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Denplan releases new oral health consumer survey

3 mins read Oral health and mouth cancer
Denplan, part of Simplyhealth, has discovered worrying trends in the nation’s oral health as part of its comprehensive Consumer Oral Health Survey[1] published in a recent report.

Denplan runs a comprehensive annual[2] consumer survey which provides invaluable insights into how often people visit the dentist, their oral health habits, what’s important to them from their dental practice, and much more.

Key headlines on attendance
This year research shows that 20 per cent of UK adults are not visiting dentists regularly (less than every two years), with almost one in three never having had a scale and polish with the hygienist. Fear (31 per cent) and affordability (29 per cent) are still key reasons people don’t go, with nearly a third (30 per cent) only visiting the dentist when in pain.

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