At Vail Dentistry, we provide high quality dental services with the best materials available while reducing waste wherever possible. In the Vail Valley and Edwards, CO, ‘green dentistry’ means we curb our carbon footprint in these ways:
- Tooth-colored fillings – instead of mercury amalgam fillings reduce mercury and other heavy metals in the water system
- Amalgam separation – While we do not place amalgam, we take special precautions when removing mercury amalgam fillings. We use special traps to filter pieces of these old fillings and keep them out of the public water supply. We dispose of the trapped amalgam with a company that recycles them.
- Sanitation and sterilization – Rather than chemical sterilization of instruments, we use a hospital grade, steam-based sterilization technique with no toxic chemicals. Biodegradable, enzyme-based cleaners are used whenever possible. Our sterilization process is checked monthly using a third party to ensure all of our safety.
- Digital dental charting, billing – We are chartless and paperless, your digital patient records are safely secured
- We use biocompatible dental materials
- Digital X-rays – Expose you to 75-90% less radiation than traditional radiographs while reducing waste. This helps keep more than 4.8 million lead and 28 million liters of toxic
- Energy efficient lighting
“At Vail Dentistry, we embrace technology, efficiency and nature.”
Feel good about your smile and your dental office! Call for an appointment with Dr. Jonathan Haerter at Vail Dentistry today.