Investigation into Australian oral health launched
A $5.8 million Australian study will examine the gums of 15,000 Australians over the next 12 months. Poor oral health and dental hygiene has been linked to diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
To be conducted by researchers at the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health at the University of Adelaide in partnership with federal and state governments, this is the first study of it's kind in Australia. The results are expected to help inform policy makers.
A similar study was conducted in the US last year. One of the most fascinating results from the study was that people who didn't have a dental check-up were twice as likely to develop pneumonia when compared with someone who visited the dentist twice a year.
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The problem is cost how can our pensioners afford dental costs or private health costs .
John Howard brought in a scheme for those whose health was in jeopardy it was cancelled by Labor .