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UK not even in top 10 European countries for dental hygiene, new study finds

2 mins read Oral health and mouth cancer
According to a new study, people in Ireland, Lithuania and Azerbaijan all take better care of their teeth than Brits. The UK, in 12th place, fails to make the top 10 European countries in terms of dental hygiene, despite having lower sugar consumption and fewer smokers than most of Europe.

Of 28 European nations analysed, Norway came out as the most teeth-conscious country, followed by Luxembourg in second place and Germany in third place. Serbia was the least teeth-conscious country in Europe, ranking just below Latvia and Poland.

The analysis is based on data including the number of dentists per 10,000 people, sugar consumption, the prevalence of current tobacco use and the average number of dentist visits per person each year.

Kent Express, the UK’s largest mail-order dental supplier, carried out the study to find the most teeth-conscious countries, analysing a total of 178 countries around the globe. Drawing on European data alone, Kent Express were able to see where the UK ranked compared to the rest of Europe.

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