with the Graduating European Dentist (GED) curriculum.

Main Results:

Workshop discussions focused on four themes: disease prevention/health promotion, patient education/empowerment, lean service delivery, and low environmental impact strategies.
Identified need for teaching materials on environmental sustainability in dentistry.
Highlighted the necessity for specific learning outcomes and assessment methods within the GED curriculum.

Conclusions:

Consensus achieved on the initial phase of a pan-European working group on Sustainability in Dental Education.
Widespread need for educational materials and defined outcomes for sustainable dental practices.
Integration of sustainability into dental education is essential for future practitioners.