So, I have recently been provided an advanced screener of a new full length documentary about the toxicity of Mercury in Dental Fillings called "You Put What in My Mouth?" by Randall.
I have been following all the Safe Mercury Guidelines set by the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) for several years now, and have been following the progress of this documentary for a good while. I have wanted to be able to do something to help get the word out regarding this film, and reached out to Randall on FaceBook about helping get the film into the Florida Film Festival (but were too late to submit entries at time) or our office sponsoring a screening for the public here in Orlando. Given the film has not been released to the public yet, he was able to send my an advanced screener to take a look at the film and help in getting the word out about the film by giving a small review of the flick.
I recently watched the film, and all I can say is that I was floored by the film. Pretty much had my mind blown. I have been aware of the toxic effects of Mercury Amalgam Fillings (composed of 50% elemental mercury), and protect my team and patients from them in our daily practice, but to actually see this on screen in story form really brings the message to life. I appreciate that this film follows several different story paths, that actually dissects all aspects of this controversial subject. We follow a patient who is affected by mercury poisoning secondary to having fillings removed unsafely and replaced with, you got it, Mercury Amalgam, and subsequently being diagnosed wits MS, all the way through a General Dentist that truly doesn't find anything wrong with using Amalgam, even though one of his ex assistants has suffered a bout with Mercury Poisoning after 24 years of service as a dental assistant. We also follow a researcher that is convinced that Mercury poisoning is the underlying cause of Alzheimer's, and a Mercury Safe Dentist that has fully transitioned his practice from a traditional Amalgam using practice to a Mercury Free and Mercury Safe shelter for both patients and team members.
This movie brings to life the struggle within the profession to believe the damaging effects of using Mercury Amalgam, and how many agencies within our government and trade associations (ADA) have done all they can to squash any education of the population regarding their dental safety. Amalgam has been banned in several European countries and the UN has a proposal to eradicate the use of Mercury Amalgam from the planet, but misinformation continues to allow its rampant use in the US. This needs to be changed and this film will open your eyes to many things that you have never been told by your dentist, or the dental community in general, to help you make the best decision for yourself or your family. The patient should at least be given options and told about the toxicity of what goes into their mouths. This film shows how the layperson has no clue about what is being used to fill their teeth, and how young, training dentists are never really told the truth about the materials they are using and they expose themselves, their team, and their families.
This movie is a must watch for the population as a whole, and I actually asked Randall if I could show this movie to my team as they needed to be privy to this information and so they would truly understand why we do things the way we do at the office. They have all bought in to our MO in the office, but this film shed the light brighter on how we need to continue our efforts to get our patients healthy and protect ourselves in the process. They actually shed some tears over the fact that our profession and government could expose us to such materials, but as I explained to them, in a time those materials allowed dental health, but now with knowledge we can also make people safer and protect them from one of the most toxic elements in history, Elemental Mercury.
It is imperative that you watch this film whenever you have a chance. It will be presented at the Garden State Film Festival in Atlantic City, NJ March 21st, and has just been entered into the Kansas City Film Festival in April. We should push to have this documentary played at Sundance also. What do you think Mr. Redford?
Also follow this film on Facebook @ "You Put What in My Mouth?" or you can also follow "Mercury Exposure" on Facebook also. Also check out the iaomt.org website for more info
Check this film out, it's a must for all of us!!!!
Charles R. Cuprill, DMD
www.orlandoteeth.com
Orlando Dental & Implant Studio
8257 Narcoossee Park Dr. #524
Orlando, Fl 32822
407-601-7999
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Monday, July 18, 2011
Turn it off.....big deal if it gets a bit cold......
Not all of us can go crazy when it comes to water conservation processes, but there are little things that we can all do to save some of our most precious material.
In our practice we were able to lower our water impact by installing low flow fixtures throughout the office. Now that wasn't the our biggest impact process. Our biggest water conservation process was the installation of a waterless vacuum (or suction) system. Older dental suction was created by running water that would create the vacuum pressure to create "Mr. Thirsty's" thirst. This one change has saved hundreds of gallons of water per day.
I've touched on ways our practice has saved water, there are some small ways to conserve water everyday with virtually no effort. There is a program sponsored by the Eco Dentistry Association called Save 90 a day, where you can save water by turning off the faucet while you are brushing your teeth. This could also be followed when doing dishes. I would be as bold as to recommend that this technique be applied to showering. Who says you can't turn off the shower while you are lathering up? Yeah, you may get a little cold, but that small sacrifice could save up to 10 gallons of water per shower. Now multiply that by the number of people in the household. If saving the water supply is not reason enough, just consider the money that could be saved.
