Furthermore, almost a third (31 per cent) of employees say they’ve experienced a negative response from their employer when asking for time away for dental treatment.
Almost half of employees (48 per cent) have called in sick or left work early due to dental pain, and over 1,330 working days were lost to dental pain in the last year.
For employees who continue to work through pain, they said they’ve found it difficult to concentrate (29 per cent), became less productive (25 per cent), and were snappier with colleagues (14 per cent).
Neil Sikka, dentist and chief dental officer at Bupa Dental Insurance, said, “It’s concerning when people put off dental treatment. It can lead to problems becoming much worse, as early diagnosis and treatment can significantly lower the chances of severe pain or tooth extraction.
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