Our 6th guiding principle in our mission statement:
We will continually focus on finding ways to reduce our environmental footprint through responsible use, recycling, and material selection.
West Metro Pediatric Dentistry is proud to be a “green” focused office–we are doing our very best to find new ways every day to help positively impact our planet for our patients.
Here are just a few of the things we have done to help lessen the environmental footprint our practice has:
- Paper bags instead of plastic bags for patient take home supplies
- All electronic appointment reminders–no more appointment cards or postcards
- Electronic charting instead of paper charting
- All digital x-rays instead of film x-rays
- Amalgam separators installed in both offices
- All rechargeable batteries instead of single-use batteries
- Easily accessible trash/paper/cardboard recycling in both offices
- No more print magazines in our waiting rooms
- Opting out of all junk mail delivery
- No more paper catalog deliveries for supplies–online only catalogs
- Reusable plates/cups/silverware for staff–no single-use products
- Blinds & window films to control HVAC use
- Regular HVAC maintenance so that systems run at optimum strength
- Thermostats are programmed and set at low settings for nighttime/weekends
- Motion sensor light switches to control energy use
- LED light bulbs wherever possible
- All electronics are turned off each night rather going into sleep mode
- Computer hardware all properly recycle after replacement
- Water savings signs posted to remind patients not to run water while brushing teeth
- Filtered drinking water available for patients rather than water bottles
- Compostable/biodegradable coffee cups/lids/stir sticks instead of plastic or styrofoam
- Refillable soaps/hand sanitizers and reduced plastic or paper refill packaging
- Reusable air/water syringes in clinic area instead of one-time-use plastic ones
- Order recycled office supplies whenever possible
- Reusable tote bags for marketing/school visits rather than single-use paper bags

It is our commitment to all the awesome young Colorado smiles we see each day to continue to work to expand our list whenever we can.