There are many other conservation techniques that can be employed in the home like rain barrels and alternative forms of irrigation, to gray water systems, but that could be another very long subject that I will leave to interested individuals to research, as I have in my green journey. Now only if I could afford to do all I wanted, but a little goes a long way.
I live in Florida, and water conservation is a big deal that's too often overlooked. It's crazy that 70% of the planet is water, but only 1% of that is potable for human use. We need to save our water. We can survive 5 weeks without food, but we can only make it a couple days without water.
Charles R. Cuprill, DMD
www.orlandoteeth.com
In our practice we were able to lower our water impact by installing low flow fixtures throughout the office. Now that wasn't the our biggest impact process. Our biggest water conservation process was the installation of a waterless vacuum (or suction) system. Older dental suction was created by running water that would create the vacuum pressure to create "Mr. Thirsty's" thirst. This one change has saved hundreds of gallons of water per day.
I've touched on ways our practice has saved water, there are some small ways to conserve water everyday with virtually no effort. There is a program sponsored by the Eco Dentistry Association called Save 90 a day, where you can save water by turning off the faucet while you are brushing your teeth. This could also be followed when doing dishes. I would be as bold as to recommend that this technique be applied to showering. Who says you can't turn off the shower while you are lathering up? Yeah, you may get a little cold, but that small sacrifice could save up to 10 gallons of water per shower. Now multiply that by the number of people in the household. If saving the water supply is not reason enough, just consider the money that could be saved.
There are many other conservation techniques that can be employed in the home like rain barrels and alternative forms of irrigation, to gray water systems, but that could be another very long subject that I will leave to interested individuals to research, as I have in my green journey. Now only if I could afford to do all I wanted, but a little goes a long way.
I live in Florida, and water conservation is a big deal that's too often overlooked. It's crazy that 70% of the planet is water, but only 1% of that is potable for human use. We need to save our water. We can survive 5 weeks without food, but we can only make it a couple days without water.
Charles R. Cuprill, DMD
www.orlandoteeth.com
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Dentistry is a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it.......Why not do it green?
Dentistry can be a dirty job, but not necessarily in a disgusting sense like you would see on that show with that Mike fella. Contrary to popular opinion, given the saliva and organic compounds, dentistry is a pretty clean business, but it is pretty "dirty" when it comes to the environment. There are many things that can be done to reverse, or at least improve, our dirty tendencies.
I had been working for years for a corporate run dental practice, where money concerns trump any attempts to reduce the environmental impact of a dental practice. When I decided to open my own practice, I vowed that I would do all that I could to make that practice as "green" as possible. It became a very creative endeavor, given I had a very strict budget that I needed to stick to.
I was never much of a "greenie" in the past, but when I met my wife, I began to learn more and more about earth friendly practices in our home lives. I was still always very skeptical, but began to little things that made a minimal impact to "green" my life. I was a typical American consumer, not really caring much about content, what's in it or where it comes from, and could truly care less about packaging and recycling. Now as I learned more and more about how my behaviors affected the planet, and what we were leaving behind for future generations, I began to change my ways to attempt to live in harmony with the planet. It wasn't until we became parents, that I really shifted my focus towards a total overhaul of my life and actions that would bring my life to have as small an impact on the planet as possible. I started changing lightbulbs to CFL, changed the toilets to dual flush mechanisms, moved to fuel efficient vehicles, and had an energy audit of our home with all the necessary changes made. We bought a composter, changed how we treated and watered our lawn, and even installed a whole home water purifier/softener. Our changes were pretty drastic for the way we lived prior. We noted improvements in energy efficiency, improved health of our home and family, and most importantly a decrease in our carbon footprint. This shift in lifestyle has been the best thing we have ever done, and it gives us incredible pride to know that we are doing our best to leave our children a better planet than the way we found it. If only more people would come to this realization.
Enough about us, now back to the dental office. When I decided to build a practice from the ground up, I decided that I was going to do all I could to make a truly green and sustainable dental office. Some of the things that I wanted to do would have to be planned and implemented later, but we "greened" the office as much as we could. We started off by choosing a LEED certified General Contractor, Evergreen Construction Management, under Mark Starcher. We explained to Mark our vision and he was able to maximize our wishes with our limited budget. Along with Mark we worked with Patterson Dental to get the most efficient dental equipment available.
