Volume 8 • 2021 • Issue 3

Greener Living, Wiser Thinking Dr. Alida Andersen on Dentistry and the Environment In May 2018, Dr. Alida Andersen, a general dentist from Toronto, settled down on her living room sofa to watch A Plastic Ocean , a sociopolitical documentary that was streaming on Netflix at the time. Hosted by journalist Craig Leeson, the film describes itself as a feature length piece that “explores the fragile state of our oceans and uncovers alarming truths about the consequences of our disposable lifestyle.” Dr. Alida Andersen