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Vikram Niranjan, Associate Professor in Public Health at University of Limerick, University of Limerick

The UK and Denmark: a dentist assesses the state of the nations’ teeth

How the health of your teeth is influenced by where you live. canva/Shutterstock/Videnskab.dk

Teeth are an unlikely place to start when judging a health system, but they can be one of the most revealing.

Oral health tells a surprisingly big story. Tooth decay, gum disease and tooth loss are some of the most common chronic conditions anywhere in the world, and they often reflect how seriously a health system takes prevention.

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