ArticleBritish dental journal2020
Unmasking the hidden pandemic: sustainability in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Article in British dental journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Environmental sustainability in dentistry: knowledge, attitudes, and practices among dental school personnel and students in Karachi, Pakistan.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Aspects Regarding Sustainability among Private Dental Practitioners from Bucharest, Romania: A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Virtual consultations for oral surgery patients.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Binational survey of personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic in coastal environments: Abundance, distribution, and analytical characterization.Journal of hazardous materials · 2022Article
- Plastic and its consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
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Abstract
The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen disruptions to almost all aspects of society, and the environment will not be left unaffected. With increased personal protective equipment (PPE) provisions in dental settings, plastic consumption and disposal are likely to increase significantly. This poses the risk of an environmental crisis from increased pollution if the production and disposal of plastic-based PPE products are not managed effectively. Learning from natural disaster management approaches and past crises, we must align our short-term goals of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with our long-term vision for environmentally conscious action. Sustainable activity will underpin a successful response to our current health crisis.
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