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How Can I Learn to Be Greener?

added on: June 5, 2019
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A lot of patients at our Georgetown dental office see all of the environmentally friendly things that we do and think, “Wow. I can barely recycle soda cans. How do they do all that?”. It really isn’t as hard as it looks, it just takes the time and commitment to change your routine. We’d like to talk about a couple of changes we made in our office, and suggest a couple of changes that you can easily make at home to help reduce your carbon footprint, cut down on waste, and save the environment.

We Embrace Technology

Transferring all of our patient records from paper to electronics wasn’t just convenient, it was in an effort to reduce all that wasteful paper and file folders taking up space. Think of all the trees that have to be cut down and processed to print out all that intake paperwork. Now, we can do it on an iPad and easily access that information without using reams and reams of paper.

How can you embrace technology?

Have you thought about converting some of your utility bills to paperless billing? Or filing your taxes online and saving the finished forms as a pdf on your computer? Just think of all the paper you wouldn’t have to touch.

We Reduce Waste

When you come to our Georgetown dental office for, you’ll see soft, cloth towels in the bathroom rather than rolls of paper towels. Why? We’re cutting down on waste by using towels that we can easily pop in the wash and re-use, rather than rolls and rolls of paper that will clutter up a landfill.

How can you reduce waste?

Consider using a mop with a reusable, washable head for cleaning floors. Switch to cloth dish-towels in the kitchen instead of disposable paper ones. Also, think about buying soaps and other liquids in bulk rather than constantly throwing bottles away.

We Save Water

When you come for your preventive cleaning, we’ll encourage you to turn off the tap when you’re brushing your teeth everyday. Leaving the water running wastes up to 90 glasses of water per day! This is something that we all do here at the office, and we encourage everyone to pass on our message of environmental stewardship.

How can you save water?

That’s easy! Take the “Save 90 a Day” pledge and show that you want to make a difference and protect the world!

We hope that these little tips have made you realize that being environmentally conscious isn’t difficult. For more ideas, or if you’re due for your hygiene visit, give us a call today!


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