COVID has had disastrous effect on oral health says World Dental Federation


In a statement released to mark World Oral Health Day on Saturday 20 March, FDI President Dr Gerhard Konrad Seeberger said: "Let’s call it what it is: a dental disaster. Restrictions have certainly played a part in oral health hesitancy, but they don’t tell the whole story."



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Queensland parents urged to avail free dental care to improve children's oral health and hygiene


Parents are being urged to use free public dental health care as Queensland Health data shows 28 per cent of parents cannot afford to take their child to the dentist unless it is an emergency... In Queensland, children between four years of age and those in Year 10, as well as children with parents who have a Centrelink concession card, are eligible for free dental care.


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COVID-19 has hit the global dentist industry but these ASX stocks are doing fine


Australia’s dentists, particularly those on the ASX, have escaped the worst of COVID-19 thanks to the quick easing of restrictions... Both of the ASX’s dentist stocks Pacific Smiles (ASX:PSQ) and 1300 Smiles (ASX:ONT) saw patients quickly come back once restrictions were eased. 1300 Smiles made a $7.1 million profit for FY20 – down 8.1 per cent – and a $5.9 million profit for the first half of FY21 – up 35 per cent on the prior corresponding period. Meanwhile, Pacific Smiles made a ...


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