During construction, we stressed using the greenest techniques and materials. The space that we purchased for the practice was a corner unit that had multiple large windows to maximize the use of natural light. In the future we are planing on investing in SolaTubes for the interior portions of the practice, that are few given a very efficient design plan to maximize natural light effusing throughout the office. We can actually work in the operatories without even turning on the lights on a sunny day, and that is with the blinds only slightly opened to conserve privacy to the patient. All lighting in the office is controlled by motion sensors, that turn on the lights only when there is movement in the areas and turns off at a set time if no movement detected. We installed a full ducted return HVAC system, to improve interior air quality, and installed fully programmable thermostats to allow full and efficient climate control. When it comes to cabinetry, we installed fully FSC certified cabinetry to ensure the use of sustainable practices when harvesting raw materials to be placed in the office. My vision was to place recycled glass countertops, but getting them would be difficult from a budget standpoint, although could have been done, but actually getting the product within our construction schedule was the reason for changing to quartz countertops. Quartz is still a pretty green material. To round off our green materials, we used cork for the flooring in the reception area, but had to use vinyl (from recycled sources) for the clinical portions of the office given the antimicrobial nature and ease of keeping clean. When it came adding a bit of color to the space, we opted for no VOC paint, which was pretty cool because you could enter the space the day the painters were there, and never notice the fresh paint smell. Now, regarding water conservation, all fixtures placed are low flow and water conservation techniques are stressed at all times. All the above made for a great effort to make the construction, and bones of our office, as green as possible. There are future plans to install solar panels and wind turrets in an effort to get the practice off the grid. That would be a true dream. Now it was up to me to use the most eco friendly dental techniques to truly make our practice green and sustainable.
Even before construction was under way, I stated to research green dental techniques that I could implement immediately. I actually stated to use those at the office that I was working at the time. I became a member of the Eco Dentistry Association (EDA), and stated to use their recommendations to make a dental practice green. We will be applying for certification as a GreenDoc practice in the EDA in the near future.
As a profession we have become completely dependent upon a plethora of disposable materials and toxic agents to be able to perform our duties. I started by attacking the rampant use of disposables. The EDA talks about cloth sterilization techniques, and it is my plan to get to that level very soon. We had a washer/dryer connection put in during construction to allow our transition to that sterilization technique in the near future. To decrease the impact of our disposables, I was able to find many products, in the Patterson Dental Catalog or through our rep, that are made from recycled materials or that are fully biodegradable. A great example of this are the high vacuum suction tips that are made from biodegradable paper vs. plastic, but even though these are great I have moved towards reusable, autoclavable products for all suction tips, or plan to in the future. I have even found an autoclavable saliva ejector. To lower disposables and decrease radiation exposure to our patients, we changed to digital radiography (xrays), and all charts are paperless, with all attempts at any correspondence with insurance companies or specialists to be by email or digital media. The little paper that is used in the practice is from recycled sources, this being implemented for all paper products from office and sanitary, to changing the rinsing cups to biodegradable materials. To decrease energy and water use, we installed a waterless vacuum system, with an amalgam separator, and an oil less air compressor . Also to decrease use of water and impact of disinfection and cleaning materials, we are using waterless hand sanitation (unless visibly soiled), disinfection materials that kill all pathogens of concern, but break down fully to water and peroxide, and green cleaning products (from different commercial companies). Any waste that is produced in the practice that is recyclable and not a biohazard is disposed of by way of a recycling program that has been implemented, and any food scrap in the kitchen/lounge is collected and brought home to be placed in my composter, with plans to buy a composter for the practice.
To lower our effect on the environment in our practice we have plans of purchasing a Cerec machine, that allows all crowns to be made on sight without the need to ship our cases to and from dental labs. For now we are only using local dental labs that are located within a 10 mile radius of our office, lowering the effect of the travel of our lab cases, and also contributing to local businesses.
We were also able to take a green approach to furnishing the practice. Many of the articles of furniture in the office were either second hand purchases at a local store in Orlando, or purchased from Ikea utilizing their sustainable practices of construction and packaging. We purchased our office artwork from a local artist that we met at the Lake Eola Farmer's Market, Gabbie Gosselin. We try to support the local community in any way that we can. We joined www.ourlando.org, a local business network.
Our last effort has been to partner with a company called Preserve Products, that makes toothbrushes (among other products) from #5 plastic (yogurt cups and other food grade plastics), that is normally not accepted in home recycling collection. We have been trying to get a collection bin for #5 plastic for patients to bring in to our office, but have still not gotten that in place. Those plastic products can be taken to Whole Foods Markets and placed in the Gimme 5 bins placed there by Preserve.
