Introduction: Work in a dental laboratory produces waste materials. These are any materials (liquid or solid) deemed useless, and they are generally discarded. By reducing the resources used, we reduce the amount of waste we create, and the result is environmental protection. Waste management involves reducing waste through reusing, recycling, or processing the waste materials. Purpose: The described current handling of waste materials in laboratory dental prosthetics, with an emphasis on classic production techniques, is limited to the materials that are most commonly used during the phases of dental prosthesis manufacturing and those that constitute the majority of the waste. We highlight the issue of waste management, raise awareness among users, and present the benefits of proper waste management. Methods: In the introductory section, we included data from scientific articles found in the following global online databases: Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Elsevier, MedLine, and ResearchGate. The articles discuss the ecological aspect of handling waste materials in the field of laboratory dental prosthetics. In the research section, we conducted a survey. Through analysing the answers, we identified connections between the participants and the issue at hand. Results: Based on the analysis of the questionnaire, we found that dental laboratories in our country only partially observe and discuss the handling of waste materials from dental prosthetics even though they believe that these materials are harmful to the environment. Discussion and conclusion: The field of waste management in health care progresses from year to year, but the positive results of development combined with awareness remain slow to emerge. A stricter approach is needed, requiring dental laboratory workers to be more consistent in terms of waste separation, reuse, and recycling. This data on the management of waste materials in laboratory dental prosthetics could also be used to influence manufacturers.
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