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An overview of sustainability in dentistry and its importance.
Identifies areas of possible confusion about sustainable dentistry.
Identifies that stakeholders need to converse about how sustainability could be more widely embraced.
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Raju, D. Greener dentistry: a GDP's perspective. Br Dent J 234, 247 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-023-5567-5
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