This practice has been a labor of love for myself and my family, and it makes us very proud that we are doing our part to minimize the impact of our practice on the planet. We are in no way done, and promise to do all we can to champion the "Green" cause to the best of our power. We only hope that other dental practices follow our lead, and not just to use it for marketing purposes, so that we can reverse the effect that we, as a profession, have over the planet that we will leave to our children and grandchildren. It is best said on every package of Seventh Generation products: "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generation" (from The Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy).
Charles R. Cuprill, DMD
www.orlandoteeth.com
I had been working for years for a corporate run dental practice, where money concerns trump any attempts to reduce the environmental impact of a dental practice. When I decided to open my own practice, I vowed that I would do all that I could to make that practice as "green" as possible. It became a very creative endeavor, given I had a very strict budget that I needed to stick to.
I was never much of a "greenie" in the past, but when I met my wife, I began to learn more and more about earth friendly practices in our home lives. I was still always very skeptical, but began to little things that made a minimal impact to "green" my life. I was a typical American consumer, not really caring much about content, what's in it or where it comes from, and could truly care less about packaging and recycling. Now as I learned more and more about how my behaviors affected the planet, and what we were leaving behind for future generations, I began to change my ways to attempt to live in harmony with the planet. It wasn't until we became parents, that I really shifted my focus towards a total overhaul of my life and actions that would bring my life to have as small an impact on the planet as possible. I started changing lightbulbs to CFL, changed the toilets to dual flush mechanisms, moved to fuel efficient vehicles, and had an energy audit of our home with all the necessary changes made. We bought a composter, changed how we treated and watered our lawn, and even installed a whole home water purifier/softener. Our changes were pretty drastic for the way we lived prior. We noted improvements in energy efficiency, improved health of our home and family, and most importantly a decrease in our carbon footprint. This shift in lifestyle has been the best thing we have ever done, and it gives us incredible pride to know that we are doing our best to leave our children a better planet than the way we found it. If only more people would come to this realization.
Enough about us, now back to the dental office. When I decided to build a practice from the ground up, I decided that I was going to do all I could to make a truly green and sustainable dental office. Some of the things that I wanted to do would have to be planned and implemented later, but we "greened" the office as much as we could. We started off by choosing a LEED certified General Contractor, Evergreen Construction Management, under Mark Starcher. We explained to Mark our vision and he was able to maximize our wishes with our limited budget. Along with Mark we worked with Patterson Dental to get the most efficient dental equipment available.
During construction, we stressed using the greenest techniques and materials. The space that we purchased for the practice was a corner unit that had multiple large windows to maximize the use of natural light. In the future we are planing on investing in SolaTubes for the interior portions of the practice, that are few given a very efficient design plan to maximize natural light effusing throughout the office. We can actually work in the operatories without even turning on the lights on a sunny day, and that is with the blinds only slightly opened to conserve privacy to the patient. All lighting in the office is controlled by motion sensors, that turn on the lights only when there is movement in the areas and turns off at a set time if no movement detected. We installed a full ducted return HVAC system, to improve interior air quality, and installed fully programmable thermostats to allow full and efficient climate control. When it comes to cabinetry, we installed fully FSC certified cabinetry to ensure the use of sustainable practices when harvesting raw materials to be placed in the office. My vision was to place recycled glass countertops, but getting them would be difficult from a budget standpoint, although could have been done, but actually getting the product within our construction schedule was the reason for changing to quartz countertops. Quartz is still a pretty green material. To round off our green materials, we used cork for the flooring in the reception area, but had to use vinyl (from recycled sources) for the clinical portions of the office given the antimicrobial nature and ease of keeping clean. When it came adding a bit of color to the space, we opted for no VOC paint, which was pretty cool because you could enter the space the day the painters were there, and never notice the fresh paint smell. Now, regarding water conservation, all fixtures placed are low flow and water conservation techniques are stressed at all times. All the above made for a great effort to make the construction, and bones of our office, as green as possible. There are future plans to install solar panels and wind turrets in an effort to get the practice off the grid. That would be a true dream. Now it was up to me to use the most eco friendly dental techniques to truly make our practice green and sustainable.
Even before construction was under way, I stated to research green dental techniques that I could implement immediately. I actually stated to use those at the office that I was working at the time. I became a member of the Eco Dentistry Association (EDA), and stated to use their recommendations to make a dental practice green. We will be applying for certification as a GreenDoc practice in the EDA in the near future.
