Going Green Is Better For Everyone NOW — and Later

The ecological movement is nothing new — people have been worried about the fate of our nation's wildlife since back when Roosevelt first moved the Division of Forestry from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Interior. But for much of the past several decades, the complaint has been that being ecologically conscious was expensive and not worth the effort.

Several recent developments in green technology have proven that 'wisdom' quite wrong, and they've given us at Dr. Eric Johnson's office the ability to make life better for our patients (and the world) at the same time.

Here are a couple of great examples:

Digital X-Rays

Digital X-rays have pretty much every advantage over traditional X-rays. They don't require developing, which means less nasty chemicals out there (and in our own cupboards). They require less radiation to get a clear picture, which is better for our patients and our techs. They allow for instant previews of the X-ray, which means less waiting around for the slides to develop. And they're cleaner and easier to read, meaning more accurate and quicker assessments of what's actually wrong with your teeth.

With digital X-rays, everyone wins; you, us, and the Earth. Read more about digital X-rays on our web site.

Green Cleaning

There are a few basic categories of cleaners out there, but one thing that they almost all share is that they're quite toxic and bad for the environment. The one that doesn't fit in, however, is the one that we use: the colloidal micelle-based cleaner. This stuff is awesomely powerful, because it's made of molecules that are smaller than the grease and other biological molecules that they clean up. The effect is like a microscopic sandblaster separating the molecules from whatever surface they're clinging to for easy wiping up. The real benefit, though, is how incredibly safe they are; so much so that you could drink the stuff without issues.

Colloidal micelles let us clean the office often without doing anything to your system except making it glad for the cleanliness. Again, it's a three-way win.