First of all, let me wish you a very happy Earth Day. Surely you began your day sipping on shade-grown coffee brewed with rainwater through recycled coffee filters – and you aren’t using a disposable cup, right? Dump those used coffee grounds in your garden! And please excuse me while I hug a tree.
Wait a minute. You don’t have to go overboard to celebrate Earth Day 2009. In fact, your dental office could do a few simple things that will reduce your carbon Sketcher print and make you an eco-friendly business.
Some dentists are “going green” and taking advantage of marketing their practices as eco-frienldy. (See websites and articles below.) Earlier this year, DentalBlogs posted about Generation G – remember? With the current turn in our economy, it’s wise to focus on generosity and giving because people want to do business with good stewards. Green dentistry can be a simple step toward Generation G markting.
Here’s all the scoop you need about eco-friendly dentistry, building and running a green dentla practice, and leveraging green dentistry for marketing your practice…
Definition of Eco-friendly Dentistry
How You Creat an Ecologically-Friendly Dental Practice
International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine
About Building Green in Dental Practices and Schools
- Tufts School of Dental Medicine to be LEED Certified in Vertical Expansion Project
- US Green Building Council and LEED Certifcation Info
- Green Building Services
- Mint Dental Works – the first LEED-certified dental practice in the US
(See previous blog about Mint here.) - SMU Grad First in Texas for Eco-Frienldy Dental OfficeSMU Grad First in Texas for Eco-Frienldy Dental Office
Websites for Green Dentists
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