The Ohio Good DEED Program
Dedicated to Environmental Excellence in Dentistry
- Gold Tier - Gold and Green Tier - Participation and Links
Announced on May 31, 2010 by the Ohio Dental Association (ODA), the
Good DEED (Dedicated to Environmental Excellence in Dentistry) program is an easy
to participate and voluntary program to recognize the efforts of dental
offices to operate in an environmentally responsible manner. The Good DEED program uses a tiered approach for recognizing
dental offices that use simple and innovative solutions to minimize the
environmental impact of their practices on Ohio’s environment. Participants receive certificates from the ODA designating the tier for which they qualify. Everything you need for participation is
on-line or can be mailed to you at your request.
The Dedicated to Environmental Excellence in Dentistry program includes:
- Comprehensive
on-line checklists to identify American Dental
Association best management practices (BMPs), environmental regulations that
apply to dental offices, and best management practices to help your business be
more sustainable and preserve and protect
natural resources;
- A Gold tier (Gold tier pdf) for those following the American Dental Association’s
BMPs and meeting environmental regulations; and
- A Gold and Green tier (Gold and Green tier pdf), a second tier of recognition, for dental offices pursuing more environmentally
sustainable activities. In addition to the certificate from ODA and Ohio EPA, Gold and Green tier participants are listed
on the Good Deed achievements Web page.
Please help
promote environmental stewardship in the dental profession and be recognized as an
environmentally responsible dentist.
Contact the
Ohio Dental Association or the Ohio EPA to participate in the program. Dental offices that are pursuing sustainable
practices can be recognized for their outstanding efforts by completing the
on-line registration.
Ohio Dental Association 
Good DEED Program
(e-mail - Good DEED Program)
1370
Dublin Road,
Columbus, Ohio
43215
614-486-2700
www.oda.org
Ohio
EPA 
Bill Narotski (e-mail - bill.narotski@epa.state.oh.us)
Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention
P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049
1-800-329-7518
http://epa.ohio.gov/ocapp/mercury_reduction_dental.aspx