Net Zero Dentistry – How Can We Be Greener? – IC017

There is WAY too much plastic in our profession - it's insane. How can we do our part in Dentistry to make better choices for our environment? NOW is the time to spread positive messages for the environment to make a better world for our children and our children's children. In this interference cast, we are joined by Dr. Mike Gow and Marcus McLeod who basically have started the journey to Net Zero Dentistry https://youtu.be/n8rSYpf0ld0 Check out this full episode on YouTube Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! “So even if you can do a small thing.....get involved, get active and we will make a difference. This is going to happen. So be part of it!” Dr Mike Gow In this episode, we talked about Implementation of Managing Net Zero Dentistry 6:42Mental Health element of Dentistry 13:59Similar Advocates Internationally 16:50Aligner recycling Companies 17:49Quick wins Practices that aren't doing Net Zero Dentistry 20:46Being green in dentistry 24:55 Check out the Net Zero Dentistry and Let’s all contribute on becoming a greener world  If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like What Every Dentist Should Know About Managing Dental Anxiety Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: You're going to save money. Okay? And we look at the bottom line in Dentistry, we look at our profits at the end of year, you will have more bottom line profits if you follow Net Zero dentistry and follow the stuff that we're going to be talking about and that is a simple fact that will be true. You will also motivate your team. Okay? This is something that everybody in the clinic can get involved with... Jaz' Introduction: Hello, Protruserati. I'm Jaz Gulati and welcome this really, really important interference cast on how we as a profession can be greener? The time is now. It's right now, we take some massive action in our profession throughout the world, so we can have a better future for our children and our children's children. Guys, I hope this episode makes Greta Thunberg proud. I'm joined today by Dr. Mike Gow and Marcus McLeod, who basically have started this initiative, this free initiative for us all called Net Zero dentistry. I think it's a great idea. I'm fully in support of it, I want you to listen to this episode so badly. So you can implement something like for example, when I recorded with these gents, I made a promise to walk to work every day. So it doesn't have to be just like purely dental reducing plastic, which obviously we're gonna cover all that in this episode, what we can do at the workplace to be greener, even thinking outside the box. But what can we do in our lives having a meat free day, walking, being mindful of our energy consumption? All these things are so important. So yes, this is dentistry, it's very relevant to dentistry, and how we can be as a profession greener but just you personally as well. Hope you find value in this episode if you do share it with someone. Okay? Now is the time to spread positive messages for the environment like this one. Anyway, I catch you in the outro. Main Interview: [Jaz] Marcus and Mike, Welcome to Protrusive Dental podcast. How are you gents? [Marcus]Thank you very much. Excellent. [Mike] Very well. Thank you. [Jaz]Amazing to have you both. Recently I was at the BACD conference in Edinburgh, Mike I was able to reconnect with you. And on that same evening we were discussing about Net Zero dentistry. I thought this is amazing. I want to give this a voice. I want to get people to start talking about how we can be more green obviously recently with COP26. Everything's very topical. We shouldn't have to wait for two Taco to have these kinds of discussions. But here we are. It's a start. And also on the same evening, just a slight little tangent on the same evening. I also met Jeremy Cooper and he was talking about confidential and the mental health aspects of dentistry and the sad areas,