Adult Dental Health Survey 2009
It’s fifth in line of the national dental surveys since 1968. Carried out in England, Wales and Northern Ireland with aims to review changes over time in dental health, knowledge people about dental care and examine their experiences.
Summary- There is visible improvement in all three areas in age group 20-45. There is noticeable connection between regular brushing and longer lasting teeth and overall better health. From the position of attendance- majority of the adults attended regularly at least every 2 years and even it’s still difficult to find NHS dentist vast majority of the adults manage book and attend appointment. There is higher rate of the carries in the families from manual occupations
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Acidic foods and drinks can be just as harmful. The acid erodes enamel, exposing the dentine underneath and causing teeth sensitivity.
The lower the pH, the more acidic the product is. Anything with a pH value lower than 5.5 may cause erosion: • mineral water (still) pH 7.6
• milk pH 6.9
• cheddar cheese pH 5.9
• lager pH 4.4
• orange juice pH 3.8
• grapefruit pH 3.3
• pickles pH 3.2
• cola pH 2.5
• red wine pH 2.5
• vinegar pH 2.0
4) What food is best to avoid?
The World Health Organization advises that daily intake of 'free ' sugars should be 25g for women (approximately five-six teaspoons) and 35g for men (seven-eight teaspoons).
Everybody knows the foods like sweets and chocolate, cakes and biscuits, pastries, jam, honey, ice cream, contains loads of sugar, but not everybody realizes, there is also loads of sugar in products such as breakfast cereals, fruit in syrup, dried fruit, pasta sauces or ketchup.
How much sugar is in….? • Milky Way bar (58g) - 8.75 ts of sugar
• Twix bar (50.7g) - 6 ts of sugar
• Alpen - 5.75 ts of sugar
• Cheerios - 1 ts of sugar
• Corn Flakes - 2.4 ts of sugar
• Cocoa Krispies - 9.75 ts of sugar
• Raisin Bran - 7.75 ts of sugar
• Rice Krispies - 2.5 ts of sugar
• Special K - 3 ts of sugar
• Shredded Wheat - 0.1 ts of sugar
• Mangos - 3.2 ts of sugar
• Bananas - 3 ts of sugar
• Apples - 2.6 ts of sugar
• Grapes - 4 ts of sugar
• Strawberries
Sugar comes from planta that are sugar canes are sugar beets. The sugar itself has carbonhyrate which is divided into 2 parts, fructose and glocose. In the u.s (united states of america) people consume over 28 kg of added sugar per year. At out age (11 and up including adults) we should have atleast 30 grams of free sugar and kids age 4-6 should have atleast 19g. Kids that are 7-10 should have a maximum of 24g of free sugar. Natural sugar is found in fruits and vegetables such as, blueberries, watermelons, carrots and cucumbers ect. But food made by us and fsctories contains lots of added sugar that we dint need in our daily diet. Sugar has no nutrition, ptotiens, minerals and fibre compare to natural sugar. Sugar is added to our food and drink
To begin, dentistry plays an integral role in the daily lives of countless individuals. Dentistry as defined by the International Council of Nurses is, "The profession of practice of providing care for the sick and inform in regards to oral hygiene." Populations around the world, and in particular Japan, are aging quite rapidly. Baby Boomers, individuals born between 1946 and 1964 are reaching retirement age as they too become older. As this demographic age becomes older, they will typically become more prone to sickness or other forms of detrimental illnesses. As such, the importance of dentistry in the coming years will be even more profound. As such, interviewing an individual within the health care industry provided valuable insights as to the overall profession, and the implications it has on society.
Long ago, sugar was a rarity as it was hard to obtain; however, it is a whole other story today. The World Health Organization recommends " 'consuming less than 10% of calories from added sugar.' " (Hellmich) However," adults in the USA in 2010 consumed about 15% of their daily calories... from sugar" (Hellmich) At this level of consumption, a significant part of the average Americans' diet composes of sugar-rich substances. "Major sources of added sugars... are sugar-sweetened beverages, desserts, fruit drinks, dairy desserts (ice cream) and candy." (Hellmich) For the usual breakfast, breakfast is washed down with a cup of fruit juice or orange juice. This cup already contains few to several teaspoons of sugar. It is quite difficult to find processed foods that does not contain
This proves that the lack of dental insurance within these low-income households plays a key role in whether or not these children will receive dental care. When these children do not visit the dentist, they increase their chances of developing dental caries significantly. The British Dental Journal disclosed that, “Sugars consumption varies by social class. National food surveys reveal a higher consumption of sugar and sugar-containing foods and drinks amongst low income groups”(Watt 8). Healthy food is expensive; therefore lower class families resort to unhealthy food because it is significantly cheaper. This extensive consumption of sugar-ridden foods is extremely detrimental to the enamel. The British Dental Journal also declared that “oral inequalities will only be reduced through the implementation of effective and appropriate oral health promotion policy”(Watt 6). The dental program will make the inequalities in dental care known and work to reduce those inequalities. Dental health is often times overseen because it is typically expensive and people are unaware of how the condition of their teeth affects the condition of the rest of their body. The all-inclusive dental health program will give people the treatment they need, regardless of their socioeconomic status.