As a profession we have become completely dependent upon a plethora of disposable materials and toxic agents to be able to perform our duties. I started by attacking the rampant use of disposables. The EDA talks about cloth sterilization techniques, and it is my plan to get to that level very soon. We had a washer/dryer connection put in during construction to allow our transition to that sterilization technique in the near future. To decrease the impact of our disposables, I was able to find many products, in the Patterson Dental Catalog or through our rep, that are made from recycled materials or that are fully biodegradable. A great example of this are the high vacuum suction tips that are made from biodegradable paper vs. plastic, but even though these are great I have moved towards reusable, autoclavable products for all suction tips, or plan to in the future. I have even found an autoclavable saliva ejector. To lower disposables and decrease radiation exposure to our patients, we changed to digital radiography (xrays), and all charts are paperless, with all attempts at any correspondence with insurance companies or specialists to be by email or digital media. The little paper that is used in the practice is from recycled sources, this being implemented for all paper products from office and sanitary, to changing the rinsing cups to biodegradable materials. To decrease energy and water use, we installed a waterless vacuum system, with an amalgam separator, and an oil less air compressor . Also to decrease use of water and impact of disinfection and cleaning materials, we are using waterless hand sanitation (unless visibly soiled), disinfection materials that kill all pathogens of concern, but break down fully to water and peroxide, and green cleaning products (from different commercial companies). Any waste that is produced in the practice that is recyclable and not a biohazard is disposed of by way of a recycling program that has been implemented, and any food scrap in the kitchen/lounge is collected and brought home to be placed in my composter, with plans to buy a composter for the practice.
To lower our effect on the environment in our practice we have plans of purchasing a Cerec machine, that allows all crowns to be made on sight without the need to ship our cases to and from dental labs. For now we are only using local dental labs that are located within a 10 mile radius of our office, lowering the effect of the travel of our lab cases, and also contributing to local businesses.
We were also able to take a green approach to furnishing the practice. Many of the articles of furniture in the office were either second hand purchases at a local store in Orlando, or purchased from Ikea utilizing their sustainable practices of construction and packaging. We purchased our office artwork from a local artist that we met at the Lake Eola Farmer's Market, Gabbie Gosselin. We try to support the local community in any way that we can. We joined www.ourlando.org, a local business network.
Our last effort has been to partner with a company called Preserve Products, that makes toothbrushes (among other products) from #5 plastic (yogurt cups and other food grade plastics), that is normally not accepted in home recycling collection. We have been trying to get a collection bin for #5 plastic for patients to bring in to our office, but have still not gotten that in place. Those plastic products can be taken to Whole Foods Markets and placed in the Gimme 5 bins placed there by Preserve.
This practice has been a labor of love for myself and my family, and it makes us very proud that we are doing our part to minimize the impact of our practice on the planet. We are in no way done, and promise to do all we can to champion the "Green" cause to the best of our power. We only hope that other dental practices follow our lead, and not just to use it for marketing purposes, so that we can reverse the effect that we, as a profession, have over the planet that we will leave to our children and grandchildren. It is best said on every package of Seventh Generation products: "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generation" (from The Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy).
Charles R. Cuprill, DMD
www.orlandoteeth.com
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
To Glide or not to Glide? That is the question....
As dentists, we have nagged a plenty about the need to floss consistently, but our choice of floss may need to be given some serious thought. There are many different kind of floss out there to choose from, and I find that one of the most popular is Glide. To be honest with you, I find Glide to be a great product, when it comes to it functionality, but I have one real BIG problem with it also. Glide is a Teflon tape, not an actual floss, that is why it works so well. Now the problem is that Teflon doesn't biodegrade at all.
Now one would think, what effect can a small piece of floss have on the environment? That is a valid question, but now take into consideration the popularity of Glide. That's a lot of non biodegrading strips of tape that get thrown out everyday, to just sit there and release PTFE (toxic stuff ) into the environment.
I'm not writing this as a critique on Glide, but only so that consumers can have a bit of education on how things affect the planet, and make their own assumptions regarding their choice of floss.
Hey, I want you all to get busy and start flossing, but let's not strangle the Earth with a non disappearing noose, 18 inches at a time.
Charles Cuprill, DMD
www.orlandoteeth.com
Now one would think, what effect can a small piece of floss have on the environment? That is a valid question, but now take into consideration the popularity of Glide. That's a lot of non biodegrading strips of tape that get thrown out everyday, to just sit there and release PTFE (toxic stuff ) into the environment.
