TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge, attitude, and practice of dental professionals towards green dentistry in Karachi city- a cross-sectional survey
AU - Billoo, Muhammad Sadiq
AU - Khan, Shahrukh Ali
AU - Kazmi, Syed Murtaza Raza
AU - Jabeen, Farah
AU - Khalid, Taimur
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2025.
PY - 2025/12
Y1 - 2025/12
N2 - Introduction: Environmental degradation from pollution, global warming, and industrialization, is alarming with dentistry significantly contributing through mercury and plastic toxicity from improper waste handling. Aim: To evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of Dental professionals towards “Green Dentistry” working in the public and private sectors of Karachi city. Design: A cross-sectional survey. Setting: Karachi, Pakistan (Online). Materials and methods: An online questionnaire was conducted among dentists of Karachi, Pakistan, from January to June 2023 collecting participant’s demographic data and assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice of eco-friendly dentistry. Results: With a 61% response rate, most respondents (48.5%) were General Dental Practitioners (GDPs). Dental consultants (DC) exhibited higher awareness of green dentistry (29%) with 50% of DCs favoring digital radiography as environmentally friendly (p < 0.05). Green dentistry practices were more prevalent among DCs with 42.8% (p < 0.05) eliminating amalgam usage, while more GDPs (72.2%, p < 0.05) adopted re-usable lab coats and patient drapes. Discussion and conclusion: Awareness of “Green Dentistry” is generally lacking among participants. Both GDPs and DCs are inclined towards adopting environment-friendly dental practices. Education on energy conservation and materials is essential to reduce waste in the dental industry.
AB - Introduction: Environmental degradation from pollution, global warming, and industrialization, is alarming with dentistry significantly contributing through mercury and plastic toxicity from improper waste handling. Aim: To evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of Dental professionals towards “Green Dentistry” working in the public and private sectors of Karachi city. Design: A cross-sectional survey. Setting: Karachi, Pakistan (Online). Materials and methods: An online questionnaire was conducted among dentists of Karachi, Pakistan, from January to June 2023 collecting participant’s demographic data and assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice of eco-friendly dentistry. Results: With a 61% response rate, most respondents (48.5%) were General Dental Practitioners (GDPs). Dental consultants (DC) exhibited higher awareness of green dentistry (29%) with 50% of DCs favoring digital radiography as environmentally friendly (p < 0.05). Green dentistry practices were more prevalent among DCs with 42.8% (p < 0.05) eliminating amalgam usage, while more GDPs (72.2%, p < 0.05) adopted re-usable lab coats and patient drapes. Discussion and conclusion: Awareness of “Green Dentistry” is generally lacking among participants. Both GDPs and DCs are inclined towards adopting environment-friendly dental practices. Education on energy conservation and materials is essential to reduce waste in the dental industry.
KW - Eco-friendly dentistry
KW - Green dentistry
KW - Recycle
KW - Sustainable dentistry
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105022761841
U2 - 10.1186/s12903-025-07215-4
DO - 10.1186/s12903-025-07215-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 41286782
AN - SCOPUS:105022761841
SN - 1472-6831
VL - 25
JO - BMC Oral Health
JF - BMC Oral Health
IS - 1
M1 - 1827
ER -
