{"id":14162,"date":"2012-02-02T15:26:39","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T21:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sustainablog.org\/?p=14162"},"modified":"2012-02-02T15:26:39","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T21:26:39","slug":"chicago-eco-dentis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/chicago-eco-dentis\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago-based Eco-Friendly Dentist Doubles Down on Green"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Almost exactly five years ago, I took at look at Transcendentist<\/a>, a Berkeley based “green dentistry office” that combined environmental responsibility with a very different approach to patient care. Rather than the typical clinical approach, the founders of Transcendentist created a spa-like atmosphere… complete with foot massages. Even then, the idea was taking off: nothing like a little calm to take the edge off of that fear of the dentist thing.<\/p>\n

Now, five years later, the concept has gone national<\/a> (in part because of the work of Transcendentist founders\u00a0Ina and Fred Pockrass)… so, yes, you can even find eco-dentists here in the Midwest! In Chicago, the hub of all things green in the region, the ORA Dental Studio<\/a> has really picked up the concept and run with it. Not only do they offer what is now the typical combination of Earth-friendly dental equipment in a relaxing atmosphere, but they do it in a certified green building: their Wicker Park<\/a> location has received the LEED Gold designation<\/a> “for its eco-friendly and high-performance design, construction and operation.”<\/p>\n

Designed by Chicago-based green architects 2Point Perspective<\/a>, features of the new space include:<\/p>\n