Dust suspended in the martian atmosphere strongly affects the radiative transfer. Diabatic heating and cooling it creates are prominent factors that drive the atmosphere at various scales. This paper provides a review of dust influence on the large-scale dynamics in the atmosphere of Mars above approximately 10 km. We outline the established properties of dust that influence the diabatic heating/cooling rates, and summarize the current knowledge of dust-related effects on the zonal-mean circulation and zonally asymmetric disturbances: planetary waves and tides.