9 C


Elicit ideas from groups or the whole class as to how we could prevent or reuse waste in healthcare. Refer them back to ideas from earlier in the unit. Write ideas on the board.


Possible answers


• Bathrooms: use hand dryers instead of paper towels. • Patients: instead of disposable gowns, use cloth gowns.


• Admissions: use reusable products in patient rooms (bed pans, water pitchers, etc.).


• Patient rooms: use washable items, such as linens, bed pads, gowns, etc.


• Nursing: personal care items such as aspirin packets, tissues, shampoo, baby wipes and nappies can be


• Surgery: use reusable medical instruments instead of disposable. Use washable surgical and nursing gowns


used again.


• Cafeteria: use washable plates, utensils and cups. Compost kitchen and food waste.


and sterilization trays.


• Administration: store records digitally. Make double- sided copies.


D


1. Set for individual work and pair or group checking. Students complete the poster with tips and advice.


2. Students read and check their answers on page 164. Show the complete poster through a visual medium.


Answers


• minimizes waste • reduces our carbon footprint • saves money • conserves trees • uses less water TIPS!


Hospital waste produces greenhouse gases. Recycling or reusing:


Unit 9: Making healthcare greener


Clean teeth


Understand and react to information in a text about environmentally friendly dentistry Understand active reading skills Understand passive sentences in a text


Introduction Refer students to the heading. Clean teeth. Elicit their thoughts on the topic of this lesson (dentistry). Elicit how they think a dentist can be green.


A


Set for group work. Students quickly (but not in detail) skim The Eco-friendly Dentist webpage. Elicit ideas, but do not confirm or correct as this will pre-empt the rest of the lesson. Brainstorm on the board with the whole class afterwards.


Answers Students’ own answers.


Content note Amalgam and mercury: dental amalgam is a material used to fill cavities caused by tooth decay. It has been used for more than 150 years. It is a mixture of mercury, silver, tin and copper. Approximately 50% of dental amalgam is mercury.


B Refer students to the website text. 1.–2.


Set for individual work. 3. Students work in groups and compare their individual choices. They agree on a group top three.


• Don’t over-order. • Buy eco-friendly cleaning products. • Share magazines between departments. • Switch to reusable medical instruments.


• Put waste into separate recycling bins.


• Start a volunteer programme to recycle used items, like blankets.


At the end, check with the whole class and draw up a class top three. Some students may be surprised that they are being asked for a personal response to information, but point out that this is part of active reading – refer to the Reading skill box now or at the end of this exercise. Try to elicit a response from the majority of students.


Answers Students’ own answers.


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