Table 2.
Characteristics of waste audits that include polymer waste data.
| Study | Setting | Sample size | Time | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeoh et al. [33] | 1 dental faculty undergraduate clinic, 50 patient units/students | 50 patients | 1 day, 2021.08 | Polymer waste mass |
| Oxborrow et al. [32] | 1 dental faculty undergraduate preclinic, simulated restorative intervention | No patients, 72 students | 4 h, 2023.02.22 | Polymer waste mass |
| Martin et al. [5] | 4 clinics, 1 teaching hospital + 1 NHS primary care+ 2 primary/private care | 150 observations (Patient n, no information) | 120 days, 2019.10-2020.02 | Polymer waste mass |
| Alstrom [31] | 1 clinic, private, 4 dentist+3 hygienist operatories | Patient n, no information | 5 days, 2021.04-2021.04 | Polymer waste mass |
| Wyssusek et al. [30] | 1 hospital, 22 operating rooms | 5 patients/day (estimated) | 31 days, 2019.08-2019.09 | Polymer waste mass per compound |
| Aghalari et al. [29] | 53 clinics, 40 general dentistry + 13 speciality, randomly selected | Patient n, no information—(Average 240 pts./day (gen) 6 78 pts/day (spec)) | 3 days/week for one month, 2018.06-2018.08 | Polymer waste mass |
| Voudrias et al. [28] | 20 clinics, 19 private + 1 public, randomly selected, | 2542 patients | 20 days, 2013.04-2013.07 | Polymer waste mass |
| Momeni et al. [27] | 48 clinics, partaking from n = 60 invited | Patient n, no information | 3 days/week for two months, 08.2017-09.2017 | Polymer waste mass |
| Mandalidis et al. [26] | 20 clinics, 19 private + 1 public, randomly selected | 2542 patients | 20 days, 2013.04-2013.07 | Polymer waste mass |
| Majlesi et al. [25] | 21 clinics, public, randomly selected, | Patient n, no information | 3 days, 2016.06-2016.09 | Polymer waste mass |
| Richardson et al. [24] | 1 clinic, mixed NHS/private dental practice | Patient n, no information | 2 days x 2, 2014.08 2014.09 | Polymer waste mass |
| Amouei et al. [23] | 25 clinics, 20 general dentistry + 5 speciality clinics | Patient n, no information | 3 samples, year no information | Polymer waste mass |
| Nabizadeh et al. [22] | 50 clinics, 45 public + 5 private, randomly selected | Patient n, no information | 3 days, 2012 | Polymer waste mass |
| Nabizadeh et al. [21] | 28 clinics, 10 general dentistry + 8 speciality + 5 ‘practical dentists’ + 5 denturist, randomly selected | Patient n, no information | 3 samples, year no information | Polymer waste mass |
| Kizlary et al. [20] | 23 clinics, 20 private + 1 public | Patient n, no information | 22 days, 2002.05-2002.06 | Polymer waste mass |
| Ozbek et al. [19] | 1 dental faculty clinics, 8 departments | Patient n, no information—(Average >300 patients/day) | 1 day, 2002.04 + 1 working day, 2002.05 | Polymer waste mass |