At ORA we designed dental practices that reflect our commitment to the well-being of our patients, team members, community, and environment. ORA was the first LEED certified dental practice in Chicago, setting a new standard for dental office design, inspiring other dentists along the way.
ORA Green Practices
We live in a world where concern for the environment and sustainable development – minimizing the impact of our consumption of renewable resources – is a necessary and growing consideration for everyone. The opportunities in the dental industry are significant to improve environmental quality through diligent green planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance practices. Our overall concern for environment and the health of our employees and patients has been, and will continue to be, a determining factor in choices of materials, protocols, and technology for our dental practices.
Green Healthcare
ORA Dental Studio strives towards a new model of healthcare based on the understanding that human and environmental health are inextricably linked. In this model, health professionals serve as environmental educators, advocates and stewards. This model is called Green Healthcare which takes us beyond the Hippocratic oath, calling upon all health professionals to “do more good.” By focusing more on prevention, precaution, education, and wellness—we can significantly contribute to improving the health of our patients, community, and the environment.
In Green Healthcare, toxic-free buildings, literacy around local environmental issues, and the use of safe, effective, precaution-based medicine are all intrinsic parts of a new system of healthcare that is good for people and the environment. Implementing Green Healthcare practices also prepares health professionals to become leaders in the emerging discipline of Sustainable Medicine. Sustainable medicine recognizes the link between the environment, medicine and human health and seeks to provide better healthcare while protecting our limited environmental and medical resources.
Environmental Stewardship
At ORA Dental Studios we have designed a dental practice that reflect our commitment to the well-being of our patients, team members, community, and environment. Through diligent planning we have created high performance green facilities that are a healthy, productive place to work; less costly to operate and maintain; and reduce our environmental footprint.
The creation of our practices strictly followed LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and GGHC (Green Guide for Health Care) protocol for construction of dental practices* LEED is a nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. GGHC is a best practices guide for healthy and sustainable building design, construction, and operations for the healthcare industry.
ORA Dental Studio are proud members of the Eco Dentistry Association, Teleosis Institute, United States Green Building Council, and an Energy Star partner. We are also committed to offsetting our carbon footprint by annually contributing to reforestation campaigns, energy efficiency programs, and renewable natural energy sources.