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Martin N, Mulligan S, Shellard IJ, et al., editors. Consensus on Environmentally Sustainable Oral Healthcare: A Joint Stakeholder Statement. York (UK): White Rose University Press; 2022 Dec.

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Acronyms and abbreviations

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
CEU/CPDContinuing education units (CEU credits) or continuing professional development (CPD). Quantifiable units, used to provide accreditation of professional development and enable revalidation, if appropriate
CGF Consumer Goods Forum [1]
CO2e Carbon dioxide equivalent. The number of metric tons of CO2 emissions with the same global warming potential as one metric ton of another greenhouse gas
COP26 ‘Conference of the Parties #26’. United Nations Climate Change Conference, Glasgow, 2021
DHCP Dental healthcare professional
EHS Environment, health and safety: management system. Codifies the organisation’s environment, health and safety strategy and then streamlines its implementation and management
EMF Ellen MacArthur Foundation (Global Commitment)
EPR Extended producer responsibility (for packaging) [2]
ESG Environmental, social and governance (business operational framework)
FDI Federation Dentaire Internationale (World Dental Federation)
KPI Key performance indicators
ISO International Organization for Standardization
ISOTC106 International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee Dentistry 106
IDM International Dental Manufacturers Association
LCA Life cycle analysis
LMIC Low- to medium-income countries
MHIC Medium- to high-income countries
NGO Non-governmental organisation
PPE Personal protective equipment
WHO World Health Organization
RSB Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials. A global, multi-stakeholder, independent organisation that drives the development of a bio-based and circular economy on a global scale through sustainability solutions, certification, and collaborative partnerships
SUP Single-use plastic
SWOT Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (business analysis tool)
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
4RsReduce, reuse, recycle, rethink
UN SDGs United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
WRI World Resources Institute [3]

Terminology and definitions

Circular economyAn economic system that tackles global challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, waste and pollution. We keep resources in use for as long as possible, extract the maximum value from them while in use, then recover and regenerate products and materials at the end of each service life.
CGF Plastic Waste CoalitionConsumer Goods Forum [4], Plastic Waste Coalition. Organisation that brings consumer goods retailers and manufacturers together globally.
CompaniesThe various stakeholders in the oral healthcare supply chain that operate as commercial businesses. This includes manufacturing, distribution and oral healthcare providers and corporates.
Dental industryA generic term used in this work to describe the whole of the oral healthcare supply chain that includes any and every stakeholder-associated provision of raw materials, goods and services and management of waste.
Materiality assessmentTool used to identify and prioritise ESG issues that are the most critical to the organisation.
Carbon negativeThe reduction of an entity’s carbon footprint to less than neutral, so that the entity has a net effect of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere rather than adding it.
Sustainability in Dentistry Task TeamThe group charged by the FDI with planning managing and delivering the Sustainability in Dentistry Project on behalf of the stakeholders.
Carbon zeroCausing or resulting in no net release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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