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2020. március 16., hétfő 09:22 |
FDI WORLD DENTAL FEDERATION: GLOBAL SURVEY SHOWS THAT LESS THAN HALF (38%) OF PARENTS LIMIT THEIR CHILDREN´S SUGARY FOOD AND DRINK INTAKE TO ENSURE GOOD ORAL HEALTH (part 1) |
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Geneva, Switzerland, 16 March, 2020 (APA/OTS) - Of the 10 countries surveyed, the United States ranks second last with less than a third of parents limiting sugar levels in their children´s diet. - The UK ranks highest with just over half of parents indicating they restrict sugar levels. - Less than half of parents take their children at least once a year for a dental check-up. - Less than half of parents proactively limit the intake of sugary food and drinks such as candy, soda drinks and juice to their children as a means of protecting their teeth, according to a YouGov survey of 10 developed and developing countries commissioned by FDI World Dental Federation (FDI). |
Released ahead of World Oral Health Day (WOHD) on 20 March, the
survey asked parents with children aged under 18 years "which, if
any, of the following have you EVER done to ensure your child(ren)
has good oral health?". The results indicate that less than a third
of parents in the United States of America (USA) limit their child´s
sugar intake while parents in the United Kingdom (UK) are the most
proactive with just over half of parents indicating they restrict
sugar levels. Parents in the UK were also top ranked for taking
their children at least once a year for a dental check-up whereas
less than half of parents in the other nine countries did so.
"Oral disease is a big part of a largely preventable disease burden
and these survey results demonstrate that we´re just not doing
enough to avoid oral health problems at an early age," said Dr
Gerhard K. Seeberger, president of FDI.
Oral disease shares common risk factors with other noncommunicable
diseases (NCDs) including tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol and
unhealthy diets, especially those high in sugar. It also typifies
the kind of health inequities that are so linked to the NCD burden.
"The oral health profession has largely existed as a separate
specialty divorced from medicine and medicine's education system but
the intense debate around sugar over the past few years only
illustrates the fallacy of working in silos. It is simply
unproductive to be discussing sugary drinks and their link to the
obesity epidemic without factoring in the obvious impact they have
on the oral health of children," said Seeberger.
Oral health continues to be one of the most neglected areas of
global health. The tragedy is that oral disease is a silent epidemic
afflicting some 3.58 billion people-more than half the world's
population-but it's largely preventable. Oral diseases, such as
dental caries (tooth decay), gum disease and oral cancer, are the
most common forms of preventable NCDs and affect people throughout
their lifetime, causing pain, discomfort, disfigurement and even
death. The collective failure to prevent oral disease costs the
world economy some US$442 billion.
Much of the neglect is down to one main barrier: high treatment
costs. Oral diseases are the fourth most expensive out-of-pocket
diseases to treat. Furthermore, political impetus to change this
scenario has been largely absent due in part to the fact, that
historically, the "mouth" has been treated separately from the
"body" in healthcare policy making.
The survey reports that parents from the USA rank second to last
when asked if they limit(ed) sugary food and drinks in their
child(ren)'s diet (e.g. candy, soda, juice), with 32 per cent of
respondents saying that this was the case. The remaining countries'
results included the United Kingdom (52 per cent), Sweden (44 per
cent), (Australia (41 per cent), China (41 per cent), Morocco (40
per cent), France (37 per cent), Philippines (36 per cent), Egypt
(32 per cent) and Argentina (30 per cent).
Forty-one percent of parents in the USA took their child for a
dental check-up at least once a year The remaining countries'
results included the United Kingdom (63 per cent), Argentina (47 per
cent), France ( 42 per cent), Sweden (41 per cent), Australia (37
percent), Philippines (31 per cent), China (18 per cent), Morocco
(12 per cent) and Egypt (11 per cent).
This year World Oral Health Day is featuring pledges to inspire the
general public, policymakers, healthcare professionals and other key
stakeholders to Unite for Mouth Health. (continues)
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2020. március 16., hétfő 09:24 |
FDI WORLD DENTAL FEDERATION: GLOBAL SURVEY SHOWS THAT LESS THAN HALF (38%) OF PARENTS LIMIT THEIR CHILDREN´S SUGARY FOOD AND DRINK INTAKE TO ENSURE GOOD ORAL HEALTH (part 2) |
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Geneva, Switzerland, 16 March, 2020 (APA/OTS) - |
Further Information:
Michael Kessler Michael Kessler Media Mob: +34 655 792 699 Email: michael.kessler@intoon-media.com
About the Survey
All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total
sample size was 11,552 adults, of which 4,056 were parents with
children aged 18 and under. Fieldwork was undertaken between 30
January-8 February 2018. The survey was carried out online. The
figures have been weighted and our nationally representative of all
adults aged 18+. The breakdown of those that were parents with
children aged 18 and under were as follows: UK (468), Australia
(311), Egypt (463), Philippines (506), France (357), USA (295),
Morocco (386), Sweden (272), China (529), and Argentina (469).
About World Oral Health Day
Celebrated annually on 20 March, World Oral Health Day (WOHD) was
launched by FDI World Dental Federation to raise global awareness on
the prevention and control of oral diseases.
www.worldoralhealthday.org; #WOHD20 #UniteForMouthHealth
WOHD Global Partners: Unilever; WOHD Supporters: 3M, Planmeca,
Wrigley Oral Healthcare Program
About FDI World Dental Federation
FDI World Dental Federation serves as the principal representative
body for over 1 million dentists worldwide. Its membership includes
some 200 national dental associations and specialist groups in over
130 countries. FDI has the vision of leading the world to optimal
oral health. https://www.fdiworlddental.org/;
facebook.com/FDIWorldDentalFederation; twitter.com/FDIWorldDental
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