Primary care is the first person’s contact with the health system, in which mostly provided for the community by self-employed general practitioner (Biggs 2013). In primary dental care setting, dentist can work for children and adolescents in schools, a public dental health programmes and some dental care for adults (the elderly, disabled, single parents with health care cards and the unemployed) in community
According to the Danish National Board of Health (NBH), in 2007, 72% of the 12 year old children had a DMFT (decayed, missing, filled teeth) score of zero and only 18% of Danish adults above 64 years of age were edentulous (had
This paper is organized into five main sections. The first section discusses the existing literature on oral health care in provincial Canada, as well as, issues of access and use of dental health services. The second section specifically focuses on the data used in the study and the methods of analysing the data. In addition, this section also delves into the models used in determining relationships and associations between the key dependent variables (consultation with a dentist, an actual visit to a dentist, and last time visited a dentist) and socio-economic and health characteristics of respondents as independent variables. The third section of the paper then presents the findings of the descriptive and inferential statistics generated from the data. The fourth section discusses the results of the study in relation to reviewed literature, as well as, their implications on provincial and federal health policies. The limitations of the study in terms of methodology and analysis are subsequently discussed in this section too. The fifth section concludes the paper with an overview of the findings of the study and inter-provincial differences in access and use of dental services in Alberta, Manitoba and Newfoundland.
As we hear of more studies exclaiming alarming findings of negative health concerns related to obesity and our continuously growing percentage of obesity in our country, particularly childhood obesity, sugar is in the spotlight. We often hear of dieticians and weight loss experts warning us that we
Recent evidence linking sugar to non-communicable disorders shows that we need to rethink and re-evaluate what we know about sugar and how we consume it. According to the World Health Organization, sugar should not be more than 10% of the calories you consume daily. This is about 30-50 grams or 6-10 teaspoons of added sugar, depending on the age. Are all types of sugar bed? What are the common sources of added sugar? Are you concerned about eating too much sugar? Should you? Consider the answers to 3 most common questions about sugar and their answers
Acid - In the same way it can have bad effects in water, it can affect the
In the last 20 years, we have increased sugar consumption in the U.S. 26 pounds to 135 lbs. of sugar per person per year! Prior to the turn of this century (1887-1890), the average consumption was only 5 lbs. per person per year! Cardiovascular disease and cancer was virtually unknown in the early 1900's.
Before I could focus on the sugar regulation, I first need to learn more about sugar and how sugar affects public health. I started by reading a scholarly article “Dangerous Sweet: The True Impacts of Sugar on Your Health,” from Rodale News, to give me a basic understanding of this problem. The author Isaac Eliaz, MD is an integrative medicine expert and the founder of the
Added sugar has no nutritional value to the body and is bad for the teeth. I am sure you have heard this on numerous occasions, but it is worth reminding you. Added sugars such as fructose corn syrup and sucrose contain high amounts of calories and zero essential nutrients. For this fact, they are stereotyped as empty calories. When people consume 10-20% of calories as sugar, this causes a problem,
Researchers who are publishing in the Journalist of the American Medical Association’s Internal Medicine have found that Americans who consume the most sugar are twice as likely to die from a heart disease compared to those of us who limit our sugar intake to about 160 calories a day. That is about 10 teaspoons.’ (http://www.npr.org/2014/02/05/271873707/you-may-be-eating-more-sugar-than-you-realize-and-thats-bad) (citaat)
Although many Americans have good oral hygiene due to fluoride and making everyday good decisions, others do not have any access at all to oral health care. Over the years, dentists have been trying to demonstrate the importance of oral care. (“Access to Dental Care”) From commercials to campaigns, dentists will continue to demonstrate to their patients as well as to the people who don't have insurance the importance of oral health care. They will teach them preventative care and some techniques on how to prevent from getting any diseases.