Incorporating sustainability into assessment of oral health interventions.
Journal
British dental journal
ISSN: 1476-5373
Titre abrégé: Br Dent J
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7513219
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2020
09 2020
Historique:
entrez:
12
9
2020
pubmed:
13
9
2020
medline:
5
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Prior to 1966, consumers purchased food items with very little (if any) nutritional labels. Now, nutritional labelling is an integral part of informed consumer choice. This paper advocates for a similar approach for healthcare-related products, using the toothbrush as an example, with the need to quantify and publish data on their clinical efficacy and environmental impact. In this paper, we consider different manufacturing models and measure the environmental impact (carbon footprint) and also the human health impact (disability-adjusted life years [DALYs]) for the most commonly used oral health product: the toothbrush.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32918024
doi: 10.1038/s41415-020-1993-9
pii: 10.1038/s41415-020-1993-9
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
310-314Références
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