Environmental sustainability: measuring and embedding sustainable practice into the dental practice.

This final paper within the sustainability series focuses on creating a framework for embedding sustainability within a dental practice and builds upon sustainability principles and practices explored in the preceding papers. The dental practice could be a high street dental practice, a community setting or a trust.

Examining the links between hydration, nutrition and mouth health.

Hydration, nutrition and mouth health have historically been overlooked and considered in isolation when, in reality, they are interlinked and interdependent. Not only do these health factors greatly influence each other, but also they have a significant effect on general health and wellbeing. By viewing each of these areas in isolation, health professionals risk missing opportunities to maximise patients' health and quality of life. Collaboration between health professions will also maximise benefits to patients. This article aims to explain the health effects of hydration, nutrition and mouth health and the links between them so practitioners consider how they can make positive changes in these areas for their patients and how they can promote collaboration with other health professionals.