Dental Waste

Kerr partners with DRNA to promote amalgam dental waste recycling education

April 22, 2014
CE course on public health and environmental best practices offered to Kerr customers at discount

Kerr Corporation, a leading manufacturer of innovative dental products, including dental amalgam, announced that it has partnered with Dental Recycling North America, Inc. (DRNA) to promote a CE course on public health and environmental responsibility. The annoucement comes during the observation of Earth Day.

Green up your dental practice this Earth Day Kerr customers will be able to participate in the three credit, online CE course designed to educate dentists and their teams on the latest public health and environment best practices and regulatory compliance issues. Kerr customers are also entitled to savings on DRNA’s Amalgam Recycling Kits and maintenance-free Amalgam Separators.

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“With proper handling and recycling of amalgam waste receiving increasing scrutiny by various federal, state, and local regulators, we wanted to take a proactive position on our customers’ behalf to make sure that there can be easy access to best management practices education,” said Damien McDonald, Group President of Kerr. “DRNA is North America’s leader in dental waste management and recycling, and their course and supplemental waste management materials are innovative and helpful to our clinician customers, so the partnership is a natural fit.”

DRNA’s CE course is designed to ensure that participating dentists and their dental teams protect human health and the environment while keeping participants in step with legislation and regulations related to environmental health as it pertains to amalgam waste.

Kerr customers can sign up for the course by calling 800-360-1001 ext. 17. For more information on DRNA’s waste management services, visit drna.com.