I'm not writing this as a critique on Glide, but only so that consumers can have a bit of education on how things affect the planet, and make their own assumptions regarding their choice of floss.
Hey, I want you all to get busy and start flossing, but let's not strangle the Earth with a non disappearing noose, 18 inches at a time.
Charles Cuprill, DMD
www.orlandoteeth.com
Sunday, April 24, 2011
"Green is Universal"....Time to pull the goalie, so the message can get through easier...
Been watching a lot of hockey these days as my Caps are in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and doing pretty well. I've noticed in the last week that the logos on VS and NBC have been turned green in observance of Earth Day. Although I do appreciate the sentiment followed by their "Green is Universal" campaign, I would wish that companies as big as networks would strive to make "going green" a more regular campaign, not just once a year.
I remember when I was a kid watching Saturday morning cartoons, that there would be PSA spots called "The More You Know...."on NBC with celebs pushing education on different subjects to kids. These spots were really helpful, as I remember, but it would be really cool if more of these spots would educate kids on sustainable and ecological issues throughout the year, not just close to Earth Day.
I try to get my son to be more conscious about his sometimes wasteful ways, which can be many as he is 2. I try to get things to make sense to him on his terms. My way of getting him not to waste water is to tell him that if he wastes water (either while washing his hands, or wanting to flush the toilet just for kicks), there will be no water for cows, and hence there will be no milk for him. We should try to educate our children and fellow humans on ways to help our world everyday. Make it something to want to do always, not just for Earth Day. All I can promise is that I will keep trying. I may get some resistance, but even if a little goes through, that is a win. It only takes a small opening to get a puck into the net, and the payoff is huge (I know I jump up and scare the heck out of my wife).
Just think about it,
Charles Cuprill, DMD
www.orlandoteeth.com
I remember when I was a kid watching Saturday morning cartoons, that there would be PSA spots called "The More You Know...."on NBC with celebs pushing education on different subjects to kids. These spots were really helpful, as I remember, but it would be really cool if more of these spots would educate kids on sustainable and ecological issues throughout the year, not just close to Earth Day.
I try to get my son to be more conscious about his sometimes wasteful ways, which can be many as he is 2. I try to get things to make sense to him on his terms. My way of getting him not to waste water is to tell him that if he wastes water (either while washing his hands, or wanting to flush the toilet just for kicks), there will be no water for cows, and hence there will be no milk for him. We should try to educate our children and fellow humans on ways to help our world everyday. Make it something to want to do always, not just for Earth Day. All I can promise is that I will keep trying. I may get some resistance, but even if a little goes through, that is a win. It only takes a small opening to get a puck into the net, and the payoff is huge (I know I jump up and scare the heck out of my wife).
Just think about it,
Charles Cuprill, DMD
www.orlandoteeth.com
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Opening Day
After many months of struggle, set backs, and sacrifices, we have finally gotten our practice open. We've been open for a month and a half now, and it has been an experience. The construction project went really well, and we now have a beautiful and pretty low impact office. Green building materials and techniques by Evergreen Construction Management, brought my dream of a eco friendly office to life.
Getting Eco Friendly dental materials, now that was a different story. We had to research and prod our materials rep to get as many eco friendly materials as possible. Our hard work was well worth it, though. We were able to find most of our products of the eco friendly variety. The products may not be fully "green", but they have some eco friendly characteristics, and that makes me very happy.
All in all, I am very proud to be able to bring a truly green dental practice to Central Florida. I hope to inspire others to follow our lead to make our lives have less impact, may it be other dentists or just the general public.
Some may call myself and my family tree huggers, but we gladly carry that label. All I can say to the world is "Go Green, this is our only fish tank".
Charles Cuprill, DMD
www.orlandoteeth.com
Getting Eco Friendly dental materials, now that was a different story. We had to research and prod our materials rep to get as many eco friendly materials as possible. Our hard work was well worth it, though. We were able to find most of our products of the eco friendly variety. The products may not be fully "green", but they have some eco friendly characteristics, and that makes me very happy.
All in all, I am very proud to be able to bring a truly green dental practice to Central Florida. I hope to inspire others to follow our lead to make our lives have less impact, may it be other dentists or just the general public.
Some may call myself and my family tree huggers, but we gladly carry that label. All I can say to the world is "Go Green, this is our only fish tank".
Charles Cuprill, DMD
www.orlandoteeth.com
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