Going Green for Saint Patrick’s Day in Rye, Westchester, NY!

A Green Dental Office Environment in Rye, Westchester, NY

Here is some history about Saint Patrick’s Day
st-patricks-day-green-dental-officeThe National Irish American Heritage Month was designated by congress in 1995 and there is a celebration of Saint Patrick, The Bishop of Ireland on March 17th. The holiday is to celebrate the Irish culture. The first Saint Patrick’s Day parades began in New York in 1762 by Irish members of the British Army. The holiday was originally started for the Irish to celebrate their past heritage and keep their traditions alive after being separated from their homeland. It is now a worldwide celebration of wearing green, getting pinched if you are not, and parades in several United States cities.

Our Commitment To An Environmentally Friendly Dental Office in Rye, Westchester
You might be interested to know on St. Patrick’s Day, that our dental office in Rye is a Green Dentist’s Office! There are several ways that our Westchester dental office is environment friendly.

Non-mercury and non-amalgam fillings
white_fillingsWhen we treat cavities with a filling, we use non-mercury and non-amalgam fillings. This means that our office is keeping you, our staff, and the environment healthy by not using toxic mercury materials. When other Westchester dentists use these mercury or amalgam fillings, they normally have to remove more of the natural tooth than is necessary and the material can be toxic to your body. If mercury gets in your body, it does not just go away and it can be transmitted to your children. This is a very important fact about how green we are.

A paperless and digital dental office and recycling
Our Rye Westchester dental office is also paperless and digital. All of our charts are digitally stored so all of the patient information is entered directly into the computer. Electronic dental patient reminders through email and text also help our Purchase Street  office to be greener. The other benefit to a paperless dental office is that your information is stored in a safe location and not just floating around on pieces of paper in the dentists office. This is a much more secure way to store dental patient charts.

We also use digital x-rays which eliminate the chemicals, paper, and foil trash that are products of traditional x-rays. That means that you are not being exposed to those things either. Digital x-rays also use up to 90% less radiation than the traditional kind. There is also less waiting time for a digital x-ray. Your dentist can see your teeth immediately without developing the images. Recycling ink cartridges and using an E4D machine that creates crowns in one day, and CAD/CAM systems to eliminate the need for disposable impression materials are some less noticeable ways our Rye dental office is green.

Rechargeable batteries, water filters and recycling
There are a few more things in our office, such as using rechargeable batteries for our equipment that uses them and energy saving overhead lights. Our water filter is much better than water bottles and coolers in the office for the environment. When an instrument or tool gets worn out, we are a part of the recycling program with Henry Schein, and they give us one new instrument for every 12 that we recycle.

A green environment
Our Purchase Street dental office has invested in maintaining a green environment for the earth and the patients. We will continue to research and use the latest green materials and techniques for keeping our dental patients, their teeth, our staff, and the earth healthy!

Call our Green Westchester Dentists in our conveniently located Rye dental office at 914-921-5437 or click here to request an appointment today!

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!