Episode 041 | January 30, 2023 | 22:32
Guest: Susanna and Nina
Published: January 30, 2023
Duration: 33:15
Description
This week, we continue the conversation about sustainable dentistry through a social sustainability lens. Joachim is joined again by Nina and Susanna to discuss patient experience, accessibility, and the social dimension of greening dental practice.
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Hello and welcome to the Sustainable Healthcare Podcast. Today we’re going to continue the conversation we had with Nina and Susanna about sustainable dentistry. So Susanna and Nina are back. Welcome both of you. In the last episode we covered the environmental dimension — single-use plastics, instrument reprocessing, waste streams, and the carbon footprint of a typical practice. This time we want to look at the social side: how do patients experience sustainability changes? How do you communicate them in a way that builds trust rather than friction? And how do you make sure that greener choices don’t accidentally exclude vulnerable patients? Susanna talks about the experience of running her own practice and the cultural shift required for staff. Nina brings the environmental engineering perspective on materials, water use, and energy. Together they discuss accessibility, language barriers, and the way that small changes in communication can make a big difference in how patients perceive sustainability efforts. The conversation also covers how the dental community is organising itself around sustainability — peer networks, professional associations, and the slow but steady spread of new norms. Thank you both for coming back, and thanks to everyone listening — please share the episode with a colleague in dentistry if you found it useful.